ATI Community Health Proctored Exam
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A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group
expresses anger repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse u...
ATI Community Health Proctored Exam
(CHECK THE LAST PAGE FOR MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THE
EXAM AND OTHER ATI EXAMS)
A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group
expresses anger repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group
process with this member.
Remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate.
Divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion.
Give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing them.
Focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook.
This is a strategy that is often effective with group members who demonstrate angry, hostel, or
negative behavior. The nurse should also speak to the group member in private to try to uncover the
source of her ongoing anger.
Which of the following activities done by a nurse is considered public health nursing?
Reviewing morbidity and mortality data for the community.
Caring for new mothers and infants.
Reviewing the medications prescribed for an older adult couple.
Reviewing morbidity and mortality data for the community is a key component of public health
nursing, which focuses on the health care of populations and communities.
A nurse working for a non-profit organization with limited resources is asked to develop an education program
that will benefit a supporting agency's employees. The nurse was planning another program to benefit more
people in the community. Which of the following is an ethical tenet the nurse should follow in deciding which
program to implement.
Allow members of the community to vice their shared ideas.
Develop public policy in concert with the interest and needs of the community.
Give precedence to community support provided by public servants over entrepreneurs.
Place the needs of the community above those of special interest groups.
This statement upholds the ethical tenet for policy development: to serve citizens, not customers.
While the nurse may feel pressure to comply with the agency's request due to its financial or material
, support, the nurse must use available resources to meet the needs of the greatest number of citizens
first.
A community health nurse is providing care to a client who has stopped taking his prescribed blood pressure
medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first to promote adherence to treatment.
Inform the provider of the client's decision.
Determine the client's reason for discontinuing the medication.
Discuss the consequences of discontinuing the medication with the client.
Using the nursing process, the first step the nurse should take is to assess the client. By determining
the client's reason for discontinuing the medication, the nurse can promote adherence to treatment.
1. A public health nurse is developing a visual health program by
using a community-oriented approach. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include?
Teach a client who has vision loss about safety in the home
environment.
Provide genetic counseling to the family of a newborn who has
congenital cataracts.
Consult with the local school nurse to schedule yearly vision
screenings for students-
Develop a plan of care for a client who was newly diagnosed
with glaucoma.
Consulting with the local school nurse to schedule yearly vision
screenings for students focuses on the health care of a
population rather than illness care for individuals. Therefore,
this intervention Is using a community-oriented approach. The
other answers options are community based approach.
2. A home health nurse is caring for a client who has a breast
cancer. Which of the following assessment findings should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client is coping
effectively?
Inability to concentrate
Makes eye contact
Excessive sleeping
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