Community ATI Retake (Part 2)
A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group expresses anger
repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with this member? D
A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing them
D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook
The nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing anger
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? B
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
Cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student recognizes this risk
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? C
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy
A public health nurse is working in a community that has a population of 24, 096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart
disease within the population. The nurse can determine which from this information? C
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence 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? B
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella
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, B, E
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
, 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? B
A. contact Medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact Medicaid to determine eligibility - low income, no insurance
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed
A home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood from a pt for laboratory testing and gets
stuck by a used needle. Which statement by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching? D
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 - oral-fecal route
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, C, D
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination for TB disease
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances
A nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment. Which should be included? A
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings
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, B, E
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. Medicare part B
E. 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? D
A. motor vehicles
B. gas ranges
C. vented gas heaters
D. electric space heaters
A community health nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of Lyme disease. the requirements for reporting
Lyme’s disease are mandated by which of the following? B
A. local county health departments
B. individual state law
C. federal law
D. centers for disease control an prevention
A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group expresses anger
repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with this member? D
A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing them
D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook
The nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing anger
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? B
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
Cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student recognizes this risk
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? C
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy
A public health nurse is working in a community that has a population of 24, 096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart
disease within the population. The nurse can determine which from this information? C
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence 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? B
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella
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, B, E
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
, 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? B
A. contact Medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact Medicaid to determine eligibility - low income, no insurance
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed
A home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood from a pt for laboratory testing and gets
stuck by a used needle. Which statement by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching? D
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 - oral-fecal route
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, C, D
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination for TB disease
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances
A nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment. Which should be included? A
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings
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, B, E
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. Medicare part B
E. 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? D
A. motor vehicles
B. gas ranges
C. vented gas heaters
D. electric space heaters
A community health nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of Lyme disease. the requirements for reporting
Lyme’s disease are mandated by which of the following? B
A. local county health departments
B. individual state law
C. federal law
D. centers for disease control an prevention
