Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which!!individual!!in!!a!!practical/vocational!!nursing!!class!!would!!be !!identified!!as!!a!!tr
aditional ! ! 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
ANS:! ! D
Traditional!!adult!!learners!!are!!individuals!!who!!come!!to!!the !!educational !!program!!directl
y!!from! ! high!!school!!or!!another!!program!!of!!study. !!They!!are !!usually!!in!!their!!late!!tee
ns!!or!!early!!20s.!!The! ! learner!!who!!has!!been!!out!!of!!school!!for!!many!!years!!and!!the!!l
earner!!who!!has!!children!!and! ! grandchildren!!would!!be!!identified!!as!!a!!returning!!adult!!
learner. !!The !!learner!!who!!knows!!the! ! routine!!of!!education!!does!!not!!provide !!sufficient !
!information!!for!! classification.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Application REF:! ! p.!!3
OBJ:! ! 1! ! TOP:! ! Adult!!Learn
er
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
2. A!!student !!enrolled!!in!!an!!LPN/LVN!!program!!states,!!“I’m!!fresh!!out !!of!!high!!school!!a
nd!!living! ! alone !!for!!the !!first!!time !!in!!my!!life.!!I’m!!learning!!how!!to!!take!!care!!of!!m
yself!!as!!well !!as!!learning! ! to!!care!!for!!my!!patients.”!!This!!statement!!identifies!!the!!stu
dent !!as
a. a!!traditional!! adult!!learner.
b. a!!returning!! adult!!learner.
c. someone!!in!!need!! of!!counseling.
d. someone!! who!!is!! not!! accustomed!!to!! formal!!education.
ANS:! ! A
Traditional!!adult!!learners!!are!!individuals!!who!!are!!in!!their!!late !!teens!!or!!early!!20s!!w
ho!!have ! ! come !!to!!the!!practical/vocational!!program!!directly!!from!!high!!school !!or!!ano
ther!!program!!of! ! study.!!A!!returning!!adult !!learner!!is!!someone !!who!!has!!been!!out!!of!!
school!!for!!several!!years.!!A! ! person!!in!!needed!!of!!counseling!!is!!commonly!!a!!student!
!who!!has!!been!!evaluated!!by!!the ! ! instructor!!as!!having!! areas!!that!!need!!improvement.!!
This!!student!!is!!a!!traditional!!adult!!learner,! ! and!!traditional!!adult!!learners!!are!!accusto
med!!to!!formal!!education.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Analysis REF:! ! p.!!3
OBJ:! ! 1! ! TOP:! ! Adult!!Learn
er
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
3. A!!nursing!!student!!states,!!“I !!have!!taken!!advantage!!of!!informal!!learning!!experiences.”!!
Another! ! student!!asks,!!“Could!!you!!give !!me!!an!!example?”!!The!!best!!example !!of!!an!!
informal !!learning! ! experience!!is
a. caring!!for!! a!! disabled!! family!!member.
b. taking!! a!! continuing!!education!!course.
c. enrolling!!in!! an!! academic!!program.
d. attending!! credit!! classes!! at!!the!!mall.
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ANS:! ! A
Informal!!learning!!experiences !!are!!those!!that !!take!!place!!outside!!a!!formal!!educational !!s
etting.!!A! ! person!!who!!cares!!for!!a!!disabled!!family!!member!!would!!gain!!knowledge!!an
d!!skill !!in!!providing! ! personal!!care.!!An!!education!!course, !!academic!!program,!!and!!cred
ited!!classes!!all!!take !!place!!in!!a! ! formal !!educational!!setting.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Comprehension !REF:! ! p.!!3
OBJ:! ! 2! ! TOP:! ! Informal!!ed
ucational!!experience
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
4. What !!strategy!!can!!be!!used!!by!!a!! nursing!!student !!to!!effectively!!combat !!a!! fear!!of!!failure?
a. Picture!!in!! your!!mind!!the !!rewards!!of!!succeeding
b. Positive!!self-talk
c. Create !!a!!mental!!script!! of!!positive !!thoughts
d. All !!of!!the!!above
ANS:! ! D
Picturing!!the !!rewards!!of!!succeeding,!!positive!!self-
talk,!!and!!a!!mental !!script!!of!!positive!!thoughts! ! all !!contribute !!a!!positive!!mental !!attitud
e!!and!!are!!all!!ways !!to!!combat!!the !!fear!!of!!failure.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Comprehension REF:! ! p.!!4 OBJ:! ! 2
TOP:! ! Promoting!!success!!in!!the!!program!!of!!study
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
5. An!!example!!of!!a!!self-
talk!!“script”!!that !!promotes!!success!!in!!a!!practical/vocational !!nursing! ! program!!is
a. “I!!get !!sick!! from!!smelling!!bad!!odors.”
b. “What !!if!!I’m!! ‘all!!thumbs’!!in!!practice!!lab?”
c. “I!!don’t!!think!!the !!instructor!!likes!!me.”
d. “I!!work!!well !!with!!my!!hands.”
ANS:! ! D
The!!statement!!“I!!work!!well !!with!!my!!hands”!!is!!a!!positive !!thought.!!It!!focuses!!on!!a!!st
rength!!and! ! promotes!!the !!expectation!!that!!the!!individual!!will!!succeed.!!All!!other!!optio
ns!!are!!examples!!of! ! negative!!thinking!!that !!create!!expectations!!for!!problems!!and!!failu
re.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Analysis REF:! ! p.!!3
OBJ:! ! 2! ! TOP:! ! Hidden!!dan
gers
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
6. Select !!the!!factor!!common!!to!!ALL!!types!!of!!adult !!learners!!that!!predisposes !!them!!to!!su
ccess!!in!!a! ! nursing!!program.
a. They!!have!!few!! responsibilities!! at!!home.
b. They!!have!!the!! motivation!!to!!succeed.
c. They!!automatically!! qualify!! for!!financial!! aid.
d. They!!have!!few!!daily!!distractions.
ANS:! ! B
The!!only!!statement !!applicable!!to!!all!!types!!of!!adult!!learners!!is!!that !!the!!majority!!is!!
motivated!!to! ! succeed.!!The!!other!!factors!!may!!be !!applicable!!to!!one!!or!!two!!classifica
tions!!of!!learners!!but!!not ! ! to!!all !!three.
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DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Comprehension REF:! ! p.!!4
OBJ:! ! 2! ! TOP:! ! Factors!!pred
isposing!!to!!success
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
7. When!!a!!class!!of!!nursing!!students!!discusses!!their!!concerns !!about!!their!!program, !!the
!!concern! ! shared !!by!!most!!learners !!is!!generally!!the!!fear!!of
a. succeeding.
b. economic!!problems.
c. failure.
d. ridicule.
ANS:! ! C
Some !!degree!!of!!fear!!of!!failure !!is!!nearly!!universal!!and!!often!!relates!!to!!earlier!!failure
s!!or! ! setbacks!!the!!learner!!has!!experienced!!in!!other!!educational !!settings. !!Few!!individ
uals!!are !!afraid! ! of!!succeeding.!!Uncertainty!!about!!economic!!issues!!is!!common!!among
!!students !!but!!is !!not!!as! ! universal !!as!!fear!!of!!failure.!!Fear!!of!!ridicule !!is!!rarely!! a!!co
ncern;!!if!!present, !!it !!is!!usually! ! superseded!!by!!fear!!of!!failure.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Analysis REF:! ! p.!!4
OBJ:! ! 2! ! TOP:! ! Hidden!!dan
gers
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
8. The!!First!!Amendment!!of!!the!!U.S.!!Constitution!! guarantees!! students!!the !!right!!to
a. graduate !!from!!a!!program.
b. fail !!an!! academic!!program.
c. express!! oneself!!in!! class.
d. have!! unlimited!! absences.
ANS:! ! C
The!!First !!Amendment!!provides!!for!!freedom!!of!!expression!!as!!long!!as!!what !!is!!expre
ssed!!does! ! not!!disrupt!!class!!or!!infringe!!on!!the!!rights!!of!!peers.!!The !!remaining!!opti
ons!!are!!topics!!that !!are! ! not !!addressed!!by!!this!!amendment.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Knowledge REF:! ! p.!!6
OBJ:! ! 6! ! TOP:! ! Learner!!righ
ts
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
9. Which!!amendment !!to!!the!!U.S.!!Constitution!!protects!!the!!learner!!from!!being!!asked!!to!
!leave!!an! ! educational!!program!!without!!due!!process?
a. Eleventh
b. Twelfth
c. Thirteenth
d. Fourteenth
ANS:! ! D
The!!Fourteenth!!Amendment!!guarantees!!due!!process.!!The!!learner!!has!!the!!right!!to!!defe
nd!!him-
! ! or!!herself!!if!! charged!!with!!a!!violation!! of!!policy!!or!! rules. !!The !!Eleventh,!!Twelfth,!!a
nd!!Thirteenth! ! amendments!!do!!not!!address!!due!!process.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Knowledge REF:! ! p.!!6
OBJ:! ! 6! ! TOP:! ! Learner!!righ
ts
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A
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MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
10. When!!a!!nursing!!student !!expresses!!concern!!about!!being!!dismissed!!unfairly!!from!!the !!
program, ! ! the!!most !!effective!!peer!!response!!would!!be
a. “Better!!get!! over!!being!! so!!negative.”
b. “You!!have!! rights!!under!!the !!Fourteenth!!Amendment.”
c. “Watch!!what !!you!!say!!in!!class!!to!!reduce!!this!!possibility.”
d. “Instructors!!really!!do!!have!! control!!over!! what!! happens.”
ANS:! ! B
The!!Fourteenth!!Amendment!!guarantees!!due!!process!!to!!the !!student.!!The!!learner!!has!!th
e!!right!!to! ! defend!!him-
!!or!!herself!!if!!charged!!with!! a!!violation!!of!!program!!policy!!or!!rules. !!The !!other! ! statem
ents!!are !!not!!the !!most!!effective !!responses!!to!!give!!a!!student!!concerned!!with!!being!!unf
airly! ! dismissed.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Application REF:! ! p.!!6
OBJ:! ! 6! ! TOP:! ! Learner!!righ
ts
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
11. A!!nursing!!student!!monopolizes!!class!!discussions.!!Which!!statement!!about !!the!!situation!!
is!!most! ! accurate?
a. The!!student!!is!! violating!!the!! rights!! of!!others!!to!!participate!!in!!class.
b. The!!student!!is!! demonstrating!!interdependency!! with!!the!!instructor.
c. The!!student !!is!!demonstrating!!passive!!learning!!strategies.
d. The!!student!!is!! at!! risk!!for!! being!!immediately!!terminated.
ANS:! ! A
The!!First !!Amendment!!provides!!the !!right!!to!!freedom!!of!!speech!!as!!long!!as!!what!!is!!sai
d!!does!!not! ! disrupt!!the !!class!!or!!infringe !!on!!the!!rights!!of!!other!!students.!!In!!this!!case
,!!the!!student !!who! ! monopolizes!!discussion!!is!!violating!!the!!right !!of!!free!!expression!!b
y!!others!!in!!the!!class.
Interdependency!!involves!!a!!student !!who!!is!!actively!!involved!!in!!his!!or!!her!!own!!learn
ing!!and! ! who!!has!!a!!collaborative!!relationship!!with!!the!!instructor. !!A!!passive!!learner!!
is!!someone!!who!!is! ! not !!actively!!involved!!in!!his!!or!!her!!own!!learning.!!The!!Fourteen
th!!Amendment !!assures!!the! ! student !!due!!process,!!meaning!!that!!first !!the!!student !!must
!!be!!charged!!with!!a!!violation!!and! ! presented !!with!!evidence!!of!!misconduct. !!The!!stud
ent!!will!!be!!entitled!!to!!state !!his!!or!!her!!case.
DIF:! ! Cognitive!!Level:!!Analysis REF:! ! p.!!6
OBJ:! ! 6! ! TOP:! ! Learner!!righ
ts
KEY:! ! Nursing!!Process!!Step:!!
N/A! ! MSC:! ! NCLEX:!!N/A
12. Which!!remark!!by!!a!!student !!in!!a!!nursing!!program!!verbalizes!!a!!strategy!!that!!promotes !!
success !!in! ! the!!program?
a. “I!!set!!goals!!and!! work!!to!!achieve!!them.”
b. “I!!avoid!!interacting!! with!!instructors.”
c. “I!!spend!!2!!to!!3!!hours!!daily!!surfing!!the!!net.”
d. “I!!limit !!my!!partying!!to!!3!!to!!4!!nights!!a!!week.”
ANS:! ! A
Setting!!goals!!and!!working!!to!!implement!!them!!is!!a!!strategy!!associated!!with!!active,!!sel
f-
directed! ! learning!!and!!will!!promote !!success.!!The!!other!!responses!!refer!!to!!behaviors !!t
hat!!are!!not! ! conducive!!to!!success,!!such!!as!!avoiding!!the!!facilitators!!of!!your!!learning!!
(instructors)!!and! ! demonstrating!!poor!!time!!management!!skills.
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