ATI RN
Community Needs Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which activity would be most helpful to a person in whom a serious chronic illness has been diagnosed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Although a person might choose to do any of these, the most helpful action over the long term is to join a support group with persons having the same diagnosis for mutual learning, sharing of resources, and support. Religious leaders could also be helpful, but many people do not have a religious leader.
Question 2 of 5
Which best describes shoe leather epidemiology?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Shoe leather epidemiology refers to establishing hypotheses about the community's health, strengths, and possible problems through the down-to-earth approach of traveling through the area, and observing and interacting with community members. Implementing the wheel model, engaging in truth seeking, and facilitating sharing of the community's history do not demonstrate the process of traveling through the community to absorb its overall impression.
Question 3 of 5
A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness, and other health-related variables for the state. Which would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the most extensive data?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The National Center for Health Statistics compiles annual National Health Survey data. It also publishes reports on prevalence of disability, illness, and other health-related variables. It tracks trends by nation, state, and year. The state health department records, state department of vital statistics, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not provide all of the data that the nurse is trying to find.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse begins to collect information about a particular health problem from community residents. Which potential problem would most likely arise?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Although the process of needs assessment can indicate strengths and weaknesses, it can also raise expectations for new services to address problems. It is also possible that this data collection may cause residents to become suspicious and wonder why this data collection is necessary. However, in most cases, this is not problematic. The problem will arise if residents expect that services will be provided when they may not.
Question 5 of 5
A community health nurse has completed a community assessment and is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which component of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data of the problem?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The identification of the health problem or risk represents a synthesis of all assessment data. The evidence can suggest the magnitude of the problem. The aggregate states who will be the beneficiary of the nurse's action plan. The cause of the health problem directs the focus of the intervention.