Test Bank For LPN To RN Transitions 6th
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Edition By Lora Claywell All Chapters
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||Complete A+ Guide yy yy
,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 yy
1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree.
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She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who
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enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior
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knowledge and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes
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her understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
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a. ―Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.‖ yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.‖ yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―Experience never makes learning more difficult.‖ yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.‖
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ANS: A
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
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the self.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. yy yy yy yy yy yy TOP: Adult Learning yy
2. There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now
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Wednesday night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
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night so that she can stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise
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class on Thursday morning to go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response
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best identifies the student‘s outcome priority?
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a. Exercise class yy
b. Going to the library yy yy yy
c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation yy yy yy yy yy
d. Doing well on the test on Friday yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: D
The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within
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a set of conditions or circumstances.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
school. TOP:
yy 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
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the possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which
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statement by the 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
, Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as opposed to restraining
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forces, which are those that usually present a challenge that needs to be overcome for the
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change to take place or present a negative effect the change may initiate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
y y y y yy yy
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
school. TOP:
yy Motivations for Change
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4. An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her
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lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret
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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
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
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the second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking action on them.
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Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become a part of the
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person‘s life.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis yy yy
OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
an RN. TOP: Change Theory
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5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to
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yy become an RN. The clinical instructor iNnterprets the LPNs outcome priority based
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on which statement?
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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
The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal
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and external factors, such as needing to better a financial situation. The other statements
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indicate reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential needs or issues to be
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addressed.
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DIF: y y y y Cognitive Level: Analysis yy yy
OBJ: y y y Identify how experiences influence learning in adults.
y yy yy yy yy yy yy y y y y y y TOP: y y y y Adult Learning yy
6. A nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is qualified. If the
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nurse is in the moving phase of Lewin‘s Change Theory, which statement reflects the
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action she is most likely to take?
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a. Does nothing to obtain the position yy yy yy yy yy
b. Applies for the position yy yy yy
c. Identifies that change is needed yy yy yy yy
d. Settles into the routine of her job yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
, Unfreezing begins when reasons for change are identified. The moving phase involves
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active planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and
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negative forces as they ebb and flow, and you are making modifications to your plan as
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needed.
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Refreezing occurs after the change has become routine. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
an RN. TOP: Change Theory
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7. An Orthopedic Nurse is contemplating changes in her professional life and identifying
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goals. Which action should the nurse take if she is interested in pursuing a long-term
y y yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
goal?
yy
a. Studies for a telemetry exam scheduled for next week yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. Enrolls in a Nurse Practitioner program yy yy yy yy yy
c. Attends a seminar to become a charge nurse yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months or less. Short-term
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goals include becoming a charge nurse and passing the telemetry exam. A long-term goal
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is attained in greater than 6 months and includes studying to become a Nurse
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Practitioner.
yy
Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term or a
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long-term goal.
yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal and yy yy yy yy yy yy
professional goals. TOP:
yy Setting Goals yy yy yy
8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve patient care. The manager
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yy introduces the concept of a co hNo rt. Which statement by the RN indicates that the teaching has
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been effective?
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a. ―A cohort is a web of connections‖.
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b. ―A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other‖.
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c. ―A cohort is a group linked together for common purposes‖.
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d. ―A cohort consists of groups of individuals that make up a whole‖.
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ANS: B
A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other. A scheme
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is a web of connections, a team is a group linked together for common purposes, and a
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unit consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation yy yy
OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. yy yy yy yy yy yy TOP: Adult Learning yy
9. The nurse educator is presenting a lecture to a group of new RNs. Which statement by
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yy one of the RNs indicates that teaching has been effective?
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a. ―Experience is a stepping stone to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―Experience can be a barrier to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―Experience can be an avenue to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―Experience can be a detour to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
Experience accentuates differences among learners, serves as a source of insight and
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motivation, can be a barrier to new learning, and serves as a foundation for defining the
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Edition By Lora Claywell All Chapters
yy yy yy yy yy yy y y
||Complete A+ Guide yy yy
,Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
Claywell: LPN to RN Transitions, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE yy
1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
knowledge and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
her understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
a. ―Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.‖ yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.‖ yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―Experience never makes learning more difficult.‖ yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.‖
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ANS: A
Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a source of insight and
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
motivation, but it can also be a barrier. Experience can serve as a foundation for defining
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
the self.
yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. yy yy yy yy yy yy TOP: Adult Learning yy
2. There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
Wednesday night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
night so that she can stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
class on Thursday morning to go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
best identifies the student‘s outcome priority?
yy yy yy yy yy yy
a. Exercise class yy
b. Going to the library yy yy yy
c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation yy yy yy yy yy
d. Doing well on the test on Friday yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: D
The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
a set of conditions or circumstances.
yy yy yy yy yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
school. TOP:
yy Motivation to Learn
yy yy yy
3. A nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor to discuss
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
the possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
statement by the 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.‖
yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―There is a possibility of advancement into administration.‖
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ANS: D
, Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as opposed to restraining
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forces, which are those that usually present a challenge that needs to be overcome for the
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
change to take place or present a negative effect the change may initiate.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
y y y y yy yy
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
school. TOP:
yy Motivations for Change
yy yy yy
4. An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
this behavior as
yy yy yy
which stage of Lewin‘s Change Theory?
yy yy yy yy yy
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
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
involves determining that a change needs to occur and deciding to take action. Moving is
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
the second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking action on them.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become a part of the
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
person‘s life.
yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis yy yy
OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
an RN. TOP: Change Theory
yy yy yy yy
5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to
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yy become an RN. The clinical instructor iNnterprets the LPNs outcome priority based
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on which statement?
yy yy yy
a. ―My family wanted me to go back to school.‖
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―I want to better my financial situation.‖
yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―I really enjoy school.‖
yy yy yy
d. ―I would like to advance to a teaching role someday.‖
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
and external factors, such as needing to better a financial situation. The other statements
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
indicate reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential needs or issues to be
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
addressed.
yy
DIF: y y y y Cognitive Level: Analysis yy yy
OBJ: y y y Identify how experiences influence learning in adults.
y yy yy yy yy yy yy y y y y y y TOP: y y y y Adult Learning yy
6. A nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is qualified. If the
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
nurse is in the moving phase of Lewin‘s Change Theory, which statement reflects the
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
action she is most likely to take?
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
a. Does nothing to obtain the position yy yy yy yy yy
b. Applies for the position yy yy yy
c. Identifies that change is needed yy yy yy yy
d. Settles into the routine of her job yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
, Unfreezing begins when reasons for change are identified. The moving phase involves
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
active planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
negative forces as they ebb and flow, and you are making modifications to your plan as
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
needed.
yy
Refreezing occurs after the change has become routine. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
an RN. TOP: Change Theory
yy yy yy yy
7. An Orthopedic Nurse is contemplating changes in her professional life and identifying
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
goals. Which action should the nurse take if she is interested in pursuing a long-term
y y yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
goal?
yy
a. Studies for a telemetry exam scheduled for next week yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. Enrolls in a Nurse Practitioner program yy yy yy yy yy
c. Attends a seminar to become a charge nurse yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months or less. Short-term
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
goals include becoming a charge nurse and passing the telemetry exam. A long-term goal
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
is attained in greater than 6 months and includes studying to become a Nurse
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
Practitioner.
yy
Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short-term or a
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
long-term goal.
yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application yy yy
OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal and yy yy yy yy yy yy
professional goals. TOP:
yy Setting Goals yy yy yy
8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve patient care. The manager
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
yy introduces the concept of a co hNo rt. Which statement by the RN indicates that the teaching has
yy yy yy yy yy y yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
been effective?
yy yy
a. ―A cohort is a web of connections‖.
yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other‖.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―A cohort is a group linked together for common purposes‖.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―A cohort consists of groups of individuals that make up a whole‖.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other. A scheme
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
is a web of connections, a team is a group linked together for common purposes, and a
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
unit consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole.
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation yy yy
OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. yy yy yy yy yy yy TOP: Adult Learning yy
9. The nurse educator is presenting a lecture to a group of new RNs. Which statement by
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
yy one of the RNs indicates that teaching has been effective?
yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
a. ―Experience is a stepping stone to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
b. ―Experience can be a barrier to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
c. ―Experience can be an avenue to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
d. ―Experience can be a detour to new learning‖. yy yy yy yy yy yy yy
ANS: B
Experience accentuates differences among learners, serves as a source of insight and
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motivation, can be a barrier to new learning, and serves as a foundation for defining the
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