ATI RN
Community Health Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Although all responses are accurate, the primary problem is the emphasis on personal choices in the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Emphasis on personal choices ignores the need for community responsibility and action that addresses environmental or cultural restraints to health.
Question 2 of 5
What is the health issue causing the most concern in the United States today?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The widespread increase in incidence of overweight and obesity has led to calls for population-based measures to address this issue, which also contributes to diabetes and cardiac disease.
Question 3 of 5
How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Medical care providers primarily focus on diagnosis and treatment of disease, whereas public health care providers try to promote health and prevent disease, reflecting their distinct roles in health improvement.
Question 4 of 5
Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Redirecting funding to health promotion would improve aggregate health by focusing on prevention, which has a broader impact than increasing acute care resources or infrastructure.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse is providing care in the patient’s home, which fits the definition of community-based nursing focused on individual acute and chronic care, not community-wide health.