ATI RN
Community Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A community health nurse is overwhelmed with all that needs to be done in one day. Which task could most easily be postponed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reviewing hospital patient data is less directly tied to immediate public health priorities like policy development or community program planning, making it the most postponable task.
Question 2 of 5
After completing a master's degree, a nurse took a course in marketing. Should the agency reimburse the nurse's tuition costs?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Social marketing can enhance public health efforts by influencing population behaviors, making the course relevant and beneficial to the agency.
Question 3 of 5
What historically have been public health nurses' two most important priorities?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Historically, public health nurses prioritized collective political activity and community collaboration to address social determinants like poverty, rather than individual care.
Question 4 of 5
Which best describes one of the most fundamental nursing principles suggested by Nightingale?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Although Nightingale would probably agree with each of the listed suggestions, she emphasized that health teaching is one of the most fundamental nursing principles.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes why community health education programs are important?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Health education is designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health. Health education is unable to prevent disease from occurring, and it is not the most cost-effective way to improve health.