NUR 426 Exam 3 Practice Assessment ATI questions and answers 2026/2027
A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community parent group about preventing children from
contracting influenza. Which of the following should the nurse include as the most effective prevention
measure? answer✔ � -Encouraging the child to wash their hands frequently
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) answer✔ � -Wear a mask when caring for the client is correct
Place the client in private room is correct
Encourage the client to increase fluid intake is correct
A nurse is providing a community health education class about suicide prevention. Which of the
following should the nurse identify as risk factors for suicide? (Select all that apply). answer✔ � -
Substance use disorder is correct
Age greater than 45 years old is correct
Schizophrenia is correct
A nurse is caring for a child who has pertussis. The child's parent asks the nurse what the common name
for this disease is. The nurse should respond with which of the following common names? answer✔ � -
Whooping cough
A nurse is preparing a workshop on preventing common communicable and infectious diseases in the
community. Which of the following prevention methods should the nurse include to target diseases that
are transmitted directly? answer✔ � -Isolation
A public health nurse is preparing an educational session at a community health center about the social
determinants of health (SDOH). Which of the following information should the nurse include? answer✔
� -SDOH are conditions in an individuals environment that affect their well-being
, The public health nurse is explaining to a newly licensed nurse how to investigate the incidence of breast
cancer in the community. Which of the following information should the nurse provide about calculating
the incidence rate? answer✔ � -Incidence includes only people at risk for the disease
A nurse in a clinic is collecting a history from a client who reports that a member of his family just
received a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The nurse should expect that the provider will prescribe
which of the following diagnostic tests first? answer✔ � -Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
A nurse in the emergency department is planning care for a client who is admitted for an overdose of
phencyclidine (PCP). Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? answer✔ � -
Administer ammonium chloride
A nurse is assessing a child who has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? answer✔ � -Hyperactive behavior
A nurse is planning care for a child who has mumps. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the plan? answer✔ � -Initiate droplet precautions
A public health nurse is working with a local school to implement programs for the prevention of drug
and alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify which of the following interventions is an effective
strategy for preventing drug and alcohol use disorder in children? answer✔ � -Education and
interventions early in childhood when children are more inclined to change.
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for clients who have various depressive disorders. The nurse
should identify which of the following client diagnoses as presenting the greatest risk for suicide?
answer✔ � -Major depressive disorder
A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which
of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include? answer✔ � -Genetics
A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community parent group about preventing children from
contracting influenza. Which of the following should the nurse include as the most effective prevention
measure? answer✔ � -Encouraging the child to wash their hands frequently
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.) answer✔ � -Wear a mask when caring for the client is correct
Place the client in private room is correct
Encourage the client to increase fluid intake is correct
A nurse is providing a community health education class about suicide prevention. Which of the
following should the nurse identify as risk factors for suicide? (Select all that apply). answer✔ � -
Substance use disorder is correct
Age greater than 45 years old is correct
Schizophrenia is correct
A nurse is caring for a child who has pertussis. The child's parent asks the nurse what the common name
for this disease is. The nurse should respond with which of the following common names? answer✔ � -
Whooping cough
A nurse is preparing a workshop on preventing common communicable and infectious diseases in the
community. Which of the following prevention methods should the nurse include to target diseases that
are transmitted directly? answer✔ � -Isolation
A public health nurse is preparing an educational session at a community health center about the social
determinants of health (SDOH). Which of the following information should the nurse include? answer✔
� -SDOH are conditions in an individuals environment that affect their well-being
, The public health nurse is explaining to a newly licensed nurse how to investigate the incidence of breast
cancer in the community. Which of the following information should the nurse provide about calculating
the incidence rate? answer✔ � -Incidence includes only people at risk for the disease
A nurse in a clinic is collecting a history from a client who reports that a member of his family just
received a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The nurse should expect that the provider will prescribe
which of the following diagnostic tests first? answer✔ � -Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
A nurse in the emergency department is planning care for a client who is admitted for an overdose of
phencyclidine (PCP). Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? answer✔ � -
Administer ammonium chloride
A nurse is assessing a child who has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? answer✔ � -Hyperactive behavior
A nurse is planning care for a child who has mumps. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the plan? answer✔ � -Initiate droplet precautions
A public health nurse is working with a local school to implement programs for the prevention of drug
and alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify which of the following interventions is an effective
strategy for preventing drug and alcohol use disorder in children? answer✔ � -Education and
interventions early in childhood when children are more inclined to change.
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for clients who have various depressive disorders. The nurse
should identify which of the following client diagnoses as presenting the greatest risk for suicide?
answer✔ � -Major depressive disorder
A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which
of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include? answer✔ � -Genetics
