Question 1

What community resource is available to assist people with disabilities to achieve employment and independence?

Accepted Answer

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) is available to assist people with disabilities to achieve employment and independence. The Workforce Investment Act provides funding and training grants. An Adult Basic Education (ABE) program assists with basic math, reading, or literacy skills. The Salvation Army is a faith-related mission that provides services such as short-term housing.

Question 2

__________________ is food program that will deliver meals to the doors of Senior Citizens and disabled individuals.

Accepted Answer

Meals on Wheels
Seniors and disabled individuals can have special programs that deliver meals to their doors such as Meals on Wheels.

Question 3

A nursing student moved from Florida to Pennsylvania and began school immediately. Where should the student go first to become familiar with county services?

Accepted Answer

Information and referral agencies can serve as the first stop for those unfamiliar with services in their county. The YMCA is an organization that provides short-term housing.
Career Link is an employment center. The welfare office provides financial assistance for things such as food, child care, unemployment, and housing.

Question 4

What is the best social media site to use when seeking professional employment?

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn is the biggest professional site, and interactions are more formal. It is a site for posting resumes, education, work history, accomplishments, and professional memberships. AllNurses.com is a social media community that provides an opportunity for nursing students to connect with other students and nurses. Facebook and Twitter are social networking sites commonly used for communicating with family and friends, to communicate and collaborate with nursing organizations and keep up-to-date with colleagues.

Question 5

A nursing student states that recent unsatisfactory academic performance is due to inadequate nutrition. What step in Maslow's Human Needs Theory needs to be met?

Accepted Answer

The five steps of Maslow's Human Needs Theory are physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. The first step, basic physiological needs, includes food and is necessary for human survival. Once the basic needs are met the focus can move to the next step.

Question 6

The 2011 National Council of State Board Examiners (NCSBN) white paper "A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media" addresses _____________ violation of patient confidentiality/privacy by posting patient information on ___________________ sites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 2011 National Council of State Board...

Question 7

The Director of a Practical/Vocational Nursing program is reviewing surveys and determines that graduates rate confidence levels high. What step in Maslow's Human Needs Theory does this reflect?

Accepted Answer

The five steps of Maslow's Human Needs Theory are physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. Success in a practical/vocational nursing program is based on feelings respect and self-confidence. These attributes are part of the fourth step, esteem.

Question 8

Nursing students are assigned to write a paper about professional use of social networking. Which professional organization has compiled a resource guide that nursing students can use to learn?

Accepted Answer

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has compiled a resource guide that nursing students can use to learn about professional use of social networking. The National Council of State Board of Nurses (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting public health, safety and welfare, including nursing licensure examinations. The National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service, Inc. (NAPNES) and the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NFLPN) are practical/vocational nursing membership organizations in the United States that are dedicated to promoting competence and advancing the profession of LPNs/LVNs.

Question 9

Place the five steps of Maslow's Human Needs Theory in the correct order:

Accepted Answer

The five steps of Maslow's Human Needs Theory in order are physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

Question 10

When participating in an advisory session a student states that she cannot afford health insurance for her family. What resource is the best to recommend?

Accepted Answer

Health insurance is available through specific states' Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Exchange, and specific state-related children's insurance programs. The welfare office provides financial assistance for things such as food, child care, unemployment, and housing. Habitat for Humanity is a housing organization that builds affordable housing for people in need. The Workforce Investment Act provides funding and training grants.

Quiz 3: Community Resources