TEST BANK For Contemporary Practical/ Vocational Nursing 9th Edition By Corinne Kurzen, Anna LaVon Barrett | All Chapters 1 -16 | Expert Verified.

TEST BANK For Contemporary Practical/ Vocational Nursing 9th Edition By Corinne Kurzen, Anna LaVon Barrett | All Chapters 1 -16 | Expert Verified. Adjusting to Student Life 1. A nursing student will soon begin a new course with a new instructor. When encountering a new instructor for the first time, the student should: A. compliment the instructor on his or her knowledge and skills. B. try to get to know the instructor as much as possible. C. remain silent until the instructor reveals his or her expectations. D. ask as many questions as possible so that the instructor notices the student. CORRECT ANSWER: B Feedback: Every instructor is different, and it is beneficial to get to know each instructor‘s style, personality, and expectations as much as possible. This does not involve offering personal Franklyn A Plus Pass Page | 3 compliments to the instructor or asking questions for the purpose of becoming known. At the same time, a student should not be completely silent at the start of a course. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6, Program Structure OBJ: 1 NAT: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity TOP: Chapter 1 KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice 2. A student has just begun a nursing program and is committed to success. When creating a schedule for the school term, what should the student do? A. Make sure that recreation is prioritized over school work. B. Spread out school work evenly between all 7 days of the week. C. Ensure a balance between school activities and personal life. D. Put off family activities until the midterm break. CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: A good schedule should be realistic and balanced. To get the most from the program and still have time for a personal life, the student should make a schedule that fits the time available, not how much time the student wishes was available. This does not mean that school work should suffer because of personal activities, however. It is often helpful to schedule days off rather than studying every day of the week. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 7, Scheduling Your Time OBJ: 1 NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care TOP: Chapter 1 KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice 3. When learning how to assess clients‘ health, a student has found that the most beneficial learning technique was watching an online video in which an experienced nurse demonstrated how to conduct an assessment. Which is this student‘s most likely learning style? A. Tactile B. Visual C. Auditory D. Kinesthetic Franklyn A Plus Pass Page | 4 CORRECT ANSWER: B Feedback: Visual learners learn best by watching things such as videos, movies, and demonstrations. Tactile and kinesthetic learners benefit from touch. Auditory learners prefer to hear information. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 9, Applying Your Learning Style OBJ: 3 NAT: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity TOP: Chapter 1 KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze NOT: Multiple Choice 5. The nursing student is working with a female client who had recent hip surgery. The client was drowsy. The nursing student used critical thinking to determine the action needed to prevent the client from falling. The nursing student should: A. walk the client to the bathroom using a walker. B. transfer the client to a bedside commode. C. provide a fracture bedpan. D. use a gait belt and walk the client to the bathroom. CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: The student‘s synthesis of the facts of a situation and the translation of these facts into action demonstrate effective critical thinking. The client has recently had hip surgery and is drowsy and will be unsteady on her feet, so trying to get her up by transfer to a bedside commode or using a walker or a gait belt will not provide the safest choices for helping the client to be toileted. The fracture bedpan is the safest choice to prevent a fall in the drowsy postoperative client recovering from recent hip surgery. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 19, Applying Critical Thinking Skills OBJ: 4 NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control TOP: Chapter 1 KEY: Integrated Process: Clinical Problem-solving Process (Nursing Process) BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice The nursing student has found the first 2 weeks of the nursing program fascinating but overwhelming. This student is anxious and unable to sleep. What action should the nursing student take to address these feelings? A. Utilize the counseling services available at the college. B. Reduce the course load. Franklyn A Plus Pass Page | 5 C. Eliminate the family activities and recreational activities. D. Create a study group with some classmates and divide the course work. CORRECT ANSWER: A Feedback: Counseling services to help students make adjustments and solve problems may be available to students. If so, they are often very helpful. This is preferable to reducing the courses the student is taking or eliminating family and recreational activities, which are beneficial in stress management. Study groups can be helpful, but they are not intended to divide course work. PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 5, Personal Adjustments OBJ: 1 NAT: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity TOP: Chapter 1 KEY: Integrated Process: Caring BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice