ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
GRADED A+
, ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
1. A nurse is teaching patients about health care information. Which patient
will the nurse assess closely for health literacy?
a. A patient 35 years old
b. A patient 68 years old
c. A patient with a college degree
d. A patient with a high-school diploma
ANS: B
About 9 out of 10 people in the United States experience challenges in using
health care information. Patients who are especially vulnerable are the elderly
(age 65+), immigrants, persons with low incomes, persons who do not have a
high-school diploma or GED, and persons with chronic mental and/or
physical health conditions. A 35-year-old patient and patients with high-
school and college education are not identified in the vulnerable populations.
2. A nurse works at a hospital that uses equity-focused quality
improvement. Which strategy is the hospital using?
a. Document staff satisfaction.
b. Focus on the family.
c. Implement change on a grand scale.
d. Reduce disparities.
ANS: D
Organizations can implement equity-focused quality improvement by
recognizing disparities and committing to reducing them. Staff diversity is a
priority for equity-focused quality improvement, not staff satisfaction. While
the family is important, the focus is on the patients. Organizations should
start by implementing a change on a small scale (pilot testing), learning from
each test, and refining the intervention through performance improvement
cycles (e.g., plan, do, study, and act). 1
3. A nurse is providing care to a culturally diverse population. Which action
GRADED A+
, ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
1. A nurse is teaching patients about health care information. Which patient
will the nurse assess closely for health literacy?
a. A patient 35 years old
b. A patient 68 years old
c. A patient with a college degree
d. A patient with a high-school diploma
ANS: B
About 9 out of 10 people in the United States experience challenges in using
health care information. Patients who are especially vulnerable are the elderly
(age 65+), immigrants, persons with low incomes, persons who do not have a
high-school diploma or GED, and persons with chronic mental and/or
physical health conditions. A 35-year-old patient and patients with high-
school and college education are not identified in the vulnerable populations.
2. A nurse works at a hospital that uses equity-focused quality
improvement. Which strategy is the hospital using?
a. Document staff satisfaction.
b. Focus on the family.
c. Implement change on a grand scale.
d. Reduce disparities.
ANS: D
Organizations can implement equity-focused quality improvement by
recognizing disparities and committing to reducing them. Staff diversity is a
priority for equity-focused quality improvement, not staff satisfaction. While
the family is important, the focus is on the patients. Organizations should
start by implementing a change on a small scale (pilot testing), learning from
each test, and refining the intervention through performance improvement
cycles (e.g., plan, do, study, and act). 1
3. A nurse is providing care to a culturally diverse population. Which action
