ATI RN PUBLIC-COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 100
QUESTIONS 2026-2027|ORIGINAL QUESTIONS &
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1. A community health nurse is conducting a community assessment.
Which action should the nurse take first?
A. Identify community health problems
B. Develop interventions
C. Collect demographic and epidemiological data
D. Evaluate available health services
Answer: C. Collect demographic and epidemiological data
Rationale: _A community assessment begins with systematic data
collection to identify population characteristics, health risks, resources,
and needs before problems and interventions can be prioritized._
2. Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Mammography screening
B. Rehabilitation after a stroke
C. Immunization against influenza
D. Blood glucose monitoring for diabetes
Answer: C. Immunization against influenza
Rationale: _Primary prevention prevents disease or injury before it
occurs. Immunization is a classic example. Screening represents
secondary prevention, while rehabilitation is tertiary prevention._
,3. A nurse provides blood pressure screening at a community health
fair. Which level of prevention is this?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Primordial
Answer: B. Secondary
Rationale: _Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
prompt treatment of disease. Blood pressure screening can identify
hypertension before complications develop._
4. Which activity is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Smoking-prevention education
B. Childhood immunization
C. Stroke rehabilitation
D. Blood pressure screening
Answer: C. Stroke rehabilitation
Rationale: _Tertiary prevention reduces disability and complications
associated with an established disease or injury. Rehabilitation
following a stroke is tertiary prevention._
5. A community nurse is calculating the incidence of a disease. What
does incidence measure?
A. Existing cases in a population
B. New cases occurring during a specified period
,C. Deaths caused by a disease
D. Percentage of people who recover
Answer: B. New cases occurring during a specified period
Rationale: _Incidence measures the occurrence of new cases of a
disease within a defined population during a specified time period._
6. Which measurement describes the total number of existing cases of
a disease in a population at a particular time?
A. Incidence
B. Prevalence
C. Mortality
D. Attack rate
Answer: B. Prevalence
Rationale: _Prevalence includes both new and existing cases in a
population at a specific point or during a specified period._
7. A nurse is investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness. Which
finding is most important when determining the source?
A. Number of hospital beds
B. Foods consumed by affected individuals
C. Average age of community members
D. Number of primary care providers
Answer: B. Foods consumed by affected individuals
Rationale: _Identifying common food exposures among affected
individuals can help determine the source and transmission pattern of a
foodborne outbreak._
, 8. Which action is most appropriate when a communicable disease
outbreak is suspected?
A. Wait until all laboratory results are available
B. Immediately begin appropriate surveillance and reporting
C. Close all community businesses
D. Vaccinate the entire population regardless of disease
Answer: B. Immediately begin appropriate surveillance and reporting
Rationale: _Prompt surveillance and required reporting allow public
health authorities to identify cases, investigate transmission, and
implement appropriate control measures._
9. Which client should receive priority during a community health
visit?
A. A healthy adult requesting nutrition information
B. An older adult with stable hypertension
C. A child experiencing respiratory distress
D. An adult requesting information about exercise
Answer: C. A child experiencing respiratory distress
Rationale: _Airway and breathing problems can rapidly become life-
threatening. Community nurses prioritize clients according to acuity
and potential for harm._
10. A nurse is teaching a client about hand hygiene. Which statement
indicates understanding?
QUESTIONS 2026-2027|ORIGINAL QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |DETAILED RATIONALES |HINTED
COMPLETE EXAM PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
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1. A community health nurse is conducting a community assessment.
Which action should the nurse take first?
A. Identify community health problems
B. Develop interventions
C. Collect demographic and epidemiological data
D. Evaluate available health services
Answer: C. Collect demographic and epidemiological data
Rationale: _A community assessment begins with systematic data
collection to identify population characteristics, health risks, resources,
and needs before problems and interventions can be prioritized._
2. Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Mammography screening
B. Rehabilitation after a stroke
C. Immunization against influenza
D. Blood glucose monitoring for diabetes
Answer: C. Immunization against influenza
Rationale: _Primary prevention prevents disease or injury before it
occurs. Immunization is a classic example. Screening represents
secondary prevention, while rehabilitation is tertiary prevention._
,3. A nurse provides blood pressure screening at a community health
fair. Which level of prevention is this?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Primordial
Answer: B. Secondary
Rationale: _Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
prompt treatment of disease. Blood pressure screening can identify
hypertension before complications develop._
4. Which activity is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Smoking-prevention education
B. Childhood immunization
C. Stroke rehabilitation
D. Blood pressure screening
Answer: C. Stroke rehabilitation
Rationale: _Tertiary prevention reduces disability and complications
associated with an established disease or injury. Rehabilitation
following a stroke is tertiary prevention._
5. A community nurse is calculating the incidence of a disease. What
does incidence measure?
A. Existing cases in a population
B. New cases occurring during a specified period
,C. Deaths caused by a disease
D. Percentage of people who recover
Answer: B. New cases occurring during a specified period
Rationale: _Incidence measures the occurrence of new cases of a
disease within a defined population during a specified time period._
6. Which measurement describes the total number of existing cases of
a disease in a population at a particular time?
A. Incidence
B. Prevalence
C. Mortality
D. Attack rate
Answer: B. Prevalence
Rationale: _Prevalence includes both new and existing cases in a
population at a specific point or during a specified period._
7. A nurse is investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness. Which
finding is most important when determining the source?
A. Number of hospital beds
B. Foods consumed by affected individuals
C. Average age of community members
D. Number of primary care providers
Answer: B. Foods consumed by affected individuals
Rationale: _Identifying common food exposures among affected
individuals can help determine the source and transmission pattern of a
foodborne outbreak._
, 8. Which action is most appropriate when a communicable disease
outbreak is suspected?
A. Wait until all laboratory results are available
B. Immediately begin appropriate surveillance and reporting
C. Close all community businesses
D. Vaccinate the entire population regardless of disease
Answer: B. Immediately begin appropriate surveillance and reporting
Rationale: _Prompt surveillance and required reporting allow public
health authorities to identify cases, investigate transmission, and
implement appropriate control measures._
9. Which client should receive priority during a community health
visit?
A. A healthy adult requesting nutrition information
B. An older adult with stable hypertension
C. A child experiencing respiratory distress
D. An adult requesting information about exercise
Answer: C. A child experiencing respiratory distress
Rationale: _Airway and breathing problems can rapidly become life-
threatening. Community nurses prioritize clients according to acuity
and potential for harm._
10. A nurse is teaching a client about hand hygiene. Which statement
indicates understanding?
