ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH
PROCTORED 2023 EXAM RETAKE
ANSWERS
1. A nurse teaches a community class on the importance of
wearing sunscreen. Which level of prevention is this?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
Answer: A. Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it
occurs. Sunscreen education reduces risk of skin cancer.
2. A nurse screens a group of factory workers for hearing loss.
This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: B. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
screening to halt disease progression.
3. A nurse provides rehabilitation exercises to a patient who had a
stroke. Which level of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
,C. Tertiary
D. Primary and secondary
Answer: C. Tertiary prevention aims to reduce disability and
improve quality of life after a disease has occurred.
4. A community health nurse arranges a flu vaccine clinic. This is
primarily:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Risk reduction
Answer: A. Immunizations are a classic primary prevention
intervention.
5. A nurse teaches a diabetic patient how to monitor blood
glucose. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health education only
Answer: C. Teaching self-management for an existing chronic
disease is tertiary prevention (preventing complications).
6. A nurse conducts blood pressure screenings at a senior center.
This activity is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Community assessment
,Answer: B. Screening for hypertension detects disease early
(secondary).
7. A nurse implements a smoking cessation support group for
people with COPD. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: C. The individuals already have COPD; the goal is to slow
progression and improve outcomes (tertiary).
8. A nurse advocates for a new law requiring child car seats.
Which level?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Policy-level primary
Answer: A. This prevents injury before it occurs – primary
prevention at the policy level.
9. A nurse provides case management for a client with heart
failure to reduce readmissions. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Palliative care
Answer: C. Case management for an existing chronic condition to
prevent complications/hospitalizations is tertiary.
, 10. A nurse screens school children for scoliosis. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: B. Screening is secondary prevention.
11. A nurse teaches a group about safe sex practices to prevent
HIV. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Disease surveillance
Answer: A. Preventing infection before it occurs.
12. A nurse helps a client with an amputation learn to use a
prosthesis. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation (tertiary)
Answer: D (Tertiary). Rehabilitation restores function and prevents
further disability.
13. A nurse offers genetic counseling to a family with a history of
breast cancer. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Risk assessment
PROCTORED 2023 EXAM RETAKE
ANSWERS
1. A nurse teaches a community class on the importance of
wearing sunscreen. Which level of prevention is this?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
Answer: A. Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it
occurs. Sunscreen education reduces risk of skin cancer.
2. A nurse screens a group of factory workers for hearing loss.
This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: B. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
screening to halt disease progression.
3. A nurse provides rehabilitation exercises to a patient who had a
stroke. Which level of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
,C. Tertiary
D. Primary and secondary
Answer: C. Tertiary prevention aims to reduce disability and
improve quality of life after a disease has occurred.
4. A community health nurse arranges a flu vaccine clinic. This is
primarily:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Risk reduction
Answer: A. Immunizations are a classic primary prevention
intervention.
5. A nurse teaches a diabetic patient how to monitor blood
glucose. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health education only
Answer: C. Teaching self-management for an existing chronic
disease is tertiary prevention (preventing complications).
6. A nurse conducts blood pressure screenings at a senior center.
This activity is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Community assessment
,Answer: B. Screening for hypertension detects disease early
(secondary).
7. A nurse implements a smoking cessation support group for
people with COPD. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: C. The individuals already have COPD; the goal is to slow
progression and improve outcomes (tertiary).
8. A nurse advocates for a new law requiring child car seats.
Which level?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Policy-level primary
Answer: A. This prevents injury before it occurs – primary
prevention at the policy level.
9. A nurse provides case management for a client with heart
failure to reduce readmissions. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Palliative care
Answer: C. Case management for an existing chronic condition to
prevent complications/hospitalizations is tertiary.
, 10. A nurse screens school children for scoliosis. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion
Answer: B. Screening is secondary prevention.
11. A nurse teaches a group about safe sex practices to prevent
HIV. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Disease surveillance
Answer: A. Preventing infection before it occurs.
12. A nurse helps a client with an amputation learn to use a
prosthesis. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation (tertiary)
Answer: D (Tertiary). Rehabilitation restores function and prevents
further disability.
13. A nurse offers genetic counseling to a family with a history of
breast cancer. This is:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Risk assessment
