TEST BANK – LPN to RN Transitions, 6th Edition by Lora Claywell | Updated 2025/2026 Complete Exam Prep Guide

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TEST BANK FOR LORA CLAYWELL LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS
6TH EDITION/COMPLETE GUIDE

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CHAPTER 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future V V V V V V V




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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 licensed practical professional nurse/license vocational
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professional nurse (LPN/LVNs)who enter nursing school to become RNs come
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intothe learning environment with prior knowledge and understanding. Which
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statement by the nursing advisor best describes her understanding of the effect
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experience may have on learning?
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a. “Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.” V V V V V V V V V V V


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


c. “Experience never makes learning more difficult.” V V V V V


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


Rationale :->>>Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a
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Vsource of insight and motivation, but it can also bea barrier. Experience can serve as a
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foundation 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 Vis Va Vtest Von Vthe Vcardiovascular Vsystem Von VFriday Vmorning, Vand
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VWednesday night. The learner has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
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Vnight so that she can stay home and study. She is consideringskipping her exercise
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Vclass on Thursday morning to
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N go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response best V V V V V V V V V V V V

identifies the V V


learner’s outcome priority? V V


a. Exercise class V


b. Going to the library V V V


c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation V V V V V


d. Doing well on the test on Friday V V V V V V



CORRECT ANSWER:- D V V


Rationale :->>>The outcome priority is the essential issue or need
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V to beaddressed at anygiven time within aset of conditions or
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V circumstances.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application V V


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities V V V V V


Vforreturning 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 interprets
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whichstatement bythe professional nurse as the driving force for returning toschool? a.
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“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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d. “There is a possibility of V V V V



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CORRECT ANSWER:-D
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Rationale :->>>Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as
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Vopposed to restraining forces, which are those thatusually present a challenge that needs to
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be overcome for thechange to take place or present a negative effect the change may
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Vinitiate.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application V V


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities V V V V V

Vforreturning to school. TOP:Motivations for Change
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4. An RN is caring for a diabetic client. The client appears interested in changing
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her lifestyle and has been askingquestions about eating better. The professional
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nurse caninterpret thisbehavior as which stage of Lewin’s Change Theory? a.
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Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing
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V B
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 to
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take action. Moving is the second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking
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action on them. Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become
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Vapart of the person’s life.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis V V


OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP:
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ChangeTheory
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5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to
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become an RN. The clinicalinstructor interprets the LPNs outcome priority based on
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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.”
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d. “I would like to advance to a educating role someday.”
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CORRECT ANSWER:- B V V


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 influence
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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 Theory,
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whichstatement reflects the actionshe is most likely to take?
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a. Does nothing to obtain the position
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b. Applies for the position V V V


c. Identifies that change is needed V V V V


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



CORRECT ANSWER:- B V V


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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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application V V




OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP:
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7. An Orthopedic Professional nurse is contemplating changes in her
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Vprofessional life andidentifying goals. Which action should the V V V V V V V

Vprofessionalnurse take if she is interested in pursuing a long-term goal? a.
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VStudies for atelemetry exam scheduled for next week
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b. Enrolls in a Professional nurse Practitioner program
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d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time V V V V V V V



CORRECT ANSWER:- B V V


Rationale :->>>A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months or
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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 includes
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Vstudyingto become a Professional nurse Practitioner.
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Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term or a
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application V V


OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal and professional
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Vgoals.TOP: SettingGoals V V




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 that the educating
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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 V V


Rationale :->>>A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with
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each other. A scheme is a web of connections, ateam is a group linked together for
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common purposes, and a unit consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole.
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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 RNs.
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Whichstatement byone of the RNs indicates that educating has been effective?
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a. “Experience is a stepping stone to new learning”. V V V V V V V


b. “Experience can be a barrier to new learning”. V V V V V V V


c. “Experience can be an avenue to new learning”. V V V V V V V


d. “Experience can be a detour to new learning”. V V V V V V V



CORRECT ANSWER:- B V V


Rationale :->>>Experience accentuates differences among learners, serves
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Vas asource of insight andmotivation, can be a barrier tonew learning, and
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Vserves as a foundation for defining theself.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation V V


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning
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Vtoschool. TOP: AdultLearning
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10. The professional nurse educator is presenting a lecture on experience and learning to a group of
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