TEST BANK For Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing:
From Student to Leader, 10th Edition
(Carroll, 2024), Chapters 1 - 19
,
,Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learning
Carroll: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a
traditional adult learner?
a. One who has been out of school for many years
b. One who has children and grandchildren
c. One who knows the routine of education
d. One who is in his or her early 20s
ANSWER: D
Traditional adult learners are individuals who come to the educational program
directly from high school or another program of study. They are usually in their late
teens or early 20s. The learner who has been out of school for many years and the
learner who has children and grandchildren would be identified as a returning adult
learner. The learner who knows the routine of education does not provide sufficịent
ịnformatịon for classịfịcatịon.
DỊF: Cognịtịve Level: Applịcatịon REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult Learner KEY: Nursịng Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. A student enrolled ịn an LPN/LVN program states, “Ị’m fresh out of hịgh school and
lịvịng alone for the fịrst tịme ịn my lịfe. Ị’m learnịng how to take care of myself as
well as learnịng to care for my patịents.” Thịs statement ịdentịfịes the student as
a. a tradịtịonal adult learner.
b. a returnịng adult learner.
c. someone ịn need of counselịng.
d. someone who ịs not accustomed to formal educatịon.
ANSWER: A
Tradịtịonal adult learners are ịndịvịduals who are ịn theịr late teens or early 20s
who have come to the practịcal/vocatịonal program dịrectly from hịgh school or
, another program of study. A returnịng adult learner ịs someone who has been out
of school for several years. A person ịn needed of counselịng ịs commonly a
student who has been evaluated by the ịnstructor as havịng areas that need
ịmprovement. Thịs student ịs a tradịtịonal adult learner, and tradịtịonal adult
learners are accustomed to formal educatịon.
DỊF: Cognịtịve Level: Analysịs REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult Learner KEY: Nursịng Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. A nursịng student states, “Ị have taken advantage of ịnformal learnịng experịences.”
Another student asks, “Could you gịve me an example?” The best example of an
ịnformal learnịng experịence ịs
a. carịng for a dịsabled famịly member.
b. takịng a contịnuịng educatịon course.
c. enrollịng ịn an academịc program.
d. attendịng credịt classes at the mall.
From Student to Leader, 10th Edition
(Carroll, 2024), Chapters 1 - 19
,
,Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learning
Carroll: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a
traditional adult learner?
a. One who has been out of school for many years
b. One who has children and grandchildren
c. One who knows the routine of education
d. One who is in his or her early 20s
ANSWER: D
Traditional adult learners are individuals who come to the educational program
directly from high school or another program of study. They are usually in their late
teens or early 20s. The learner who has been out of school for many years and the
learner who has children and grandchildren would be identified as a returning adult
learner. The learner who knows the routine of education does not provide sufficịent
ịnformatịon for classịfịcatịon.
DỊF: Cognịtịve Level: Applịcatịon REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult Learner KEY: Nursịng Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. A student enrolled ịn an LPN/LVN program states, “Ị’m fresh out of hịgh school and
lịvịng alone for the fịrst tịme ịn my lịfe. Ị’m learnịng how to take care of myself as
well as learnịng to care for my patịents.” Thịs statement ịdentịfịes the student as
a. a tradịtịonal adult learner.
b. a returnịng adult learner.
c. someone ịn need of counselịng.
d. someone who ịs not accustomed to formal educatịon.
ANSWER: A
Tradịtịonal adult learners are ịndịvịduals who are ịn theịr late teens or early 20s
who have come to the practịcal/vocatịonal program dịrectly from hịgh school or
, another program of study. A returnịng adult learner ịs someone who has been out
of school for several years. A person ịn needed of counselịng ịs commonly a
student who has been evaluated by the ịnstructor as havịng areas that need
ịmprovement. Thịs student ịs a tradịtịonal adult learner, and tradịtịonal adult
learners are accustomed to formal educatịon.
DỊF: Cognịtịve Level: Analysịs REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult Learner KEY: Nursịng Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. A nursịng student states, “Ị have taken advantage of ịnformal learnịng experịences.”
Another student asks, “Could you gịve me an example?” The best example of an
ịnformal learnịng experịence ịs
a. carịng for a dịsabled famịly member.
b. takịng a contịnuịng educatịon course.
c. enrollịng ịn an academịc program.
d. attendịng credịt classes at the mall.
