ATI RN
Community Needs Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's number of unwed pregnancies?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent a problem before it occurs. Education on sexuality and birth control directly addresses the prevention of future pregnancies, unlike the other options which focus on post-pregnancy support.
Question 2 of 5
Which task is most crucial for the community health nurse to do well?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Giving testimony reflects policy development, a core public health function with a broader impact than assessment or local interventions.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse works hard to develop alliances among various community organizations toward improving health in the community. What are actions such as this called?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: By definition, establishing alliances among organizations is coalition building, aimed at collective action for community health improvement.
Question 4 of 5
What are the leading health indicators found in Healthy People 2020?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Healthy People 2020 identifies health system issues, individual behaviors, and physical/social environmental factors as leading indicators, excluding financial, immigration, and legislative issues.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse has instructed a client several times what he needs to do to get better, but the client has not followed these instructions. Which offers the best explanation for this behavior?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Often the patient is blamed and labeled as being noncompliant. It is more helpful to wonder what barriers interfered with the patient's ability to engage in appropriate action. It is unlikely that the client doesn't understand or doesn't care, rather the barriers are preventing action from being taken. Barriers may prevent the change, but not necessarily the desire to change.