2023 ATI RN PROCTORED
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEW UPDATE
2023/2024 PROCTORED EXAM
VERSION 2/COMMUNIYY HEALTH ATI
PROCTORED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
• A71nurse71is71teaching71a71group71of71clients71about71ways71to71prevent71skin71canc
er.71Which71of71the71following71statement71by71the71nurse71demonstrate71a71priorit
y71prevention
strategy?
a) "Use71acetaminophen71as71needed71for71sunburn."
b) "Apply71cool71tap71water71soaks71for712071minutes71to71relieve71sunburn."
c) "Ensure71you71have71a71yearly71skin71examination71with71your71provider."71d)
7171 "Avoid71direct71sunlight71between711071and714pm."
• A71parish71nurse71is71counselling71a71family71following71a71client's71recent71dia
gnosis71of71heart71disease.71Which71of71the71following71action71should71the71nur
se71take71first?
a) Assist71the71client71and71the71client's71partner71with71finding71an71aff
ordable71exercise
program.
,b) Offer71to71accompany71the71client71and71the71client's71partner71during71hea
lth71care71provider71visits.71c)
Ask71family71members71about71the71impact71of71
the71disease71on71relationship71within71the71family.
d)71Discuss71the71benefits71of71eating71a71well-balanced71diet71with71the71client's71family.
• A71nurse71is71caring71for71a71child71whose71parent71reports71that71their71partner71has71be
en
physically71maltreating71the71child.71The71parent71states,71"My71partner71has71moved71
out,71so71please71don't71tell71anyone."71Which71of71the71following71statements71shoul
d71the71nurse71make?
a) "I71think71you71should71report71the71abuse71to71law71enforcement."
b) "I71will71not71report71the71abuse71because71I71know71you71will71keep71your71child71saf
e."
c) "You71should71let71your71pediatrician71know71about71the71abuse."
d) "State71law71requires71health71care71providers71to71report71suspected71abuse."
• A71home71health71nurse71is71assessing71a71client71who71has71hepatitis71A.71Whi
ch71of71the71following71findings71should71the71nurse71expect?
a) Malaise
b) Ankle71edema
c) Petechiae
d) Weight71gain
• A71school71nurse71is71assessing71a71child71who71has71a71fever71and71notices71s
everal71bite71marks71on71the71child's71arm.71The71nurse71should71referral71for71
suspected71child
maltreatment71based71on71which71of71the71following71additional71findings?71(Select71all7
1that71apply)
,a)71The71child71is71wearing71open-
toed71shoes71and71the71weather71is71cold71outside.71b)71The
71 child71is71frequently71absent71from71school.
c) The71child's71clothes71are71wrinkled71and71dry.
d) The71child71tells71the71nurse71that71they71are71sick71because71they71are71bad.
e) The71child71reports71coughing71all71day.
• A71nurse71is71reviewing71levels71of71prevention71with71a71newly71licensed71nurse.71
Which71of71the71following71is71an71example71of71tertiary71prevention?
a) Providing71STI71testing71for71students71on71a71college71campus.
b) Educating71adults71about71breast71cancer
screening71guidelines71c)71Teaching71about71inhaler71
use71to71a71client71who71has71asthma
• A71nurse71is71working71with71a71community71health71care71team71to71devise71st
rategies71for71preventing71violence71in71the71community.71Which71of71the71follow
ing71intervention71is71an71example71of71tertiary71prevention?
a) Presenting71community71education71programs71about71st
ress71management
b) Urging71community71leaders71to71make71nonviolenc
e71a71priority71c)71Developing71resource71for71victims
71of71abuse
d)71Assessing71for71risk71factors71of71intimate71partner71abuse71during71health71examinati
ons
, • A71community71health71nurse71is71working71with71a71task71force71to71decrease71co
mmunity71violence.71Which71of71the71following71planned71interventions71should71t
he71nurse71identify71as71primary71prevention71strategy?
a) Developing71a71protocol71for71managing71victims71of71violence.
b) Providing71sexual71assault71nurse71examiner71training71for71nurses71in71the71local71cli
nic
c) Arranging71for71a71local71clinic71to71prov
ide71methadone treatment d)
Providing
parenting71classes71for71local71parents
• A71home71health71nurse71is71caring71for71a71young71adult71client71who71has71stage71
a71ovarian71cancer.71The71client71tells71the71nurse71they71do71not71want71to71continue7
1treatment.71Which71of71the71following71statements71should71the71nurse71make?
a)71"Your71provider71knows71what71is71
best71for71you."71b)7 1 "You71have71th
e71right71to71refuse71treatment."
c) "Ovarian71cancer71has71a71high71cure71rate,71so71you71should71reconsider."
d) "You71are71still71young71and71have71a71lot71to71live71for."
• A71nurse71is71triaging71clients71who71were71involved71in71a71commuter71trai
n71crash.71Which71of71the71following71clients71should71the71nurse71choose71f
or71transport71to71the71emergency71department71first?
a) A71client71who71is71exhibiting71agonal71respirations71with71fixed71and71dilated71pupils
b) A71client71who71has71a71fracture71of71the71humerus71with71a712+radial71pulse71in71t
he71affected71arm.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEW UPDATE
2023/2024 PROCTORED EXAM
VERSION 2/COMMUNIYY HEALTH ATI
PROCTORED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
• A71nurse71is71teaching71a71group71of71clients71about71ways71to71prevent71skin71canc
er.71Which71of71the71following71statement71by71the71nurse71demonstrate71a71priorit
y71prevention
strategy?
a) "Use71acetaminophen71as71needed71for71sunburn."
b) "Apply71cool71tap71water71soaks71for712071minutes71to71relieve71sunburn."
c) "Ensure71you71have71a71yearly71skin71examination71with71your71provider."71d)
7171 "Avoid71direct71sunlight71between711071and714pm."
• A71parish71nurse71is71counselling71a71family71following71a71client's71recent71dia
gnosis71of71heart71disease.71Which71of71the71following71action71should71the71nur
se71take71first?
a) Assist71the71client71and71the71client's71partner71with71finding71an71aff
ordable71exercise
program.
,b) Offer71to71accompany71the71client71and71the71client's71partner71during71hea
lth71care71provider71visits.71c)
Ask71family71members71about71the71impact71of71
the71disease71on71relationship71within71the71family.
d)71Discuss71the71benefits71of71eating71a71well-balanced71diet71with71the71client's71family.
• A71nurse71is71caring71for71a71child71whose71parent71reports71that71their71partner71has71be
en
physically71maltreating71the71child.71The71parent71states,71"My71partner71has71moved71
out,71so71please71don't71tell71anyone."71Which71of71the71following71statements71shoul
d71the71nurse71make?
a) "I71think71you71should71report71the71abuse71to71law71enforcement."
b) "I71will71not71report71the71abuse71because71I71know71you71will71keep71your71child71saf
e."
c) "You71should71let71your71pediatrician71know71about71the71abuse."
d) "State71law71requires71health71care71providers71to71report71suspected71abuse."
• A71home71health71nurse71is71assessing71a71client71who71has71hepatitis71A.71Whi
ch71of71the71following71findings71should71the71nurse71expect?
a) Malaise
b) Ankle71edema
c) Petechiae
d) Weight71gain
• A71school71nurse71is71assessing71a71child71who71has71a71fever71and71notices71s
everal71bite71marks71on71the71child's71arm.71The71nurse71should71referral71for71
suspected71child
maltreatment71based71on71which71of71the71following71additional71findings?71(Select71all7
1that71apply)
,a)71The71child71is71wearing71open-
toed71shoes71and71the71weather71is71cold71outside.71b)71The
71 child71is71frequently71absent71from71school.
c) The71child's71clothes71are71wrinkled71and71dry.
d) The71child71tells71the71nurse71that71they71are71sick71because71they71are71bad.
e) The71child71reports71coughing71all71day.
• A71nurse71is71reviewing71levels71of71prevention71with71a71newly71licensed71nurse.71
Which71of71the71following71is71an71example71of71tertiary71prevention?
a) Providing71STI71testing71for71students71on71a71college71campus.
b) Educating71adults71about71breast71cancer
screening71guidelines71c)71Teaching71about71inhaler71
use71to71a71client71who71has71asthma
• A71nurse71is71working71with71a71community71health71care71team71to71devise71st
rategies71for71preventing71violence71in71the71community.71Which71of71the71follow
ing71intervention71is71an71example71of71tertiary71prevention?
a) Presenting71community71education71programs71about71st
ress71management
b) Urging71community71leaders71to71make71nonviolenc
e71a71priority71c)71Developing71resource71for71victims
71of71abuse
d)71Assessing71for71risk71factors71of71intimate71partner71abuse71during71health71examinati
ons
, • A71community71health71nurse71is71working71with71a71task71force71to71decrease71co
mmunity71violence.71Which71of71the71following71planned71interventions71should71t
he71nurse71identify71as71primary71prevention71strategy?
a) Developing71a71protocol71for71managing71victims71of71violence.
b) Providing71sexual71assault71nurse71examiner71training71for71nurses71in71the71local71cli
nic
c) Arranging71for71a71local71clinic71to71prov
ide71methadone treatment d)
Providing
parenting71classes71for71local71parents
• A71home71health71nurse71is71caring71for71a71young71adult71client71who71has71stage71
a71ovarian71cancer.71The71client71tells71the71nurse71they71do71not71want71to71continue7
1treatment.71Which71of71the71following71statements71should71the71nurse71make?
a)71"Your71provider71knows71what71is71
best71for71you."71b)7 1 "You71have71th
e71right71to71refuse71treatment."
c) "Ovarian71cancer71has71a71high71cure71rate,71so71you71should71reconsider."
d) "You71are71still71young71and71have71a71lot71to71live71for."
• A71nurse71is71triaging71clients71who71were71involved71in71a71commuter71trai
n71crash.71Which71of71the71following71clients71should71the71nurse71choose71f
or71transport71to71the71emergency71department71first?
a) A71client71who71is71exhibiting71agonal71respirations71with71fixed71and71dilated71pupils
b) A71client71who71has71a71fracture71of71the71humerus71with71a712+radial71pulse71in71t
he71affected71arm.
