ATI Community Health Nursing
ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS (UPDATED WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. What is the primary reason that Americans are so concerned about health care? - ANSWER ✔
- Our national health care costs keep increasing.
Although politicians and media do continue to discuss our health care system and people worry
about the uninsured, the primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing
costs, which cannot be sustained. Families worry they cannot afford care; politicians and media
discuss the problem, as easy answers seem elusive
2. What is the reason nurses are encouraged to get involved in discussions about our health care
system? - ANSWER ✔ - Nurses are the largest group of health care providers.
As the largest group of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health care
system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperately
ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasizes, usually believe that health
care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore nurses, whose work is central to our current health care
delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care delivery
system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are
employed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as
well. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business
administration.
3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed? - ANSWER ✔ -
There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care.
MCOs are employing nurses in many capacities. While hospitals are closing and acute care is
increasingly found in central medical centers, an equal trend may be seen in an increase in
neighborhood-based practice centers. While positions are cut in most industries, health care is
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recognized as an area where growth in employment is expected. However, nurses are
increasingly employed in community settings as opposed to hospitals. This change reflects the
move toward community-based care rather than hospital-based tertiary care. To help decrease
the continued rise in health care costs, the increased emphasis is on disease prevention rather
than high-cost treatment.
4. Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis? - ANSWER ✔ -
Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility.
Public health recognizes the necessity of collective action in keeping the environment safe and in
egalitarian tradition and vision. An overinvestment in technology and seeking of cures within
the market justice system has stifled the evolution of a health system to protect and preserve
the health of the population. Although individual autonomy and freedom of choice are
important, so is the recognition of collective responsibility in ensuring social justice, which
entitles all people to basic necessities.
5. What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy
lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices? - ANSWER ✔ - Public policy
emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for
well-being.
Although all responses are accurate, the primary problem is the emphasis on personal choices in
the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Emphasis on personal choices ignores the need for
community responsibility and action that addresses environmental or cultural restraints to
health.
6. What responsibility does the ANA Code of Ethics require of the nurse beyond giving excellent
care to clients? - ANSWER ✔ - Support health legislation to improve accessibility and cost of
health care.
The ANA Code of Ethics promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to
positively affect accessibility, quality, and cost of health care. The Code does not directly address
workplace issues such as work schedules or need for overtime.
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ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS (UPDATED WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. What is the primary reason that Americans are so concerned about health care? - ANSWER ✔
- Our national health care costs keep increasing.
Although politicians and media do continue to discuss our health care system and people worry
about the uninsured, the primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing
costs, which cannot be sustained. Families worry they cannot afford care; politicians and media
discuss the problem, as easy answers seem elusive
2. What is the reason nurses are encouraged to get involved in discussions about our health care
system? - ANSWER ✔ - Nurses are the largest group of health care providers.
As the largest group of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health care
system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are desperately
ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasizes, usually believe that health
care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore nurses, whose work is central to our current health care
delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health care delivery
system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series and are
employed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers are as
well. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as business
administration.
3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed? - ANSWER ✔ -
There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care.
MCOs are employing nurses in many capacities. While hospitals are closing and acute care is
increasingly found in central medical centers, an equal trend may be seen in an increase in
neighborhood-based practice centers. While positions are cut in most industries, health care is
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recognized as an area where growth in employment is expected. However, nurses are
increasingly employed in community settings as opposed to hospitals. This change reflects the
move toward community-based care rather than hospital-based tertiary care. To help decrease
the continued rise in health care costs, the increased emphasis is on disease prevention rather
than high-cost treatment.
4. Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis? - ANSWER ✔ -
Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility.
Public health recognizes the necessity of collective action in keeping the environment safe and in
egalitarian tradition and vision. An overinvestment in technology and seeking of cures within
the market justice system has stifled the evolution of a health system to protect and preserve
the health of the population. Although individual autonomy and freedom of choice are
important, so is the recognition of collective responsibility in ensuring social justice, which
entitles all people to basic necessities.
5. What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy
lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices? - ANSWER ✔ - Public policy
emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for
well-being.
Although all responses are accurate, the primary problem is the emphasis on personal choices in
the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Emphasis on personal choices ignores the need for
community responsibility and action that addresses environmental or cultural restraints to
health.
6. What responsibility does the ANA Code of Ethics require of the nurse beyond giving excellent
care to clients? - ANSWER ✔ - Support health legislation to improve accessibility and cost of
health care.
The ANA Code of Ethics promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to
positively affect accessibility, quality, and cost of health care. The Code does not directly address
workplace issues such as work schedules or need for overtime.
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