Ace Your ATI RN Community
Health Proctored Exam:
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive review of the key concepts covered
in the ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam. It includes meticulously
formatted questions and answers. Whether you're a student preparing for
the exam or a nurse seeking to refresh your knowledge, this study guide is
an invaluable tool for success.
1. During a home health visit, a school-age child who has muscular
dystrophy confides in the nurse that his parents struck him. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
1. Report the incident to local authorities
2. Check the child for injuries
3. Refer the parent to a social service agency
4. Enroll the parent in anger management classes.
2. A nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an
elementary school where most students select French fries and Pizza
at lunch every day. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
1. Give positive feedback to students who make appropriate choices.
2. Help students recognize the value of making healthy food choices
3. Provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
4. Determine the student’s motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
,3. A nurse manager in a local community health agency is creating a
job description for a new nurse who will practice community
oriented nursing. Which of the following should the nurse include in
the job description? (select all that apply)
1. Investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. Initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
3. Provide wound care for clients in their homes
4. Participate in local health surveillance activities
5. Provide health-related education to community groups
4. A community health nurse is planning an educational program for
a group of postmenopausal women. Which of the following outcomes
is appropriate for this program?
1. Clients will schedule bone density screening
2. Clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
3. Clients will start hormone replacement therapy
4. Clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
5. A nurse working with a care manager for a client who participates
in a health maintenance organization. The nurse should identify that
a health maintenance organization provides which of the following
payment structures?
1. The client is participating in a fee-for-service health care insurance
program
2. The provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
3. The client pays the insurer a percentage of the total costs for each
service rendered by
the provider
4. The provider bills the client directly for a predetermined percentage
of the cost of services
, 6. A client who has diabetes mellitus asks a home health nurse to
help her adapt some of her traditional cultural foods to fit her meal
plan. Which of the following is the first action the nurse should take
when assisting this client?
1. Provide the client with a printed recipe
2. Observe the client during the preparation of traditional foods
3. Use cookbooks to include traditional foods in meal plans
4. Explain the diabetes exchange list
7. A home health nurse manager is caring for a client who has
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
1. Remove fresh flowers from the client’s home
2. Wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client
3. Encourage the client to use a hepa filter in the house
4. Double-bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
8. An occupational health nurse is discussing health promotion with
a client who has a history of obesity. Which of the following
comments indicates the client is using rationalization as a coping
mechanism?
1. I have lots of health problems from being obese
2. I am obese. It’s in my genes
3. I have difficulty resisting the items in vending machines
4. I know you don’t like me because I am obese
9. A nurse is conducting a community assessment. Which of the
following information should the nurse include as part of the
windshield survey?
1. Demographic data
2. Mortality rate
3. Informant interviews
4. Housing quality
Health Proctored Exam:
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive review of the key concepts covered
in the ATI RN Community Health Proctored Exam. It includes meticulously
formatted questions and answers. Whether you're a student preparing for
the exam or a nurse seeking to refresh your knowledge, this study guide is
an invaluable tool for success.
1. During a home health visit, a school-age child who has muscular
dystrophy confides in the nurse that his parents struck him. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
1. Report the incident to local authorities
2. Check the child for injuries
3. Refer the parent to a social service agency
4. Enroll the parent in anger management classes.
2. A nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an
elementary school where most students select French fries and Pizza
at lunch every day. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
1. Give positive feedback to students who make appropriate choices.
2. Help students recognize the value of making healthy food choices
3. Provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
4. Determine the student’s motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
,3. A nurse manager in a local community health agency is creating a
job description for a new nurse who will practice community
oriented nursing. Which of the following should the nurse include in
the job description? (select all that apply)
1. Investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. Initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
3. Provide wound care for clients in their homes
4. Participate in local health surveillance activities
5. Provide health-related education to community groups
4. A community health nurse is planning an educational program for
a group of postmenopausal women. Which of the following outcomes
is appropriate for this program?
1. Clients will schedule bone density screening
2. Clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
3. Clients will start hormone replacement therapy
4. Clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
5. A nurse working with a care manager for a client who participates
in a health maintenance organization. The nurse should identify that
a health maintenance organization provides which of the following
payment structures?
1. The client is participating in a fee-for-service health care insurance
program
2. The provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
3. The client pays the insurer a percentage of the total costs for each
service rendered by
the provider
4. The provider bills the client directly for a predetermined percentage
of the cost of services
, 6. A client who has diabetes mellitus asks a home health nurse to
help her adapt some of her traditional cultural foods to fit her meal
plan. Which of the following is the first action the nurse should take
when assisting this client?
1. Provide the client with a printed recipe
2. Observe the client during the preparation of traditional foods
3. Use cookbooks to include traditional foods in meal plans
4. Explain the diabetes exchange list
7. A home health nurse manager is caring for a client who has
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
1. Remove fresh flowers from the client’s home
2. Wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client
3. Encourage the client to use a hepa filter in the house
4. Double-bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
8. An occupational health nurse is discussing health promotion with
a client who has a history of obesity. Which of the following
comments indicates the client is using rationalization as a coping
mechanism?
1. I have lots of health problems from being obese
2. I am obese. It’s in my genes
3. I have difficulty resisting the items in vending machines
4. I know you don’t like me because I am obese
9. A nurse is conducting a community assessment. Which of the
following information should the nurse include as part of the
windshield survey?
1. Demographic data
2. Mortality rate
3. Informant interviews
4. Housing quality
