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Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. 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.” ANS: A Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a source of insight and motivation, but it can also bea barrier. Experience can serve as a foundation for defining the self. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: Adult Learning 2. 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 N 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 ANS: D The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within a set of conditions or circumstances. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school. TOP: Motivation to Learn 3. 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.”ANS: D Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as opposed to restraining forces, which are those that usually present a challenge that needs to be overcome for the change to take place or present a negative effect the change may initiate. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school. TOP: Motivations for Change 4. 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 ANS: B The patient is in the first phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, known as unfreezing. This phase involves determining that a change needs to occur and deciding to take action. Moving is the second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking action on them. Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become apart of the person’s life. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP: Change Theory 5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to become an RN. The clinical instructor interprets the LPNs outcome priority based on which N statement? a. “My family wanted me to go back to school.” b. “I want to better my financial situation.” c. “I really enjoy school.” d. “I would like to advance to a teaching role someday.” ANS: B The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal and external factors, such as needing to better a financial situation. The other statements indicate reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential needs or issues to be addressed. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: Adult Learning 6. A nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is qualified. If the nurse is in the moving phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, which statement reflects the action she is most likely to take? a. Does nothing to obtain the position b. Applies for the position c. Identifies that change is needed d. Settles into the routine of her job ANS: B Unfreezing begins when reasons for change are identified. The moving phase involves active planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and negative forces as they ebb and flow, and you are making modifications to your plan as needed. Refreezing occurs after the change has become routine. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP: ChangeTheory 7. An Orthopedic Nurse is contemplating changes in her professional life and identifying goals. Which action should the nurse take if she is interested in pursuing a long-term goal? a. Studies for atelemetry exam scheduled for next week b. Enrolls in a Nurse Practitioner program c. Attends a seminar to become a charge nurse d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time ANS: B A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months or less. Short-term goals include becoming a charge nurse and passing the telemetry exam. A long-term goal is attained in greater than 6 months and includes studying to become a Nurse Practitioner. Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term or a long-term goal. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal and professional goals. TOP: SettingGoals 8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve patient care. The manager introduces the concept ofa cohort. Which statement by the RN indicates that the teaching has N been effective? a. “A cohort is a web of connections”. b. “A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other”. c. “A cohort is a group linked together for common purposes”. d. “A cohort consists of groups of individuals that make up a whole”. ANS: B A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other. A scheme is a web of connections, ateam is a group linked together for common purposes, and a unit consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole. DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: Adult Learning

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Chapter 01 Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
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Chapter 02 Assessing Yourself and Designing Success
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Chapter 03 Study Habits and Test-Taking Skills
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Chapter 04 Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN LVN Role
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Chapter 05 Using Nursing Theory to Guide Professional Practice
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Chapter 06 Providing Patient-Centered Care Through the Nursing Process
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Chapter 07 Critical and Diagnostic Thinking for Better Clinical Judgment
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Chapter 08 Practicing Evidence-Based Decision Making
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Chapter 09 Communicating With Patients and Co-Workers
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Chapter 10 Teaching Patients and Their Families
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Chapter 11 The Nurses, Ideas, and Forces That Define the Profession
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Chapter 12 Upholding Legal and Ethical Principles
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Chapter 13 Care and Safety Standards, Competence, and Nurse Accountability
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Chapter 14 Leading, Delegating, and Collaborating
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Chapter 15 Promoting Healthful Living in the Primary Care Setting
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Chapter 16 Managing Care in Secondary and Tertiary Health Care
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Chapter 17 Reflecting on Your Transition
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Chapter 18 Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX-RN®
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