ATI Community Health Nursing, 2023 –
Comprehensive Study Questions and
Answers for Exam Preparation
Introduction:
This document provides an extensive collection of ATI Community Health Nursing study
questions with clear, concise answers covering key public health and community nursing
concepts. Topics include levels of prevention, epidemiology, communicable diseases,
cultural competence, environmental health, disaster management, public health agencies,
and community assessment, making it highly suitable for ATI exam preparation and nursing
program reviews. The material aligns closely with ATI learning objectives and is ideal for
reinforcing core concepts through question-and-answer practice.
Exam Questions and Answers:
51. prior to collecting data on the client's cultural beliefs, what should
the nurse do---Correct Answer--- perform a self assessment to prevent
personal bias
52. what are biomedical beliefs---Correct Answer--- focus on
identifying a cause for every ettect in the body, that the body functions
like a machine. Majority of the US belief
53. what are naturalistic beliefs---Correct Answer--- illness will relate
the individual as a part of nature or creation. An imbalance in nature is
believed to cause the disease, this is popular in eastern and Chinese
culture
,54. what are magico-religious health beliefs---Correct Answer--- link
health to supernatural forces or good or evil. this includes belief in faith
healing used by some christian religions, or voodoo and witchcraft
practices used in Caribbean nations
55. cultural assessment parameters---Correct Answer---ethnic
background
-religious preferences
-family structure
-language and literacy needs
-communication needs
-education
-cultural values
-food patterns
-health practices
-use of folk or spiritual healers and alternative healing techniques
-medicines, remedies, treatments, and therapies used
56. how do should the nurse address the client---Correct Answer--- by
last name unless given permission by client
57. individual level primary prevention on environmental hazards:
educate clients to reduce environmental hazards
58. community level primary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---educate groups to reduce environmental hazards
-advocate for safe air and water
-support programs for waste reduction and recycling
, -advocate for waste reduction and ettective waste management
59. individual level secondary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---survey for health conditions that can be related to
environmental and occupational exposures
-obtain environmental health histories of individuals
-monitor worker for levels of chemical exposures at job sites
-screen children 6 months to 5 years for blood lead levels
60. community level secondary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---survey for health conditions that can be related to
environmental and occupational exposures
-assess neighborhoods, schools, work sites, and the community for
environmental hazards
61. What is the crude mortality rate---Correct Answer--- Deaths in a
population
62. what is a cause specific mortality rate---Correct Answer--- number
of deaths occurring from a specific disease in the population
63. What is case fatality rate---Correct Answer--- percentage of
population that dies from a specific disease
64. what is an infant mortality rate---Correct Answer--- number of
infant deaths before 1 year of age in a year divided by the number of live
births that same year
65. what is an epidemic---Correct Answer--- a widespread occurrence
of an infectious disease in a defined population at a particular time.
Comprehensive Study Questions and
Answers for Exam Preparation
Introduction:
This document provides an extensive collection of ATI Community Health Nursing study
questions with clear, concise answers covering key public health and community nursing
concepts. Topics include levels of prevention, epidemiology, communicable diseases,
cultural competence, environmental health, disaster management, public health agencies,
and community assessment, making it highly suitable for ATI exam preparation and nursing
program reviews. The material aligns closely with ATI learning objectives and is ideal for
reinforcing core concepts through question-and-answer practice.
Exam Questions and Answers:
51. prior to collecting data on the client's cultural beliefs, what should
the nurse do---Correct Answer--- perform a self assessment to prevent
personal bias
52. what are biomedical beliefs---Correct Answer--- focus on
identifying a cause for every ettect in the body, that the body functions
like a machine. Majority of the US belief
53. what are naturalistic beliefs---Correct Answer--- illness will relate
the individual as a part of nature or creation. An imbalance in nature is
believed to cause the disease, this is popular in eastern and Chinese
culture
,54. what are magico-religious health beliefs---Correct Answer--- link
health to supernatural forces or good or evil. this includes belief in faith
healing used by some christian religions, or voodoo and witchcraft
practices used in Caribbean nations
55. cultural assessment parameters---Correct Answer---ethnic
background
-religious preferences
-family structure
-language and literacy needs
-communication needs
-education
-cultural values
-food patterns
-health practices
-use of folk or spiritual healers and alternative healing techniques
-medicines, remedies, treatments, and therapies used
56. how do should the nurse address the client---Correct Answer--- by
last name unless given permission by client
57. individual level primary prevention on environmental hazards:
educate clients to reduce environmental hazards
58. community level primary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---educate groups to reduce environmental hazards
-advocate for safe air and water
-support programs for waste reduction and recycling
, -advocate for waste reduction and ettective waste management
59. individual level secondary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---survey for health conditions that can be related to
environmental and occupational exposures
-obtain environmental health histories of individuals
-monitor worker for levels of chemical exposures at job sites
-screen children 6 months to 5 years for blood lead levels
60. community level secondary prevention on environmental hazards---
Correct Answer---survey for health conditions that can be related to
environmental and occupational exposures
-assess neighborhoods, schools, work sites, and the community for
environmental hazards
61. What is the crude mortality rate---Correct Answer--- Deaths in a
population
62. what is a cause specific mortality rate---Correct Answer--- number
of deaths occurring from a specific disease in the population
63. What is case fatality rate---Correct Answer--- percentage of
population that dies from a specific disease
64. what is an infant mortality rate---Correct Answer--- number of
infant deaths before 1 year of age in a year divided by the number of live
births that same year
65. what is an epidemic---Correct Answer--- a widespread occurrence
of an infectious disease in a defined population at a particular time.
