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Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future Claywell:
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LPN to RN Transitions, 4th Edition
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1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree. She
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knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter nursing
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Tschool to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge and
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understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her understanding of
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the effect experience may have on learning?
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a. “Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.” L
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b. “Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.” L
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c. “Experience never makes learning more difficult.” L
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d. “Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.” L
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motivation, but it can also be a barrier. Experience can serve as a foundation for defining the self.
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OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults.
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2. There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now Wednesday
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stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise class on Thursday morning to
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go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response best identifies the student’s outcome
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priority?
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The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within a set
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of conditions or circumstances.
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OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school.
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TOP: Motivation to Learn
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3. A nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor to discuss the
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possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which statement by the
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b. “I’ll have to budget for paying tuition.” T L T L T L T L L
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d. “There is a possibility of advancement into administration.” T L L
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Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as opposed to restraining forces,
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which are those that usually present a challenge that needs to be overcome for the change to
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take place or present a negative effect the change may initiate.
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TOP: Motivations for Change
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4. An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her lifestyle
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and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this behavior as
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a. Moving
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The patient is in the first phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, known as unfreezing. This phase
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involves determining that a change needs to occur and deciding to take action. Moving is the
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second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking action on them. Refreezing is
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the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become a part of the person’s life.
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TOP: Change Theory
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b. “I want to better my financial situation.” L
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c. “I really enjoy school.” L
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d. “I would like to advance to a teaching role someday.”
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The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal and
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external factors, such as needing to better a financial situation. The other statements indicate
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reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential needs or issues to be addressed.
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6. A nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is qualified. If the nurse is
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planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and negative
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forces as they ebb and flow, and you are making modifications to your plan as needed.
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TOP: Change Theory
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include becoming a charge nurse and passing the telemetry exam. A long-term goal is attained
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in greater than 6 months and includes studying to become a Nurse Practitioner. Continuing to
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work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term or a long-term goal.
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8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve patient care. The manager
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A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other. A scheme is a
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web of connections, a team is a group linked together for common purposes, and a unit
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consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole.
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the RNs indicates that teaching has been effective?
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motivation, can be a barrier to new learning, and serves as a foundation for defining the self.
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