ATI Community Historical Influences on
Community and Public Health
A nurse is working in a campus health center and is developing a smoking cessation program
for the student body. As the agency that regulates tobacco products, which of the following
federal agencies should the nurse include in the program? 1. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2. The Agency for the Study of Toxic Substances and Diseases (ATSDR) 3. FDA is the Food
and Drug Administration. 4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
3. The Food and Drug Administration In the program, the nurse should mention that the FDA is
the federal agency that regulates tobacco products. In order to deal with the problem of
widespread racism in their community, a nurse is collaborating with a community planning
board. Which of the following criteria should the nurse identify as essential to the success of a
community plan addressing systemic racism?
1. Concentrating on the consequences of racial inequality 2. Placing those with poser and
resources in charge of the plan
3. Creating a day of remembrance to raise awareness of racial inequities
4. Budgeting financial resources fairly based on need
4. fair allocation of financial resources in accordance with need. Essential to the success of a
plan to address systemic racism is budgeting financial resources fairly based on need.
Therefore, the nurse should include this as criteria essential for addressing racial inequities.
A nursing program director is discussing the integration of the Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) competencies into the curriculum with faculty. Which of the following
competencies should the director include in the discussion as the competency that most student
are the least prepared to address?
1. Quality Enhancement 2. Patient-Centered Care
3. Informatics
4. Teamwork and Collaboration
1. Quality Enhancement The director should include in the discussion that quality improvement
is the QSEN competency that most students report as being the least prepared to address.
A nurse is discussing the timing of public health acts with a group of nursing students. The
nurse should inform the students that, if placed in chronological order from oldest to newest, the
following acts would be listed in what order?
The Sheppard-Towner Act
The Civil Rights Act
The Medicare and Medicaid Act
The Social Security Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, 1. The Act of Sheppard-Towner 2. The Social Security Administration Act 3. The Civil Rights
Act (1964)
4. The 1965 Medicare and Medicaid Act 5. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act was enacted in 1996. A nurse is discussing government organizations with a newly licensed
nurse who is interested in working with clients who have been impacted by natural disasters.
The nurse ought to include which of the following organizations as the one that provides
assistance for both domestic and international disasters in the discussion. 1. U.S. Public
Health Services (USPHS) Commissioned Corps
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
3. American Red Cross
4. Administration of Health and Human Services (HRSA) 3. American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing domestic and
international disaster relief. Therefore, the nurse should include the American Red Cross in the
discussion.
A nurse educator is teaching a class on nursing history to a group of nursing students. Which
of the following nurses should be identified as the first nurse who focused on environmental
conditions?
1. Clara Barton
2. Breckinridge, Mary 3. Jessie Sleet Scales
4. The Nightingale, Florence 4. Florence Nightingale
The nurse should identify Florence Nightingale as the first nurse who focused on environmental
conditions, which improved outcomes of care on battlefields and in hospitals during the 1800s
A nurse in a community health clinic is providing training to a group of newly hired nurses about
partner violence. Which of the following statements made by one of the nurses indicates an
understanding of partner violence?
1. "Women and men experience partner violence equally."
2. "The leading cause of death for women is partner violence." 3. "Partner violence is
underreported."
4. "Partner violence is only considered when there is physical abuse." 3. Partner violence is
not sufficiently reported. This is an accurate statement and should be identified as an
understanding of partner violence.
A community health nurse is discussing the Nurse Training Act of 1943 with a group of nursing
students. The community health nurse should discuss which of the following happened as a
direct result of this legislation being passed? 1. Funding for maternal child care programs
2. Prohibition of racial discrimination in nursing organizations
3. Developing educational programs for school nurses 4. The inauguration of the National
Center for Nursing Research 2. Prohibition of racial discrimination in nursing organizations.
The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps prohibited discrimination in nursing organizations and was a
direct result of the Nurse Training Act of 1943. Therefore, the nurse should include this in the
discussion.
A newly licensed nurse is interested in finding information about health care benefits for clients
who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease. The newly licensed nurse asks their
preceptor where they can find this information. Which of the following organization websites
should the preceptor encourage the newly licensed nurse to use to find the desired information?
Community and Public Health
A nurse is working in a campus health center and is developing a smoking cessation program
for the student body. As the agency that regulates tobacco products, which of the following
federal agencies should the nurse include in the program? 1. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2. The Agency for the Study of Toxic Substances and Diseases (ATSDR) 3. FDA is the Food
and Drug Administration. 4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
3. The Food and Drug Administration In the program, the nurse should mention that the FDA is
the federal agency that regulates tobacco products. In order to deal with the problem of
widespread racism in their community, a nurse is collaborating with a community planning
board. Which of the following criteria should the nurse identify as essential to the success of a
community plan addressing systemic racism?
1. Concentrating on the consequences of racial inequality 2. Placing those with poser and
resources in charge of the plan
3. Creating a day of remembrance to raise awareness of racial inequities
4. Budgeting financial resources fairly based on need
4. fair allocation of financial resources in accordance with need. Essential to the success of a
plan to address systemic racism is budgeting financial resources fairly based on need.
Therefore, the nurse should include this as criteria essential for addressing racial inequities.
A nursing program director is discussing the integration of the Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) competencies into the curriculum with faculty. Which of the following
competencies should the director include in the discussion as the competency that most student
are the least prepared to address?
1. Quality Enhancement 2. Patient-Centered Care
3. Informatics
4. Teamwork and Collaboration
1. Quality Enhancement The director should include in the discussion that quality improvement
is the QSEN competency that most students report as being the least prepared to address.
A nurse is discussing the timing of public health acts with a group of nursing students. The
nurse should inform the students that, if placed in chronological order from oldest to newest, the
following acts would be listed in what order?
The Sheppard-Towner Act
The Civil Rights Act
The Medicare and Medicaid Act
The Social Security Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, 1. The Act of Sheppard-Towner 2. The Social Security Administration Act 3. The Civil Rights
Act (1964)
4. The 1965 Medicare and Medicaid Act 5. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act was enacted in 1996. A nurse is discussing government organizations with a newly licensed
nurse who is interested in working with clients who have been impacted by natural disasters.
The nurse ought to include which of the following organizations as the one that provides
assistance for both domestic and international disasters in the discussion. 1. U.S. Public
Health Services (USPHS) Commissioned Corps
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
3. American Red Cross
4. Administration of Health and Human Services (HRSA) 3. American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing domestic and
international disaster relief. Therefore, the nurse should include the American Red Cross in the
discussion.
A nurse educator is teaching a class on nursing history to a group of nursing students. Which
of the following nurses should be identified as the first nurse who focused on environmental
conditions?
1. Clara Barton
2. Breckinridge, Mary 3. Jessie Sleet Scales
4. The Nightingale, Florence 4. Florence Nightingale
The nurse should identify Florence Nightingale as the first nurse who focused on environmental
conditions, which improved outcomes of care on battlefields and in hospitals during the 1800s
A nurse in a community health clinic is providing training to a group of newly hired nurses about
partner violence. Which of the following statements made by one of the nurses indicates an
understanding of partner violence?
1. "Women and men experience partner violence equally."
2. "The leading cause of death for women is partner violence." 3. "Partner violence is
underreported."
4. "Partner violence is only considered when there is physical abuse." 3. Partner violence is
not sufficiently reported. This is an accurate statement and should be identified as an
understanding of partner violence.
A community health nurse is discussing the Nurse Training Act of 1943 with a group of nursing
students. The community health nurse should discuss which of the following happened as a
direct result of this legislation being passed? 1. Funding for maternal child care programs
2. Prohibition of racial discrimination in nursing organizations
3. Developing educational programs for school nurses 4. The inauguration of the National
Center for Nursing Research 2. Prohibition of racial discrimination in nursing organizations.
The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps prohibited discrimination in nursing organizations and was a
direct result of the Nurse Training Act of 1943. Therefore, the nurse should include this in the
discussion.
A newly licensed nurse is interested in finding information about health care benefits for clients
who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease. The newly licensed nurse asks their
preceptor where they can find this information. Which of the following organization websites
should the preceptor encourage the newly licensed nurse to use to find the desired information?
