!|CLAYWELL
LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS 4th EDITION BY CLAYWELL
!| !| !| !|
!|
!| !|
TEST BANK !|
Chapter !|01: !|Honoring !|Your !|Past, !|Planning !|Your
!|FutureClaywell: !|LPN !|to !|RN !|Transitions, !|4th
!|Edition
MULTIPLE
!|CHOICE
1. A !|nursing !|advisor !|is !|meeting !|with !|a !|student !|who !|is !|interested !|in !|earning !|her
!|RN !|degree. !|Sheknows !|that !|licensed !|practical !|nurse/license !|vocational !|nurse
!|(LPN/LVNs) !|who !|enter !|nursingschool !|to !|become !|RNs !|come !|into !|the !|learning
!|environment !|with !|prior !|knowledge !|and !|understanding. !|Which !|statement !|by
!|the !|nursing !|advisor !|best !|describes !|her !|understanding !|of !|the !|effect !|experience
!|may !|have !|on !|learning?
a. “Experience !|may !|be !|a !|source !|of !|insight !|and !|motivation, !|or !|a !|barrier.”
b. “Experience !|is !|usually !|a !|stumbling !|block !|for !|LPN/LVNs.”
c. “Experience !|never !|makes !|learning !|more !|difficult.”
d. “Once !|something !|is !|learned, !|it !|can !|never !|be !|truly !|modified.”
ANS: ! | A
Experience !|accentuates !|differences !|among !|learners !|and !|serves !|as !|a !|source !|of
!|insight !|and !|motivation, !|but !|it !|can !|also !|be !|a !|barrier. !|Experience !|can !|serve !|as !|a
!|foundation !|for !|defining !|theself.
DIF: ! | Cognitive !|Level: !|Application
OBJ: ! | ! | Identify !|how !|experiences !|influence !|learning !|in !|adults. !|TOP: ! | Adult !|Learning
2. There !|is !|a !|test !|on !|the !|cardiovascular !|system !|on !|Friday !|morning, !|and !|it !|is !|now
!|Wednesday !|night. !|The !|student !|has !|already !|taken !|a !|vacation !|day !|from !|work
!|Thursday !|night !|so !|that !|she !|canstay !|home !|and !|study. !|She !|is !|considering
!|skipping !|her !|exercise !|class !|on !|Thursday !|morning !|to !|go !|to !|the !|library !|to !|prepare
!|for !|the !|test. !|Which
response !|best !|identifies !|the !|student’s !|outcome !|priority?
a. Exercise !|class
b. Going !|to !|the !|library
c. Avoiding !|work !|by !|taking !|a !|vacation
d. Doing !|well !|on !|the !|test !|on !|Friday
ANS: ! | D
The !|outcome !|priority !|is !|the !|essential !|issue !|or !|need !|to !|be !|addressed !|at !|any !|given
!|time !|within !|a !|set !|of !|conditions !|or !|circumstances.
TESTBANKWORLD.ORG
, TEST !|BANK !|FOR !|LPN !|TO !|RN !|TRANSITIONS !|4TH !|EDITION !|BY
!|CLAYWELL
DIF: ! | Cognitive !|Level: !|Application
OBJ: !|Identify !|motivations !|and !|personal !|outcome !|priorities
!|for !|returning !|to !|school. !|TOP: ! | Motivation !|to !|Learn
3. A !|nurse !|who !|has !|been !|an !|LPN/LVN !|for !|10 !|years !|is !|meeting !|with !|an !|advisor
!|to !|discuss !|the !|possibility !|of !|taking !|classes !|to !|become !|an !|RN. !|The !|advisor
!|interprets !|which !|statement !|by !|the !|nurse !|as !|the !|driving !|force !|for !|returning
!|to !|school?
a. “I’ll !|need !|to !|schedule !|time !|to !|attend !|classes.”
b. “I’ll !|have !|to !|budget !|for !|paying !|tuition.”
c. “I’ll !|have !|to !|rearranging !|my !|schedule.”
d. “There !|is !|a !|possibility !|of !|advancement !|into !|administration.”
ANS: ! | D
TESTBANKWORLD.ORG
, TEST !|BANK !|FOR !|LPN !|TO !|RN !|TRANSITIONS !|4TH !|EDITION !|BY
!|CLAYWELL
Driving !|forces !|are !|those !|that !|push !|toward !|making !|the !|change, !|as !|opposed !|to
!|restraining !|forces,which !|are !|those !|that !|usually !|present !|a !|challenge !|that !|needs !|to
!|be !|overcome !|for !|the !|change !|to !|take !|place !|or !|present !|a !|negative !|effect !|the
!|change !|may !|initiate.
DIF: ! | Cognitive !|Level: !|Application
OBJ: !|Identify !|motivations !|and !|personal !|outcome !|priorities
!|for !|returning !|to !|school.TOP: ! | Motivations !|for !|Change
4. An !|RN !|is !|caring !|for !|a !|diabetic !|patient. !|The !|patient !|appears !|interested !|in !|changing
!|her !|lifestyleand !|has !|been !|asking !|questions !|about !|eating !|better. !|The !|nurse !|can
!|interpret !|this !|behavior !|as !|which !|stage !|of !|Lewin’s !|Change !|Theory?
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 !|involves !|determining !|that !|a !|change !|needs !|to !|occur !|and !|deciding !|to
!|take !|action. !|Moving !|is !|the !|second !|phase !|and !|involves !|actively !|planning !|changes
!|and !|taking !|action !|on !|them. !|Refreezing !|isthe !|last !|stage, !|and !|it !|occurs !|when !|the
!|change !|has !|become !|a !|part !|of !|the !|person’s !|life.
DIF: ! | Cognitive !|Level: !|Analysis
OBJ: !|Understand !|Change !|Theory !|and !|how !|it !|applies !|to
!|becoming !|an !|RN.TOP: ! | Change !|Theory
5. An !|LPN !|is !|talking !|with !|her !|clinical !|instructor !|about !|her !|decision !|to !|return !|to
!|school !|to !|becomean !|RN. !|The !|clinical !|instructor !|iN nterprets !|the !|LPNs !|outcome
!|priority !|based !|on !|which !|statement?
a. “My !|family !|wanted !|me !|to !|go !|back !|to !|school.”
b. “I !|want !|to !|better !|my !|financial !|situation.”
c. “I !|really !|enjoy !|school.”
d. “I !|would !|like !|to !|advance !|to !|a !|teaching !|role !|someday.”
ANS: ! | B
The !|outcome !|priority !|is !|the !|essential !|need !|that !|must !|be !|addressed, !|determined
!|by !|internal !|andexternal !|factors, !|such !|as !|needing !|to !|better !|a !|financial !|situation.
!|The !|other !|statements !|indicate !|reasons !|for !|returning !|to !|school, !|but !|they !|are !|not
!|essential !|needs !|or !|issues !|to !|be !|addressed.
DIF: ! | Cognitive !|Level: !|Analysis
OBJ: ! | ! | Identify !|how !|experiences !|influence !|learning !|in !|adults. !|TOP: ! | Adult !|Learning
6. A !|nurse !|notices !|a !|posting !|for !|a !|management !|position !|for !|which !|she !|is !|qualified. !|If
the !|nurse !|isin !|the !|moving !|phase !|of !|Lewin’s !|Change !|Theory, !|which !|statement
!|
!|reflects !|the !|action !|she !|is !|most !|likely !|to !|take?
TESTBANKWORLD.ORG