ATI RN Community Health Proctored Retake Exam with NGN
Questions and Answers
1. a nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center noticiesthat one member of
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the group expresses anger repeatedly. which of the following strategies should the nurse use t
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o facilitate the group process withthis member?
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A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
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D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
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C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressingthem
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D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook
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ANS: D.
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the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing anger
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2. a community health nurse is providing education to a group of childrenwho have asthma.
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which of the following statements indicates an under- standing of the teaching?
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A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
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B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
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C. i will use my rescue medication every day
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D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick
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ANS: B.
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cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student reconizesthis risk
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,3. a community health nurse is planning an in-
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service about STI to a group ofadolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurs
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e includeas a manifestation of primary syphilis?
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A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms p p p
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy
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4. a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24,
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096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the populaiton.The nurse can deter
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mine which of the following from this information?
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A. mortality rate p
B. attack rate p
C. prevalence proportion p
D. incidence proportion p
p ANS: C p
5. a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh care needs during preg
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nancy.The nurse should include that which of the follow-
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ing vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
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A. herpes zoster p
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis p p
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, C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella p p
ANS: B
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6. a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diag-
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nosed with pertussis.Which of the following actions should the school nursetake? (select all that
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apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage haspassed
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B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatmentp p p p p p
C. quarantine the children in the child's class p p p p p p
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 daysp p p p p p p p p
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates ANS: AB
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E
7. a nurse is caring for a 50-year-
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old client who has DM, recently lost his job,and has no health insurance.The nurse should advise t
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he client to do whichof the following?
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A. contact medicare to determine eligibilityp p p p
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibilityp p p p
C. go to the ER when services are needed
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D. go to the public health department when services are needed ANS: B.low incom
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e, no insurance
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Questions and Answers
1. a nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center noticiesthat one member of
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
the group expresses anger repeatedly. which of the following strategies should the nurse use t
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
o facilitate the group process withthis member?
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A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
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D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
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C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressingthem
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D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook
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ANS: D.
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the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing anger
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2. a community health nurse is providing education to a group of childrenwho have asthma.
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which of the following statements indicates an under- standing of the teaching?
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A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
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B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
p p p p p p
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
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D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick
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ANS: B.
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cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student reconizesthis risk
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,3. a community health nurse is planning an in-
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service about STI to a group ofadolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurs
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e includeas a manifestation of primary syphilis?
p p p p p p p
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms p p p
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy
p ANS: C p
4. a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24,
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the populaiton.The nurse can deter
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
mine which of the following from this information?
p p p p p p p
A. mortality rate p
B. attack rate p
C. prevalence proportion p
D. incidence proportion p
p ANS: C p
5. a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh care needs during preg
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
nancy.The nurse should include that which of the follow-
p p p p p p p p p
ing vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
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A. herpes zoster p
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis p p
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, C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella p p
ANS: B
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6. a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diag-
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nosed with pertussis.Which of the following actions should the school nursetake? (select all that
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apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage haspassed
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B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatmentp p p p p p
C. quarantine the children in the child's class p p p p p p
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 daysp p p p p p p p p
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates ANS: AB
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E
7. a nurse is caring for a 50-year-
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old client who has DM, recently lost his job,and has no health insurance.The nurse should advise t
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he client to do whichof the following?
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A. contact medicare to determine eligibilityp p p p
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibilityp p p p
C. go to the ER when services are needed
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D. go to the public health department when services are needed ANS: B.low incom
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e, no insurance
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