TRANSITIONS 5th EDITION
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Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning
Your Future Claywell: LPN to RN
Transitions, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning
her RN degree. She knows that licensed practical nurse/license
vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter nursing school 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 the self.
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 can stay 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.
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
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