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MULTIPLE rCHOICE r
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1. rWhich rindividual rin ra rpractical/vocational rnursing rclass rwould
r be ridentified ras ra rtraditionaladult rlearner? r
a. One rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rmany ryears r
b. One rwho rhas rchildren rand rgrandchildren r
c. One rwho rknows rthe rroutine rof reducation r
d. One rwho ris rin rhis ror rher rearly r20s r
ANS: rD r
Traditional radult rlearners rare rindividuals rwho rcome rto rthe
reducational rprogram rdirectly rfrom rhigh rschool ror ranother
rprogram rof rstudy. rThey rare rusually rin rtheir rlate rteens ror rearly
r20s. rThelearner rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rmany r years
rand rthe rlearner rwho rhas rchildren rand rgrandchildren rwould rbe r
identified ras ra rreturning radult rlearner. rThe rlearner rwho rknows rthe rroutine rof reducation rdoes
rnot rprovide rsufficient rinformation rfor rclassification. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rApplication r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r1 r
TOP: rAdult rlearner rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
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2. A rstudent renrolled rin ran rLPN/LVN rprogram rstates, r―I‘m rfresh rout rof rhigh rschool rand
rliving ralone rfor rthe rfirst rtime rin rmy rlife. r I‘m rlearning rhow rto rtake rcare rof rmyself ras rwell ras
rlearning rto rcare rfor rmy rpatients.‖ rThis rstatement ridentifies rthe rstudent ras ra. ra rtraditional
radult rlearner. r
b. a rreturning radult rlearner. r
c. someone rin rneed rof rcounseling. r
d. someone rwho ris rnot raccustomed rto rformal reducation. r
ANS: rA r
Traditional radult rlearners rare rindividuals rwho rare rin rtheir rlate rteens ror rearly r20s rwho rhave
rcome rto rthe rpractical/vocational rprogram rdirectly rfrom rhigh rschool ror ranother rprogram rof
rstudy. rA rreturning radult rlearner ris rsomeone rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rseveral r years.
rA r
person rin rneeded rof rcounseling ris rcommonly ra rstudent rwho rhas rbeen revaluated rby rthe
rinstructor ras rhaving rareas rthat rneed rimprovement. rThis rstudent ris ra rtraditional radult rlearner,
rand rtraditional radult rlearners rare raccustomed rto rformal reducation. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rAnalysis r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r1 r
TOP: rAdult rlearner rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
3. A rnursing rstudent rstates, r―I rhave rtaken radvantage rof rinformal rlearning rexperiences.‖
rAnother rstudent rasks, r―Could r you rgive rme ran rexample?‖ rThe rbest rexample rof ran rinformal
rlearning rexperience ris r
a. caring rfor ra rdisabled rfamily rmember. r
b. taking ra rcontinuing reducation rcourse. r
c. enrolling rin ran racademic rprogram. r
d. attending rcredit rclasses rat rthe rmall. r
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ANS: rA r
Informal rlearning rexperiences rare rthose rthat rtake rplace routside ra rformal reducational rsetting.
rA r
person rwho rcares rfor ra rdisabled rfamily rmember rwould rgain rknowledge rand rskill rin rproviding
rpersonal rcare. rAn reducation rcourse, racademic rprogram, rand rcredited rclasses rall rtake rplace rin
ra rformal reducational rsetting. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rInformal reducational rexperience rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC:
rNCLEX: rN/A r
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4. An rexample rof ra rself-talk r―script‖ rthat rpromotes rsuccess rin ra rpractical/vocational rnursing
rprogram ris: r
a. ―I rget rsick rfrom rsmelling rbad rodors.‖ r
b. ―What rif rI‘m r‗all rthumbs‘ rin rpractice rlab?‖ r
c. ―I rdon‘t rthink rthe rinstructor rlikes rme.‖ r
d. ―I rwork rwell rwith rmy rhands.‖ r
ANS: rD r
The rstatement r―I rwork rwell rwith rmy rhands‖ ris ra rpositive rthought. rIt rfocuses ron rstrength rand
rpromotes rthe rexpectation rthat rthe rindividual rwill rsucceed. rAll rother roptions rare rexamples rof
rnegative rthinking rthat rcreate rexpectations rfor rproblems rand rfailure. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rAnalysis r REF: r r rp. r4 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rHidden rdangers rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
5. Which rfactor ris rcommon rto rall rtypes rof radult rlearners rthat rpredisposes rthem rto rsuccess rin ra
rnursing rprogram? r
a. Few rresponsibilities rat rhome r
b. Motivation rto rsucceed r
c. Automatic rqualification rfor rfinancial raid r
d. Few rdaily rdistractions r
ANS: rB r
The ronly rstatement rapplicable rto rall rtypes rof radult rlearners ris rthat rthe rmajority ris rmotivated
rto rsucceed. rThe rother rfactors rmay rbe rapplicable rto rone ror rtwo rclassifications rof rlearners
rbut rnot rto rall rthree. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension r REF: r r rp. r4 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rFactors rpredisposing rto rsuccess r KEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC:
rNCLEX: rN/A r
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6. Which rfear ris rcommonly rshared rby rnursing rstudents? r
a. Succeeding r
b. Economic rproblems r
c. Failure r
d. Ridicule rANS: rC r
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Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner Carroll:
r r r r r r r r
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th Edition
r r r r r r r
r
MULTIPLE rCHOICE r
r
1. rWhich rindividual rin ra rpractical/vocational rnursing rclass rwould
r be ridentified ras ra rtraditionaladult rlearner? r
a. One rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rmany ryears r
b. One rwho rhas rchildren rand rgrandchildren r
c. One rwho rknows rthe rroutine rof reducation r
d. One rwho ris rin rhis ror rher rearly r20s r
ANS: rD r
Traditional radult rlearners rare rindividuals rwho rcome rto rthe
reducational rprogram rdirectly rfrom rhigh rschool ror ranother
rprogram rof rstudy. rThey rare rusually rin rtheir rlate rteens ror rearly
r20s. rThelearner rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rmany r years
rand rthe rlearner rwho rhas rchildren rand rgrandchildren rwould rbe r
identified ras ra rreturning radult rlearner. rThe rlearner rwho rknows rthe rroutine rof reducation rdoes
rnot rprovide rsufficient rinformation rfor rclassification. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rApplication r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r1 r
TOP: rAdult rlearner rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
2. A rstudent renrolled rin ran rLPN/LVN rprogram rstates, r―I‘m rfresh rout rof rhigh rschool rand
rliving ralone rfor rthe rfirst rtime rin rmy rlife. r I‘m rlearning rhow rto rtake rcare rof rmyself ras rwell ras
rlearning rto rcare rfor rmy rpatients.‖ rThis rstatement ridentifies rthe rstudent ras ra. ra rtraditional
radult rlearner. r
b. a rreturning radult rlearner. r
c. someone rin rneed rof rcounseling. r
d. someone rwho ris rnot raccustomed rto rformal reducation. r
ANS: rA r
Traditional radult rlearners rare rindividuals rwho rare rin rtheir rlate rteens ror rearly r20s rwho rhave
rcome rto rthe rpractical/vocational rprogram rdirectly rfrom rhigh rschool ror ranother rprogram rof
rstudy. rA rreturning radult rlearner ris rsomeone rwho rhas rbeen rout rof rschool rfor rseveral r years.
rA r
person rin rneeded rof rcounseling ris rcommonly ra rstudent rwho rhas rbeen revaluated rby rthe
rinstructor ras rhaving rareas rthat rneed rimprovement. rThis rstudent ris ra rtraditional radult rlearner,
rand rtraditional radult rlearners rare raccustomed rto rformal reducation. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rAnalysis r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r1 r
TOP: rAdult rlearner rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
3. A rnursing rstudent rstates, r―I rhave rtaken radvantage rof rinformal rlearning rexperiences.‖
rAnother rstudent rasks, r―Could r you rgive rme ran rexample?‖ rThe rbest rexample rof ran rinformal
rlearning rexperience ris r
a. caring rfor ra rdisabled rfamily rmember. r
b. taking ra rcontinuing reducation rcourse. r
c. enrolling rin ran racademic rprogram. r
d. attending rcredit rclasses rat rthe rmall. r
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r
ANS: rA r
Informal rlearning rexperiences rare rthose rthat rtake rplace routside ra rformal reducational rsetting.
rA r
person rwho rcares rfor ra rdisabled rfamily rmember rwould rgain rknowledge rand rskill rin rproviding
rpersonal rcare. rAn reducation rcourse, racademic rprogram, rand rcredited rclasses rall rtake rplace rin
ra rformal reducational rsetting. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension r REF: r r rp. r3 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rInformal reducational rexperience rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC:
rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
4. An rexample rof ra rself-talk r―script‖ rthat rpromotes rsuccess rin ra rpractical/vocational rnursing
rprogram ris: r
a. ―I rget rsick rfrom rsmelling rbad rodors.‖ r
b. ―What rif rI‘m r‗all rthumbs‘ rin rpractice rlab?‖ r
c. ―I rdon‘t rthink rthe rinstructor rlikes rme.‖ r
d. ―I rwork rwell rwith rmy rhands.‖ r
ANS: rD r
The rstatement r―I rwork rwell rwith rmy rhands‖ ris ra rpositive rthought. rIt rfocuses ron rstrength rand
rpromotes rthe rexpectation rthat rthe rindividual rwill rsucceed. rAll rother roptions rare rexamples rof
rnegative rthinking rthat rcreate rexpectations rfor rproblems rand rfailure. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rAnalysis r REF: r r rp. r4 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rHidden rdangers rKEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC: rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
5. Which rfactor ris rcommon rto rall rtypes rof radult rlearners rthat rpredisposes rthem rto rsuccess rin ra
rnursing rprogram? r
a. Few rresponsibilities rat rhome r
b. Motivation rto rsucceed r
c. Automatic rqualification rfor rfinancial raid r
d. Few rdaily rdistractions r
ANS: rB r
The ronly rstatement rapplicable rto rall rtypes rof radult rlearners ris rthat rthe rmajority ris rmotivated
rto rsucceed. rThe rother rfactors rmay rbe rapplicable rto rone ror rtwo rclassifications rof rlearners
rbut rnot rto rall rthree. r
r
DIF: rCognitive rLevel: rComprehension r REF: r r rp. r4 r OBJ: r2 r
TOP: rFactors rpredisposing rto rsuccess r KEY: rNursing rProcess rStep: rN/A rMSC:
rNCLEX: rN/A r
r
6. Which rfear ris rcommonly rshared rby rnursing rstudents? r
a. Succeeding r
b. Economic rproblems r
c. Failure r
d. Ridicule rANS: rC r
