ATI RN Community & Public Health Nursing
Proctored Exam 2026/2027 | 70 Authentic
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• a community health nurse is providing education to a group of children who
have asthma. which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick -✓✓i will stay
indoors during cold weather
• a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a group of
adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurse include as a
manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy -✓✓chancre
• a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24, 096.
There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the population. The nurse
can determine which of the following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion -✓✓prevalence proportion
• a nurse is preparing a community education program about health care needs
during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the following vaccines is
safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
,D. measles, mumps, rubella -✓✓tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
• a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diagnosed
with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the school nurse take?
(select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage has passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates -✓✓-instruct the parent to
keep the child home until the coughing stage has passed
-encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
-check the immunizations of the child's classmates
• a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost his job, and
has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the client to do which of the
following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed -✓✓contact
medicaid to determine eligibility
• a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood
from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by a used needle. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further
teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus -✓✓the client will be tested for
hepatitis A virus
• a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB skin testing.
The nurse should include that which of the following can cause a false-negative
result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
, B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances -✓✓-advanced HIV or AIDS
-time between exposure and screening
-age of the client
• a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment.
which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings -✓✓racial distribution
• a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn twins and two
school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they are emotionally and
financially overwhelmed. which of the following referrals are appropriate?
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. medicare part B
E. free school lunch program -✓✓-postpartum support group
-WIC program
-free school lunch program
• a community health nurse is teaching a group of older adults about
environmental health hazards. A need for additional teaching is indicated when a
group member lists which of the following as a possible source of carbon
monoxide exposure?
A. motor vehicles
B. gas ranges
C. vented gas heaters
D. electric space heaters -✓✓gas ranges
• a community health nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of Lyme
disease. the requirements for reporting Lymes disease are mandated by which of
the following?
Proctored Exam 2026/2027 | 70 Authentic
Screenshot Questions
• a community health nurse is providing education to a group of children who
have asthma. which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick -✓✓i will stay
indoors during cold weather
• a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a group of
adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurse include as a
manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy -✓✓chancre
• a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24, 096.
There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the population. The nurse
can determine which of the following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion -✓✓prevalence proportion
• a nurse is preparing a community education program about health care needs
during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the following vaccines is
safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
,D. measles, mumps, rubella -✓✓tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
• a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diagnosed
with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the school nurse take?
(select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage has passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates -✓✓-instruct the parent to
keep the child home until the coughing stage has passed
-encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
-check the immunizations of the child's classmates
• a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost his job, and
has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the client to do which of the
following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed -✓✓contact
medicaid to determine eligibility
• a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood
from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by a used needle. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further
teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus -✓✓the client will be tested for
hepatitis A virus
• a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB skin testing.
The nurse should include that which of the following can cause a false-negative
result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
, B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances -✓✓-advanced HIV or AIDS
-time between exposure and screening
-age of the client
• a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment.
which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings -✓✓racial distribution
• a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn twins and two
school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they are emotionally and
financially overwhelmed. which of the following referrals are appropriate?
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. medicare part B
E. free school lunch program -✓✓-postpartum support group
-WIC program
-free school lunch program
• a community health nurse is teaching a group of older adults about
environmental health hazards. A need for additional teaching is indicated when a
group member lists which of the following as a possible source of carbon
monoxide exposure?
A. motor vehicles
B. gas ranges
C. vented gas heaters
D. electric space heaters -✓✓gas ranges
• a community health nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of Lyme
disease. the requirements for reporting Lymes disease are mandated by which of
the following?
