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TEST BANK FOR LORA CLAYWELL LPN TO RN
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TRANSITIONS6TH EDITION/COMPLETE GUIDE
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2024-2025
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CHAPTER 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future tr tr tr tr tr tr tr




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1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a learner who is interested in earning her RN
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degree. She knows that licensedpractical professional nurse/license vocational
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professional nurse (LPN/LVNs)who enter nursing school to become RNs
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come intot he learning environment with prior knowledge and understanding.
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Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her understanding of the
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effect experience may have on learning?
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a. “Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.” t r tr t r tr t r tr t r t r t r t r tr


b. “Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.” t r t r t r t r t r t r t r


c. “Experience never makes learning more difficult.” t r t r t r t r t r


d. “Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.”
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CORRECT ANSWER:- A t r t r


Rationale :->>>Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves
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as a source of insight and motivation, but it can also bea barrier. Experience can
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serve as afoundation for defining theself.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
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OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: Adult Learning
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2. There tris tra tr test tron trthe trcardiovascular trsystem tron trFriday trmorning, trand
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Wednesday night. The learner has already taken a vacation day from work
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Thursday night so that she can stay home and study. She is consideringskipping
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her exercise class on Thursday morning to
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N go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response best tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr

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learner’s outcome priority? t r t r


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d. Doing well on the test on Friday tr tr tr t r tr t r



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t r need t r to t r bea ddressedtr t r at anygiven time within aset of conditions
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t r or circumstances.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application t r t r


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome t r t r t r t r


priorities forr eturning to school. TOP:Motivation to Learn
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3. A professional nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor
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to discuss the possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor
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interprets which statement bythe professional nurse as the driving force for
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returning toschool? a. “I’ll need to schedule time to attend classes.”
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b. “I’ll have to budget for paying tuition.”
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c. “I’ll have to rearranging my schedule.”
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Rationale :->>>Driving forces are those that push toward making the change,
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as opposed to restraining forces, which are those thatusually present a challenge that
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needs to be overcome for thechange to take place or present a negative effect
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the change may initiate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application t r t r


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome t r t r t r t r

priorities forr eturning to school. TOP:Motivations for Change
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4. An RN is caring for a diabetic client. The client appears interested in
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changing her lifestyle and has been askingquestions about eating better. The
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professional nurse caninterpret thisbehavior as which stage of Lewin’s Change
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Theory? a.
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Moving
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Rationale :->>> The client is in the first phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, known as
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unfreezing. This phase involves determining that a change needs to occur and deciding
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to take action. Moving is the second phase and
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taking action on them. Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change
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has become apart of the person’s life.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis t r t r


OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN.
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TOP:ChangeTheory
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5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school
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to become an RN. The clinicalinstructor interprets the LPNs outcome priority based
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on which N statement?
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a. “My family wanted me to go back to school.”
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b. “I want to better my financial situation.”
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c. “I really enjoy school.” t r t r t r


d. “I would like to advance to a educating role someday.”
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CORRECT ANSWER:- B t r tr


Rationale :->>>The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed,
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determined by internal andexternal factors, such asneeding to better a financial situation.
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Theother statements indicate reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential
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needs or issues to be addressed.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis OBJ: Identify how experiences
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influence learning in adults.TOP: Adult Learning
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6. A professional nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is
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qualified. If the professional nurse is in the moving phaseof Lewin’s Change
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Theory, which statement reflects the actionshe is most likely to take?
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a. Does nothing to obtain the position t r t r t r t r t r


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c. Identifies that change is needed t r t r t r t r


d. Settles into the routine of her job tr tr tr tr tr tr



CORRECT ANSWER:- B t r tr


Rationale :->>>Unfreezing begins when reasons for change are identified. The moving phase
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involves active planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and
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negative forcesas they ebb and flow, and you are makingmodifications to your plan as needed.
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Refreezing occurs after the change has become routine.
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OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN.
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TOP:ChangeTheory
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7. An Orthopedic Professional nurse is contemplating changes in her
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professional life andidentifying goals. Which action should the
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professional nurse take if she is interested in pursuing a long-term goal? a.
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Studies for atelemetry exam scheduled for next week
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b. Enrolls in a Professional nurse Practitioner program
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c. Attends a seminar to become a charge professional nurse
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d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time t r tr tr tr tr t r t r



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Rationale :->>>A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months
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or less. Short-term goals include becoming a charge professional nurse and passing the
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telemetry exam. A long-term goal isattained in greater than 6 months and
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includes studying t o become a Professional nurse Practitioner.
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Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term
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or a long- term goal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application t r t r


OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal
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goals. TOP: SettingGoals
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8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve client care. The manager
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introduces the concept ofa cohort. Which statement by the RN indicates
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educating has N
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been effective?
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a. “A cohort is a web of connections”.
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b. “A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other”.
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c. “A cohort is a group linked together for common purposes”.
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d. “A cohort consists of groups of individuals that make up a whole”.
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CORRECT ANSWER:- B t r tr


Rationale :->>>A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences
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with each other. A scheme is a web of connections, ateam is a group linked together
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for common purposes, and a unit consists of groups or individuals that make up
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation
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OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: Adult Learning
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9. The professional nurse educator is presenting a lecture to a group of new
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RNs. Which statement byone of the RNs indicates that educating has been
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effective?
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serves as asource of insight andmotivation, can be a barrier tonew
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learning, and serves as a foundation for defining theself.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation t r t r


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for
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returning toschool. TOP: AdultLearning
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10. The professional nurse educator is presenting a lecture on experience and learning to a group
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Publisher: 2024 ISBN: 9780443105241 Edition: Unknown

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