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Community ATI Practice 2023 A Questions
with Answers
A nurse is caring for a client. The nurse is planning care for the client. Select 4
interventions the nurse should take.
Client reports fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and headache that started 2 days ago.
Today, client woke up with blister-like rash all over their face, chest, and back. Client
states, "It is beginning to itch and spread." Lung sounds clear to auscultation. S1, S2,
heard no murmur detected. Bowel sounds normoactive in all quadrants. Notified
provider of findings.
Ans: - place the client in a negative-pressure airflow room
- wear an N95 mask when caring for the client
- designate a stethoscope to be used only on the client
- request a prescription for an antipyretic
Rationale:
- Varicella is transmitted by the air; therefore, airborne isolation precautions need to be
taken while caring for this client.
A nurse is giving a presentation about family violence at a local community center.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Socially active parents and guardians are at greater risk for becoming violent.
Partner violence occurs more frequently in lower socioeconomic households.
Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner violence is present.
Children who have been maltreated are less likely to maltreat others.
Ans: Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner violence is present.
Rationale:
Child maltreatment is very common in homes where partner violence is present.
A school nurse is conducting hearing screening procedures in an elementary school.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide when performing the
Rinne test?
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"After I place the tuning fork on your scalp, tell me if you hear the sound better in one
ear or the same in both ears."
"Use your finger to close one ear while I whisper some numbers into your other ear."
"After I place this tuning fork behind your ear, tell me when you no longer hear the
sound."
"You'll wear headphones and press the button when you hear a sound."
Ans: "After I place this tuning fork behind your ear, tell me when you no longer hear the
sound."
Rationale:
This is the appropriate instruction for a Rinne test, a hearing evaluation that compares air
conduction and bone conduction of sound.
A nurse on the scene following a mass casualty explosion is triaging a client who has a
large, open occipital wound and the following findings: respiratory rate 6/min, agonal
pattern; capillary refill time 4.5 seconds; nonresponsive to painful stimuli. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Place a firm pressure dressing to the occiput and open the airway.
Apply a cervical spine collar and perform a focused neurological exam.
Request that the client be assessed immediately by the next available provider.
Ans: Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Rationale:
Principles of triage indicate that clients who have extensive injuries and a low probability of
survival do not receive treatment. Therefore, the nurse should provide only comfort
measures before moving on to assess the next client.
A public health agency has assigned a newly licensed nurse to assist with the task force
that is responsible for the core function of assessment. Which of the following is a task
that the public health agency could assign to the nurse that would be consistent with the
focus of the task force?
Updating local policies to support community health efforts
Investigating local health hazards
Collaborating with community agencies to improve availability of services
Ensuring competence of health care workforce
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Ans: Investigating local health hazards
Rationale:
Investigating health hazards of the local community is a component of the public health
core function of assessment.
A school nurse is discussing levels of prevention with a teacher. Which of the following
activities should the nurse identify as a primary prevention strategy?
Provide nutritional counseling for students who have diabetes.
Report suspected child neglect to the proper authorities.
Conduct vision and hearing screening for kindergarten enrollment.
Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Ans: Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Rationale:
This is an example of primary prevention, the goal of which is to promote health and
prevent diseases from developing.
A community health nurse is working to meet the health care needs of residents in a
rural community. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse identify as a
barrier to health care resources for this population?
Less autonomy in providing client care
Disinterest by members of the population in providing input for community health
programs
Lack of cohesiveness among community members
Unavailability of outreach services
Ans: Unavailability of outreach services
Rationale:
Lack of availability of outreach services is a barrier to health care for residents in rural areas.
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of community
health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse include as an example
of tertiary prevention?
Offer classes to elementary school teachers about handwashing.
Provide information to occupational nurses about the reasons for employees to not
come to work.
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Community ATI Practice 2023 A Questions
with Answers
A nurse is caring for a client. The nurse is planning care for the client. Select 4
interventions the nurse should take.
Client reports fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and headache that started 2 days ago.
Today, client woke up with blister-like rash all over their face, chest, and back. Client
states, "It is beginning to itch and spread." Lung sounds clear to auscultation. S1, S2,
heard no murmur detected. Bowel sounds normoactive in all quadrants. Notified
provider of findings.
Ans: - place the client in a negative-pressure airflow room
- wear an N95 mask when caring for the client
- designate a stethoscope to be used only on the client
- request a prescription for an antipyretic
Rationale:
- Varicella is transmitted by the air; therefore, airborne isolation precautions need to be
taken while caring for this client.
A nurse is giving a presentation about family violence at a local community center.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Socially active parents and guardians are at greater risk for becoming violent.
Partner violence occurs more frequently in lower socioeconomic households.
Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner violence is present.
Children who have been maltreated are less likely to maltreat others.
Ans: Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner violence is present.
Rationale:
Child maltreatment is very common in homes where partner violence is present.
A school nurse is conducting hearing screening procedures in an elementary school.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide when performing the
Rinne test?
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"After I place the tuning fork on your scalp, tell me if you hear the sound better in one
ear or the same in both ears."
"Use your finger to close one ear while I whisper some numbers into your other ear."
"After I place this tuning fork behind your ear, tell me when you no longer hear the
sound."
"You'll wear headphones and press the button when you hear a sound."
Ans: "After I place this tuning fork behind your ear, tell me when you no longer hear the
sound."
Rationale:
This is the appropriate instruction for a Rinne test, a hearing evaluation that compares air
conduction and bone conduction of sound.
A nurse on the scene following a mass casualty explosion is triaging a client who has a
large, open occipital wound and the following findings: respiratory rate 6/min, agonal
pattern; capillary refill time 4.5 seconds; nonresponsive to painful stimuli. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Place a firm pressure dressing to the occiput and open the airway.
Apply a cervical spine collar and perform a focused neurological exam.
Request that the client be assessed immediately by the next available provider.
Ans: Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Rationale:
Principles of triage indicate that clients who have extensive injuries and a low probability of
survival do not receive treatment. Therefore, the nurse should provide only comfort
measures before moving on to assess the next client.
A public health agency has assigned a newly licensed nurse to assist with the task force
that is responsible for the core function of assessment. Which of the following is a task
that the public health agency could assign to the nurse that would be consistent with the
focus of the task force?
Updating local policies to support community health efforts
Investigating local health hazards
Collaborating with community agencies to improve availability of services
Ensuring competence of health care workforce
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Ans: Investigating local health hazards
Rationale:
Investigating health hazards of the local community is a component of the public health
core function of assessment.
A school nurse is discussing levels of prevention with a teacher. Which of the following
activities should the nurse identify as a primary prevention strategy?
Provide nutritional counseling for students who have diabetes.
Report suspected child neglect to the proper authorities.
Conduct vision and hearing screening for kindergarten enrollment.
Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Ans: Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Rationale:
This is an example of primary prevention, the goal of which is to promote health and
prevent diseases from developing.
A community health nurse is working to meet the health care needs of residents in a
rural community. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse identify as a
barrier to health care resources for this population?
Less autonomy in providing client care
Disinterest by members of the population in providing input for community health
programs
Lack of cohesiveness among community members
Unavailability of outreach services
Ans: Unavailability of outreach services
Rationale:
Lack of availability of outreach services is a barrier to health care for residents in rural areas.
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of community
health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse include as an example
of tertiary prevention?
Offer classes to elementary school teachers about handwashing.
Provide information to occupational nurses about the reasons for employees to not
come to work.
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