Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past,
Planning Your Future exam
questions and answers
A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree.
She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter
nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge
and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her
understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
a. "Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier."
b. "Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs."
c. "Experience never makes learning more difficult."
d. "Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified." -ANSa. "Experience may
be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier."
There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now
Wednesday night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
night so that she can stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise
class on Thursday morning to go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response
best identifies the student's outcome priority?
a. Exercise class
b. Going to the library
c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation
d. Doing well on the test on Friday -ANSd. Doing well on the test on Friday
A nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor to discuss
the possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which
statement by the nurse as the driving force for returning to school?
a. "I'll need to schedule time to attend classes."
b. "I'll have to budget for paying tuition."
c. "I'll have to rearranging my schedule."
d. "There is a possibility of advancement into administration." -ANSd. "There is a
possibility of advancement into administration."
An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her
lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this
behavior as which stage of Lewin's Change Theory?
a. Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing -ANSb. Unfreezing
Planning Your Future exam
questions and answers
A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree.
She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter
nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge
and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her
understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
a. "Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier."
b. "Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs."
c. "Experience never makes learning more difficult."
d. "Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified." -ANSa. "Experience may
be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier."
There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now
Wednesday night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
night so that she can stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise
class on Thursday morning to go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response
best identifies the student's outcome priority?
a. Exercise class
b. Going to the library
c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation
d. Doing well on the test on Friday -ANSd. Doing well on the test on Friday
A nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor to discuss
the possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which
statement by the nurse as the driving force for returning to school?
a. "I'll need to schedule time to attend classes."
b. "I'll have to budget for paying tuition."
c. "I'll have to rearranging my schedule."
d. "There is a possibility of advancement into administration." -ANSd. "There is a
possibility of advancement into administration."
An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her
lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this
behavior as which stage of Lewin's Change Theory?
a. Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing -ANSb. Unfreezing
