Carroll Success in Practical / Vocational
Nursing, 10th Edition Test Bank and
solutions manual 2025/2026
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Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner Carroll: Success
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in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE bLCHOICE bL
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1. bLWhich bLindividual bLin bLa bLpractical/vocational bLnursing bLclass
would bLbe bLidentified bLas bLa bLtraditionaladult bLlearner? bL
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a. One bLwho bLhas bLbeen bLout bLof bLschool bLfor bLmany bLyears bL
b. One bLwho bLhas bLchildren bLand bLgrandchildren bL
c. One bLwho bLknows bLthe bLroutine bLof bLeducation bL
, d. One bLwho bLis bLin bLhis bLor bLher bLearly bL20s bL
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Traditional bLadult bLlearners bLare bLindividuals bLwho bLcome bLto bLthe
bLeducational bLprogram bLdirectly bLfrom bLhigh bLschool bLor bLanother
bLprogram bLof bLstudy. bLThey bLare bLusually bLin bLtheir bLlate bLteens bLor
bLearly bL20s. bLThelearner bLwho bLhas bLbeen bLout bLof bLschool bLfor
bLmany bL years bLand bLthe bLlearner bLwho bLhas bLchildren bLand
bLgrandchildren bLwould bLbe bL
identified bLas bLa bLreturning bLadult bLlearner. bLThe bLlearner bLwho bLknows bLthe bLroutine bLof
bLeducation bLdoes bLnot bLprovide bLsufficient bLinformation bLfor bLclassification. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLApplication bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL3 bL OBJ: bL1 bL
TOP: bLAdult bLlearner bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A
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2. A bLstudent bLenrolled bLin bLan bLLPN/LVN bLprogram bLstates, bL―I‘m bLfresh bLout bLof bLhigh bLschool
bLand bLliving bLalone bLfor bLthe bLfirst bLtime bLin bLmy bLlife. bLI‘m bLlearning bLhow bLto bLtake bLcare bLof
bLmyself bLas bLwell bLas bLlearning bLto bLcare bLfor bLmy bLpatients.‖ bLThis bLstatement bLidentifies bLthe
bLstudent bLas bLa. bLa bLtraditional bLadult bLlearner. bL
b. a bLreturning bLadult bLlearner. bL
c. someone bLin bLneed bLof bLcounseling. bL
d. someone bLwho bLis bLnot bLaccustomed bLto bLformal bLeducation. bL
ANS: bLA bL
Traditional bLadult bLlearners bLare bLindividuals bLwho bLare bLin bLtheir bLlate bLteens bLor bLearly bL20s
bLwho bLhave bLcome bLto bLthe bLpractical/vocational bLprogram bLdirectly bLfrom bLhigh bLschool bLor
bLanother bLprogram bLof bLstudy. bLA bLreturning bLadult bLlearner bLis bLsomeone bLwho bLhas bLbeen bLout
bLof bLschool bLfor bLseveral bLyears. bLA bL
person bLin bLneeded bLof bLcounseling bLis bLcommonly bLa bLstudent bLwho bLhas bLbeen bLevaluated bLby
bLthe bLinstructor bLas bLhaving bLareas bLthat bLneed bLimprovement. bLThis bLstudent bLis bLa bLtraditional
bLadult bLlearner, bLand bLtraditional bLadult bLlearners bLare bLaccustomed bLto bLformal bLeducation. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLAnalysis bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL3 bL OBJ: bL1 bL
TOP: bLAdult bLlearner bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A
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3. A bLnursing bLstudent bLstates, bL―I bLhave bLtaken bLadvantage bLof bLinformal bLlearning bLexperiences.‖
bLAnother bLstudent bLasks, bL―Could bL you bLgive bLme bLan bLexample?‖ bLThe bLbest bLexample bLof bLan
bLinformal bLlearning bLexperience bLis bL
a. caring bLfor bLa bLdisabled bLfamily bLmember. bL
b. taking bLa bLcontinuing bLeducation bLcourse. bL
c. enrolling bLin bLan bLacademic bLprogram. bL
d. attending bLcredit bLclasses bLat bLthe bLmall. bL
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Informal bLlearning bLexperiences bLare bLthose bLthat bLtake bLplace bLoutside bLa bLformal bLeducational
bLsetting. bLA bL
person bLwho bLcares bLfor bLa bLdisabled bLfamily bLmember bLwould bLgain bLknowledge bLand bLskill bLin
bLproviding bLpersonal bLcare. bLAn bLeducation bLcourse, bLacademic bLprogram, bLand bLcredited bLclasses
bLall bLtake bLplace bLin bLa bLformal bLeducational bLsetting. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLComprehension bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL3 bL OBJ: bL2 bL
TOP: bLInformal bLeducational bLexperience bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A
bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A bL
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4. An bLexample bLof bLa bLself-talk bL―script‖ bLthat bLpromotes bLsuccess bLin bLa bLpractical/vocational
bLnursing bLprogram bLis: bL
a. ―I bLget bLsick bLfrom bLsmelling bLbad bLodors.‖ bL
b. ―What bLif bLI‘m bL‗all bLthumbs‘ bLin bLpractice bLlab?‖ bL
c. ―I bLdon‘t bLthink bLthe bLinstructor bLlikes bLme.‖ bL
d. ―I bLwork bLwell bLwith bLmy bLhands.‖ bL
ANS: bLD bL
The bLstatement bL―I bLwork bLwell bLwith bLmy bLhands‖ bLis bLa bLpositive bLthought. bLIt bLfocuses bLon
bLstrength bLand bLpromotes bLthe bLexpectation bLthat bLthe bLindividual bLwill bLsucceed. bLAll bLother
bLoptions bLare bLexamples bLof bLnegative bLthinking bLthat bLcreate bLexpectations bLfor bLproblems bLand
bLfailure. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLAnalysis bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL4 bL OBJ: bL2 bL
TOP: bLHidden bLdangers bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX:
bLN/A bL
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5. Which bLfactor bLis bLcommon bLto bLall bLtypes bLof bLadult bLlearners bLthat bLpredisposes bLthem bLto
bLsuccess bLin bLa bLnursing bLprogram? bL
a. Few bLresponsibilities bLat bLhome bL
b. Motivation bLto bLsucceed bL
c. Automatic bLqualification bLfor bLfinancial bLaid bL
d. Few bLdaily bLdistractions bL
ANS: bLB bL
The bLonly bLstatement bLapplicable bLto bLall bLtypes bLof bLadult bLlearners bLis bLthat bLthe bLmajority bLis
bLmotivated bLto bLsucceed. bLThe bLother bLfactors bLmay bLbe bLapplicable bLto bLone bLor bLtwo
bLclassifications bLof bLlearners bLbut bLnot bLto bLall bLthree. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLComprehension bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL4 bL OBJ: bL2 bL
TOP: bLFactors bLpredisposing bLto bLsuccess bL KEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep:
bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A bL
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6. Which bLfear bLis bLcommonly bLshared bLby bLnursing bLstudents? bL
a. Succeeding bL
b. Economic bLproblems bL
c. Failure bL
d. Ridicule bLANS: bLC bL
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Some bLdegree bLof bLfear bLof bLfailure bLis bLnearly bLuniversal bLand bLoften bLrelates bLto bLearlier
bLfailures bLor bLsetbacks bLthe bLlearner bLhas bLexperienced bLin bLother bLeducational bLsettings. bLFew
bLindividuals bLare bLafraid bLof bLsucceeding. bLUncertainty bLabout bLeconomic bLissues bLis bLcommon
bLamong bLstudents bLbut bLis bLnot bLas bLuniversal bLas bLfear bLof bLfailure. bLFear bLof bLridicule bLis bLrarely
bLa bLconcern; bLif bLpresent, bLit bLis bLusually bLsuperseded bLby bLfear bLof bLfailure. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLAnalysis bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL4 bL OBJ: bL2 bL
TOP: bLHidden bLdangers bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX:
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7. The bLFirst bLAmendment bLof bLthe bLU.S. bLConstitution bLguarantees bLstudents bLthe bLright bLto bL
a. graduate bLfrom bLa bLprogram. bL
b. fail bLan bLacademic bLprogram. bL
c. express bLoneself bLin bLclass. bL
d. have bLunlimited bLabsences. bL
ANS: bLC bL
The bLFirst bLAmendment bLprovides bLfor bLfreedom bLof bLexpression bLas bLlong bLas bLwhat bLis
bLexpressed bLdoes bLnot bLdisrupt bLclass bLor bLinfringe bLon bLthe bLrights bLof bLpeers. bLThe bLremaining
bLoptions bLare bLtopics bLthat bLare bLnot bLaddressed bLby bLthis bLamendment. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLKnowledge bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL7 bL OBJ: bL6 bL
TOP: bLLearner bLrights bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A
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8. Which bLamendment bLto bLthe bLU.S. bLConstitution bLprotects bLthe bLlearner bLfrom bLbeing bLasked bLto
bLleave bLan bLeducational bLprogram bLwithout bLdue bLprocess? bLa. bLEleventh bL
b. Twelfth bL
c. Thirteenth bL
d. Fourteenth bL
ANS: bLD bL
The bLFourteenth bLAmendment bLguarantees bLdue bLprocess. bLThe bLlearner bLhas bLthe bLright bLto
bLdefend bLhim- bLor bLherself bLif bLcharged bLwith bLa bLviolation bLof bLpolicy bLor bLrules. bLThe
bLEleventh, bLTwelfth, bLand bLThirteenth bLamendments bLdo bLnot bLaddress bLdue bLprocess. bL
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DIF: bLCognitive bLLevel: bLKnowledge bL REF: bL bL bLp. bL7 bL OBJ: bL6 bL
TOP: bLLearner bLrights bLKEY: bLNursing bLProcess bLStep: bLN/A bLMSC: bLNCLEX: bLN/A
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9. When bLa bLnursing bLstudent bLexpresses bLconcern bLabout bLbeing bLdismissed bLunfairly bLfrom bLthe
bLprogram, bLthe bLmost bLeffective bLpeer bLresponse bLwould bLbe: bLa. bL―Better bLget bLover bLbeing bLso
bLnegative.‖ bL
b. ―You bLhave bLrights bLunder bLthe bLFourteenth bLAmendment.‖ bL
c. ―Watch bLwhat bLyou bLsay bLin bLclass bLto bLreduce bLthis bLpossibility.‖ bL
d. ―Instructors bLreally bLdo bLhave bLcontrol bLover bLwhat bLhappens.‖ bL
ANS: bLB bL
The bLFourteenth bLAmendment bLguarantees bLdue bLprocess bLto bLthe bLstudent. bLThe bLlearner bLhas
bLthe bLright bLto bLdefend bLhim- bLor bLherself bLif bLcharged bLwith bLa bLviolation bLof bLprogram bLpolicy
bLor bLrules. bLThe bLother bLstatements bLare bLnot bLthe bLmost bLeffective bLresponses bLto bLgive bLa
bLstudent bLconcerned bLwith bLbeing bLunfairly bLdismissed. bL
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