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Chapter 1, Adjusting to Student Life
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1. The nursing student has found the first 2 weeks of the nursing program fascinating but over
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whelming. This student is anxious and unable to sleep. What action should the nursing studen
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t take to address these feelings?
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D. Create a study group with some classmates and divide the course work.
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Feedback: Counseling services to help students make adjustments and solve problems may be av
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ailable to students. If so, they are often very helpful. This is preferable to reducing the courses t
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he student is taking or eliminating family and recreational activities, which are beneficial in stre
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ss management. Study groups can be helpful, but they are not intended to divide course work.
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PTS: 1 d t DIF: Moderate
REF: p. 5, Personal Adjustments OBJ: 1
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2. A nursing student will soon begin a new course with a new instructor. When encountering a ne
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w instructor for the first time, the student should:
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B. try to get to know the instructor as much as possible.
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C. remain silent until the instructor reveals his or her expectations.
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D. ask as many questions as possible so that the instructor notices the student.
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Feedback: Every instructor is different, and it is beneficial to get to know each instructor‘s style,
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personality, and expectations as much as possible. This does not involve offering personal com
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pliments to the instructor or asking questions for the purpose of becoming known. At the same ti
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me, a student should not be completely silent at the start of a course.
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PTS: 1 d t DIF: Moderate
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3. A student has just begun a nursing program and is committed to success. When creating a sc
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hedule for the school term, what should the student do?
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A. Make sure that recreation is prioritized over school work.
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,B. Spread out school work evenly between all 7 days of the week.
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C. Ensure a balance between school activities and personal life.
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, D. Put off family activities until the midterm break.
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Feedback: A good schedule should be realistic and balanced. To get the most from the program
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and still have time for a personal life, the student should make a schedule that fits the time availab
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le, not how much time the student wishes was available. This does not mean that school work s
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hould suffer because of personal activities, however. It is often helpful to schedule days off rath
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er than studying every day of the week.
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4. When learning how to assess clients‘ health, a student has found that the most beneficial learni
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ng technique was watching an online video in which an experienced nurse demonstrated how to
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conduct an assessment. Which is this student‘s most likely learning style?
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A. Tactile
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Feedback: Visual learners learn best by watching things such as videos, movies, and demonst
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rations. Tactile and kinesthetic learners benefit from touch. Auditory learners prefer to hear inf
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ormation.

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5. A nursing student is aware of the importance of critical thinking, especially in clinical situatio
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ns. When applying the principles of critical thinking to a situation, the student should begin by
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asking:
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C. ―What are the consequences of making the wrong decision in this situation?‖
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Feedback: A useful starting point for the critical thinking process is to determine the facts about
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the situation. This should come before a comparison with previous situations. It is likely not help
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ful to ask what could possibly go wrong.
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6. The nursing student is working with a female client who had recent hip surgery. The client wa
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