ATI Public Health Proctored Exam

A nurse administers an incorrect medication to a client. Following an assessment of the client, the nurse determines that the client has experienced no untoward effects as a result of the medication.

Which statement best describes the cost of health care in the United States?

A nurse wishes to develop cultural competence. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The public health nurse understands that the following statement best describes the goal of community-oriented nursing?

A nurse plans to leave her scheduled shift an hour early without permission or notification of the charge nurse. The clients in the nurse’s assignment are stable. Which of the following legal torts ap

The public health nurse identifies that childhood obesity is a significant problem at the local elementary school. This is an example of which public health core function?

Which of the following best represents an example of infectious disease spreading via a vector?

The public health nurse is working with a homeless client. Which of the following statements made by the homeless client indicates an understanding of tertiary prevention?

The public health nurse understands that immediate treatment for a possible sexually transmitted infection is secondary prevention. Once there is a confirmed diagnosis, the public health nurse knows t

A nurse is implementing a tertiary prevention strategy related to pesticide exposure. Which of the following activities would the nurse complete?

For a bedridden Muslim patient, the nurse rearranges the room and moves the bed so that it faces toward Mecca for the patient’s daily prayers. Which of the following is the nurse demonstrating through

An instructor is reviewing Salmonella infections with her class. Which of the following comments indicates that the student needs further review on Salmonella?

The occupational health nurse holds a flu vaccine clinic. This is an example of which level of prevention?

The nurse understands that which of the following is the most common vector-borne disease as a result of travelers introducing the disease to the United States?

The public health nurse is working with a type 2 diabetic and is providing education on the importance of using a helmet while riding a bicycle for exercise. This is an example of which level of preve

The public health nurse understands that which of the following is an accurate concern about the marijuana?

The school nurse understands that the Snellen test assesses for which of the following?

The newly hired public health nurse understands that which of the following is an example of moral distress?

A nurse is investigating a bacterial illness that has caused a health problem in the community. Only some of the people exposed to the bacteria have become ill. Which of the following factors best exp

The public health nurse is working with a homeless client. The public health nurse has an understanding that promoting health equity is important for the client. Which of the following is an example o

The nursing diagnosis that would have the highest priority in the care of the client who has become comatose following cerebral hemorrhage is which of the following?

A school nurse wants to decrease the incidence of obesity in elementary school children. Which of the following describes a secondary prevention intervention that the nurse could implement?

The public health nurse has an understanding that ensuring there is a competent public health workforce when working with vulnerable populations is which of the following public health core functions?

A teacher asks the school health nurse to assess a child for neglect. Which of the following assessment findings could indicate neglect?

The public health nurse understands that under police power, the states can do which of the following?