TESTBANK FOR LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS
5TH EDITION BY CLAYWELL
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Chapteri01:iHonoringiYouriPast,iPlanningiYouriFuturei
Claywell:iLPNitoiRNiTransitions,i5thiEdition
MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1. AinursingiadvisoriisimeetingiwithiaistudentiwhoiisiinterestediiniearningiheriRNidegree.iSheikn
owsithatilicensedipracticalinurse/licenseivocationalinursei(LPN/LVNs)iwhoienterinursingisch
oolitoibecomeiRNsicomeiintoitheilearningienvironmentiwithiprioriknowledgeiandiunderstand
ing.iWhichistatementibyitheinursingiadvisoribestidescribesiheriunderstandingiofitheieffectiexp
erienceimayihaveionilearning?
a. “Experienceimayibeiaisourceiofiinsightiandimotivation,ioriaibarrier.”
b. “ExperienceiisiusuallyiaistumblingiblockiforiLPN/LVNs.”
c. “Experienceineverimakesilearningimoreidifficult.”
d. “Onceisomethingiisilearned,iiticanineveribeitrulyimodified.”
ANS:i A
Experienceiaccentuatesidifferencesiamongilearnersiandiservesiasiaisourceiofiinsightiandimoti
vation,ibutiiticanialsoibeiaibarrier.iExperienceicaniserveiasiaifoundationiforidefiningitheiself.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication
OBJ:iii Identifyihowiexperiencesiinfluenceilearningiiniadults. TOP:i AdultiLearning
2. ThereiisiaitestionitheicardiovascularisystemioniFridayimorning,iandiitiisinowiWednesdayinight.
iTheistudentihasialreadyitakeniaivacationidayifromiworkiThursdayinightisoithatisheicanistayiho
meiandistudy.iSheiisiconsideringiskippingiheriexerciseiclassioniThursdayimorningitoigoitoitheil
ibraryitoiprepareiforitheitest.iWhichiresponseibestiidentifiesitheistudent’sioutcomeipriority?
a. Exerciseiclass
b. Goingitoitheilibrary
c. Avoidingiworkibyitakingiaivacation
d. DoingiwellionitheitestioniFriday
ANS:i D
Theioutcomeipriorityiisitheiessentialiissueiorineeditoibeiaddressediatianyigivenitimeiwithiniaisetio
ficonditionsioricircumstances.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication
OBJ:iIdentifyimotivationsiandipersonalioutcomeiprioritiesiforireturningitoischool.i
TOP:i MotivationitoiLearn
3. AinurseiwhoihasibeenianiLPN/LVNifori10iyearsiisimeetingiwithianiadvisoritoidiscussitheiposs
ibilityiofitakingiclassesitoibecomeianiRN.iTheiadvisoriinterpretsiwhichistatementibyitheinurseia
sitheidrivingiforceiforireturningitoischool?
a. “I’llineeditoischeduleitimeitoiattendiclasses.”
b. “I’llihaveitoibudgetiforipayingituition.”
c. “I’llihaveitoirearrangingimyischedule.”
d. “Thereiisiaipossibilityiofiadvancementiintoiadministration.”
ANS:i D
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Drivingiforcesiareithoseithatipushitowardimakingitheichange,iasiopposeditoirestrainingiforces,iw
hichiareithoseithatiusuallyipresentiaichallengeithatineedsitoibeiovercomeiforitheichangeitoitakeip
laceioripresentiainegativeieffectitheichangeimayiinitiate.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication
OBJ:iIdentifyimotivationsiandipersonalioutcomeiprioritiesiforireturningitoischool.i
TOP:i MotivationsiforiChange
4. AniRNiisicaringiforiaidiabeticipatient.iTheipatientiappearsiinterestediinichangingiherilifestyleian
dihasibeeniaskingiquestionsiaboutieatingibetter.iTheinurseicaniinterpretithisibehavioriasiwhichis
tageiofiLewin’siChangeiTheory?
a. Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing
ANS:i B
TheipatientiisiinitheifirstiphaseiofiLewin’siChangeiTheory,iknowniasiunfreezing.iThisiphaseiinv
olvesideterminingithatiaichangeineedsitoioccuriandidecidingitoitakeiaction.iMovingiisitheisecon
diphaseiandiinvolvesiactivelyiplanningichangesianditakingiactionionithem.iRefreezingiisitheilasti
stage,iandiitioccursiwhenitheichangeihasibecomeiaipartiofitheiperson’silife.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iAnalysis
OBJ:iUnderstandiChangeiTheoryiandihowiitiappliesitoibecomingianiRN.iT
OP:i ChangeiTheory
5. AniLPNiisitalkingiwithihericlinicaliinstructoriaboutiheridecisionitoireturnitoischoolitoibecomeiani
RN.iTheiclinicaliinstructoriiN
nterpretsitheiLPNsioutcomeipriorityibasedioniwhichistatement?
a. “Myifamilyiwantedimeitoigoibackitoischool.”
b. “Iiwantitoibetterimyifinancialisituation.”
c. “Iireallyienjoyischool.”
d. “Iiwouldilikeitoiadvanceitoiaiteachingiroleisomeday.”
ANS:i B
Theioutcomeipriorityiisitheiessentialineedithatimustibeiaddressed,ideterminedibyiinternaliandiex
ternalifactors,isuchiasineedingitoibetteriaifinancialisituation.iTheiotheristatementsiindicateireas
onsiforireturningitoischool,ibutitheyiareinotiessentialineedsioriissuesitoibeiaddressed.
DIF:i CognitiveiLevel:iAnalysis
OBJ:iii Identifyihowiexperiencesiinfluenceilearningiiniadults.iiiiiiii TOP:i AdultiLearning
6. Ainurseinoticesiaipostingiforiaimanagementipositioniforiwhichisheiisiqualified.iIfitheinurseiisiini
theimovingiphaseiofiLewin’siChangeiTheory,iwhichistatementireflectsitheiactionisheiisimostili
kelyitoitake?
a. Doesinothingitoiobtainitheiposition
b. Appliesiforitheiposition
c. Identifiesithatichangeiisineeded
d. Settlesiintoitheiroutineiofiherijob
ANS:i B
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Unfreezingibeginsiwhenireasonsiforichangeiareiidentified.iTheimovingiphaseiinvolvesiactiveipl
anningiandiaction.iMovingialsoimeansiyouiareidealingiwithibothipositiveiandinegativeiforcesia
sitheyiebbiandiflow,iandiyouiareimakingimodificationsitoiyouriplaniasineeded.
Refreezingioccursiafteritheichangeihasibecomeiroutine.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication
OBJ:iUnderstandiChangeiTheoryiandihowiitiappliesitoibecomingianiRN.iT
OP:i ChangeiTheory
7. TheiRNiisitalkingiwithitheiunitimanageriaboutiwaysitoiimproveipatienticare.iTheimanageriintro
ducesitheiconceptiofiaicohN
ort.iWhichistatementibyitheiRNiindicatesithatitheiteachingihasibeenie
ffective?
a. “Aicohortiisiaiwebioficonnections”.
b. “Aicohortiisiaigroupiofipeopleiwhoishareicommoniexperiencesiwithieachiother”.
c. “Aicohortiisiaigroupilinkeditogetheriforicommonipurposes”.
d. “Aicohorticonsistsiofigroupsiofiindividualsithatimakeiupiaiwhole”.
ANS:i B
Aicohortiisiaigroupiofipeopleiwhoishareicommoniexperiencesiwithieachiother.iAischemeiisiaiwe
bioficonnections,iaiteamiisiaigroupilinkeditogetheriforicommonipurposes,iandiaiuniticonsistsiofi
groupsioriindividualsithatimakeiupiaiwhole.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iEvaluation
OBJ:iii Identifyihowiexperiencesiinfluenceilearningiiniadults. TOP:i AdultiLearning
8. AniOrthopediciNurseiisicontemplatingichangesiiniheriprofessionalilifeiandiidentifyingigoals.i
Whichiactionishoulditheinurseitakeiifisheiisiinterestediinipursuingiailong-termigoal?
a.Studiesiforiaitelemetryiexamischedulediforinextiweek
b.EnrollsiiniaiNurseiPractitioneriprogram
c.Attendsiaiseminaritoibecomeiaichargeinurse
d.Continuesitoiworkionitheiorthopedicifloorifull-time
ANS:i B
Aishort-termigoaliisioneithaticanibeiattainediiniaiperiodiofi6imonthsioriless.iShort-
termigoalsiincludeibecomingiaichargeinurseiandipassingitheitelemetryiexam.iAilong-
termigoaliisiattainediinigreaterithani6imonthsiandiincludesistudyingitoibecomeiaiNurseiPractition
er.iContinuingitoiworkionitheiorthopediciflooridoesinotirepresentieitheriaishort-termioriailong-
termigoal.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication
OBJ:iIdentifyibothishort-iandilong-
termipersonaliandiprofessionaligoals.iTOP:i SettingiGoals
9. TheinurseieducatoriisipresentingiailectureitoiaigroupiofinewiRNs.iWhichistatementibyioneiofith
eiRNsiindicatesithatiteachingihasibeenieffective?
a. “Experienceiisiaisteppingistoneitoinewilearning”.
b. “Experienceicanibeiaibarrieritoinewilearning”.
c. “Experienceicanibeianiavenueitoinewilearning”.
d. “Experienceicanibeiaidetouritoinewilearning”.
ANS:i B
Experienceiaccentuatesidifferencesiamongilearners,iservesiasiaisourceiofiinsightiandimotivati
on,icanibeiaibarrieritoinewilearning,iandiservesiasiaifoundationiforidefiningitheiself.