Community Health Proctored ATI Exam
Question and Answer 2026 | Updated
Notes with Detailed Explanations | A+
Verified
• 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
Question and Answer 2026 | Updated
Notes with Detailed Explanations | A+
Verified
• 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
