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Chapter091,09Adjusting09to09Student09Life
1. The09nursing09student09has09found09the09first09209weeks09of09the09nursing09program09fasci
nating09but09overwhelming.09This09student09is09anxious09and09unable09to09sleep.09What09ac
tion09should09the09nursing09student09take09to09address09these09feelings?
A. Utilize09the09counseling09services09available09at09the09college.
B. Reduce09the09course09load.
C. Eliminate09the09family09activities09and09recreational09activities.
D. Create09a09study09group09with09some09classmates09and09divide09the09course09work.
ANS:0 9 A
Feedback:09Counseling09services09to09help09students09make09adjustments09and09solve09problem
s09may09be09available09to09students.09If09so,09they09are09often09very09helpful.09This09is09prefer
able09to09reducing09the09courses09the09student09is09taking09or09eliminating09family09and09recre
ational09activities,09which09are09beneficial09in09stress09management.09Study09groups09can09be0
9helpful,09but09they09are09not09intended09to09divide09course09work.
PTS:0 9 1 DIF: Moderate
REF:0 9 p.095,09Personal09Adjustments09OBJ:0 9 1
NAT:0 9 Client09Needs:09Psychosocial09Integrity
TOP:0 9 Chapter091 KEY:0 9 Integrated09Process:09Caring
BLM:0 9 Cognitive09Level:09Apply09NOT:0 9 Multiple09Choice
2. A09nursing09student09will09soon09begin09a09new09course09with09a09new09instructor.09When09e
ncountering09a09new09instructor09for09the09first09time,09the09student09should:
A. compliment09the09instructor09on09his09or09her09knowledge09and09skills.
B. try09to09get09to09know09the09instructor09as09much09as09possible.
C. remain09silent09until09the09instructor09reveals09his09or09her09expectations.
D. ask09as09many09questions09as09possible09so09that09the09instructor09notices09the09student.
ANS:0 9 B
Feedback:09Every09instructor09is09different,09and09it09is09beneficial09to09get09to09know09each09i
nstructor’s09style,09personality,09and09expectations09as09much09as09possible.09This09does09not0
9involve09offering09personal09compliments09to09the09instructor09or09asking09questions09for09th
e09purpose09of09becoming09known.09At09the09same09time,09a09student09should09not09be09compl
etely09silent09at09the09start09of09a09course.
PTS:0 9 1 DIF: Moderate
REF:0 9 p.096,09Program09Structure09OBJ:0 9 1
NAT:0 9 Client09Needs:09Psychosocial09Integrity
TOP:0 9 Chapter091
KEY:0 9 Integrated09Process:09Communication09and09Documen
tation09BLM:0 9 Cognitive09Level:09Apply NOT:0 9 Multiple09Choice
3. A09student09has09just09begun09a09nursing09program09and09is09committed09to09success.09Wh
en09creating09a09schedule09for09the09school09term,09what09should09the09student09do?
A. Make09sure09that09recreation09is09prioritized09over09school09work.
B. Spread09out09school09work09evenly09between09all09709days09of09the09week.
C. Ensure09a09balance09between09school09activities09and09personal09life.
D. Put09off09family09activities09until09the09midterm09break.
ANS:0 9 C
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Feedback:09A09good09schedule09should09be09realistic09and09balanced.09To09get09the09most09fro
m09the09program09and09still09have09time09for09a09personal09life,09the09student09should09make09a
09schedule09that09fits09the09time09available,09not09how09much09time09the09student09wishes09was
09available.09This09does09not09mean09that09school09work09should09suffer09because09of09person
al09activities,09however.09It09is09often09helpful09to09schedule09days09off09rather09than09studyin
g09every09day09of09the09week.
PTS:0 9 1 DIF: Easy
REF:0 9 p.097,09Scheduling09Your09Time09OBJ:0 9 1
NAT:0 9 Client09Needs:09Safe09and09Effective09Care09Environment:09Management09
of09Care09TOP:0 9 Chapter091
KEY:0 9 Integrated09Process:09Communication09and09Documen
tation09BLM:0 9 Cognitive09Level:09Apply NOT:0 9 Multiple09Choice
4. When09learning09how09to09assess09clients’09health,09a09student09has09found09that09the09most09
beneficial09learning09technique09was09watching09an09online09video09in09which09an09experience
d09nurse09demonstrated09how09to09conduct09an09assessment.09Which09is09this09student’s09mos
t09likely09learning09style?
A. Tactile
B. Visual
C. Auditory
D. Kinesthetic
ANS:0 9 B
Feedback:09Visual09learners09learn09best09by09watching09things09such09as09videos,09movies,0
9and09demonstrations.09Tactile09and09kinesthetic09learners09benefit09from09touch.09Auditory09
learners09prefer09to09hear09information.
PTS:0 9 1 DIF: Easy
REF:0 9 p.099,09Applying09Your09Learning09Style09OBJ:0 9 3
NAT:0 9 Client09Needs:09Psychosocial09Integrity
TOP:0 9 Chapter091
KEY:0 9 Integrated09Process:09Teaching/Lear
ning09BLM:0 9 Cognitive09Level:09Analyze
NOT:0 9 Multiple09Choice
5. A09nursing09student09is09aware09of09the09importance09of09critical09thinking,09especially09in09
clinical09situations.09When09applying09the09principles09of09critical09thinking09to09a09situation,
09the09student09should09begin09by09asking:
A. “What09did09I09do09the09last09time09I09encountered09a09similar09situation?”
B. “Why09do09I09need09to09act09in09this09situation?”
C. “What09are09the09consequences09of09making09the09wrong09decision09in09this09situation?”
D. “What09are09the09facts09that09I09know09about09this09situation?”
ANS:0 9 D
Feedback:09A09useful09starting09point09for09the09critical09thinking09process09is09to09determine0
9the09facts09about09the09situation.09This09should09come09before09a09comparison09with09previous
09situations.09It09is09likely09not09helpful09to09ask09what09could09possibly09go09wrong.
PTS:0 9 1 DIF: Difficult
REF:0 9 p.0917,09Developing09Critical09Thinking09Skills09OBJ:0 9 4
NAT:0 9 Client09Needs:09Safe09and09Effective09Care09Environment:09Management09of09Care
TOP:0 9 Chapter091 KEY:0 9 Integrated09Process:09Clinical09Problem-
solving09Process09(Nursing09Process)09BLM:0 9 Cognitive09Level:09Apply
NOT:0 9 Multiple09Choice
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6. The09nursing09student09is09working09with09a09female09client09who09had09recent09hip09surge
ry.09The09client09was09drowsy.09The09nursing09student09used09critical09thinking09to09deter
mine09the09action09needed09to09prevent09the09client09from09falling.09The09nursing09student
09should:
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