ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED
BUNDLED EXAMS 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Community-Based Nursing versus Community-Oriented Nursing.
Answer: The community or population is the "client" in community
health nursing.
*Community-Based Nursing*: Focused on ILLNESS care (acute or
chronic conditions) for individuals and families.
- Examples: Home Health nurse doing wound care, School nurse
administering epi-pen.
*Community-Oriented Nursing: Focused on improving the collective
health of the community.
- Examples: Health education and promotion, disease prevention
activities. No illness care! Community-oriented nursing = public health
nursing.
⩥ Community Health Nursing versus Public Health Nursing. Answer:
*Community Health Nursing*: Delivers health care services to
individuals, families, and groups. Includes community-based nursing
(illness care for individuals and families) AND community-oriented
nursing (community focused care, with an emphasis on education and
disease prevention).
,*Public Health Nursing*: Disease prevention and health promotion of
communities and populations. They re not providing direct care to
individuals! Public health nursing = community-oriented nursing.
⩥ Four Ethical Principles in Community Health Nursing
- Respect for Autonomy
- Non-Maleficence
- Beneficence
- Distributive Justice. Answer: *Respect for Authority*: Respect a
patient's right to self-determination.
*Non-Maleficence*: Do no harm
*Beneficence*: Do what is best (i.e. maximize benefits)
*Distributive Justice*: Fair allocation of resources in community.
⩥ Epidemiology and Components of Epidemiology Triangle. Answer:
*Epidemiology*: Study of spread, transmission, and incidence of
disease/injury.
*Components of Epidemiology Triangle*
, - *Agent*: What is causing the disease (i.e. bacteria, toxin, noise)
- *Host*: Human/animal being affected by the disease
- *Environment*: Physical environment (water/food supply, geography).
Social environment (access to health care, work conditions, poverty).
⩥ Incidence vs. Prevalence. Answer: *Incidence*: Number of NEW case
of disease/injury in a population during a specified period of time.
*Prevalence*: Number of ALL cases (new and pre-existing) of
disease/injury in a population during a specified period of time.
⩥ Community Health Education and Healthy People 2020. Answer:
*Community Health Education*
- *Obstacles*: Age culture, illiteracy, language barriers, lack of access,
lack of motivation.
- *Learning Styles*: visual (video, presentations), auditory (verbal
lectures, discussions), tactile-kinesthetic (hands-on, return
demonstration).
*Healthy People 2020*: Includes national health goals based on major
risk to health and wellness of U.S. population (i.e.: Diabetes,Cancer,
Older Adults, LGBT health).
⩥ Primary vs. Secondary vs. Tertiary Prevention. Answer: *Primary
Prevention*: Prevents initial occurrence of disease.
BUNDLED EXAMS 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Community-Based Nursing versus Community-Oriented Nursing.
Answer: The community or population is the "client" in community
health nursing.
*Community-Based Nursing*: Focused on ILLNESS care (acute or
chronic conditions) for individuals and families.
- Examples: Home Health nurse doing wound care, School nurse
administering epi-pen.
*Community-Oriented Nursing: Focused on improving the collective
health of the community.
- Examples: Health education and promotion, disease prevention
activities. No illness care! Community-oriented nursing = public health
nursing.
⩥ Community Health Nursing versus Public Health Nursing. Answer:
*Community Health Nursing*: Delivers health care services to
individuals, families, and groups. Includes community-based nursing
(illness care for individuals and families) AND community-oriented
nursing (community focused care, with an emphasis on education and
disease prevention).
,*Public Health Nursing*: Disease prevention and health promotion of
communities and populations. They re not providing direct care to
individuals! Public health nursing = community-oriented nursing.
⩥ Four Ethical Principles in Community Health Nursing
- Respect for Autonomy
- Non-Maleficence
- Beneficence
- Distributive Justice. Answer: *Respect for Authority*: Respect a
patient's right to self-determination.
*Non-Maleficence*: Do no harm
*Beneficence*: Do what is best (i.e. maximize benefits)
*Distributive Justice*: Fair allocation of resources in community.
⩥ Epidemiology and Components of Epidemiology Triangle. Answer:
*Epidemiology*: Study of spread, transmission, and incidence of
disease/injury.
*Components of Epidemiology Triangle*
, - *Agent*: What is causing the disease (i.e. bacteria, toxin, noise)
- *Host*: Human/animal being affected by the disease
- *Environment*: Physical environment (water/food supply, geography).
Social environment (access to health care, work conditions, poverty).
⩥ Incidence vs. Prevalence. Answer: *Incidence*: Number of NEW case
of disease/injury in a population during a specified period of time.
*Prevalence*: Number of ALL cases (new and pre-existing) of
disease/injury in a population during a specified period of time.
⩥ Community Health Education and Healthy People 2020. Answer:
*Community Health Education*
- *Obstacles*: Age culture, illiteracy, language barriers, lack of access,
lack of motivation.
- *Learning Styles*: visual (video, presentations), auditory (verbal
lectures, discussions), tactile-kinesthetic (hands-on, return
demonstration).
*Healthy People 2020*: Includes national health goals based on major
risk to health and wellness of U.S. population (i.e.: Diabetes,Cancer,
Older Adults, LGBT health).
⩥ Primary vs. Secondary vs. Tertiary Prevention. Answer: *Primary
Prevention*: Prevents initial occurrence of disease.
