ATI RN
Community and Public Health Nursing Evidence for Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which risk factors are least subject to modification?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lifestyle choices, nutrition, and recreation can be controlled, but individuals cannot easily change environmental exposure.
Question 2 of 5
During a health history, the client asks, 'How much drinking is too much?' What is the most appropriate response?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no more than one drink per day for women and two for men.
Question 3 of 5
Which group is probably more physically active?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Research shows those with higher education and income levels are more likely to engage in physical activity.
Question 4 of 5
Which best describes what Lillian Wald suggested in regards to providing care to individuals and families?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wald emphasized that one could not understand an individual without understanding the family, and the family is in the grip of larger social and economic forces that they cannot control.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes how the Health Planning Model for care of aggregates differs from the customary nursing process applied to the care of an individual?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse decides which aggregate to focus on and then carefully defines that aggregate.