Test Bank For LPN to RN Transitions 6th Edition by Lora Claywell all chapters included graded A+

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,Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
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Claywell: LPN to RN Transitions, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n




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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school 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.” n n n n n n n n n n n


b. “Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.” n n n n n n n


c. “Experience never makes learning more difficult.” n n n n n


d. “Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.”
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ANS: A n


Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a source of insight and
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motivation, but it can also be a barrier. Experience can serve as a foundation for defining the
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self.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application n n


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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night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday night so that she can
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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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a. Exercise class n


b. Going to the library n n n


c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation n n n n n


d. Doing well on the test on Friday n n n n n n




ANS: D n


The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within a
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set of conditions or circumstances.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application n n


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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nurse as the driving force for returning to school?
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a. “I’ll need to schedule time to attend classes.”
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b. “I’ll have to budget for paying tuition.”
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c. “I’ll have to rearranging my schedule.”
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d. “There is a possibility of advancement into administration.”
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ANS: D n




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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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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application n n


OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school.
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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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which stage of Lewin’s Change Theory?
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a. Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing

ANS: B n


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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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis n n


OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN.
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TOP: Change Theory
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5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to become
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n an RN. The clinical instructor iN
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a. “My family wanted me to go back to school.”
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b. “I want to better my financial situation.”
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c. “I really enjoy school.”
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d. “I would like to advance to a teaching role someday.”
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ANS: B n


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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DIF: n nCognitive Level: Analysis n n


OBJ: n n Identify how experiences influence learning in adults.
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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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in the moving phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, which statement reflects the action she is
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most likely to take?
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a. Does nothing to obtain the position n n n n n


b. Applies for the position n n n


c. Identifies that change is needed n n n n


d. Settles into the routine of her job n n n n n n




ANS: B n




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