PRACTICAL VOCATIONAL NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Traditional adult learner. Answer: Comes into an educational
program directly from high school
◉Returning adult learner. Answer: Has been out of school for
several years
◉Generalizations. Answer: Broad, sweeping statements
◉Formal education. Answer: School setting education
◉Informal education. Answer: Learning outside formal school
settings.
◉Self directed learners. Answer: set goals for themselves
◉Dangers for traditional adult learner. Answer: Grade expectations,
social activities, employment
,◉dangers for nontraditional adult learner. Answer: Physical and
social responsibilities
◉The 4 P's. Answer: Power, passion, perseverance, personal
attributes
◉First amendment. Answer: Freedom of expression
◉Fourteenth Amendment. Answer: due process and equal
protection
◉Paradigm. Answer: way of thinking
◉Active learning. Answer: learning by acting on the world, rather
than passively observing objects and events
◉Left side of the brain. Answer: Helps break down information so
we can master it
◉Right side of the brain. Answer: Gives a total picture of our
learning
, ◉Right-brain dominant. Answer: intuitive, imaginative, impulsive
◉Left-brained dominant. Answer: Analytical, rational, and objective
◉Linear thinkers. Answer: (Left Brain Dominant) Prefers a
structured approach to learning. Comfortable doing things in orders
◉Global thinkers. Answer: (Right Brain Dominant) Go with the flow.
No preplanning. Process info and relating it to overall goals.
◉Perceptual learning preference. Answer: visual, auditory,
kinesthetic (hands on)
◉External distractions. Answer: Come outside you: physical and
social environments (hunger and thirst)
◉Passive listener. Answer: Receives information with little
recognition or personal involvement
◉Active listener. Answer: Always thinking
◉Bucket theory. Answer: By lecturing a teacher can transfer
knowledge to the mind of the student
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Traditional adult learner. Answer: Comes into an educational
program directly from high school
◉Returning adult learner. Answer: Has been out of school for
several years
◉Generalizations. Answer: Broad, sweeping statements
◉Formal education. Answer: School setting education
◉Informal education. Answer: Learning outside formal school
settings.
◉Self directed learners. Answer: set goals for themselves
◉Dangers for traditional adult learner. Answer: Grade expectations,
social activities, employment
,◉dangers for nontraditional adult learner. Answer: Physical and
social responsibilities
◉The 4 P's. Answer: Power, passion, perseverance, personal
attributes
◉First amendment. Answer: Freedom of expression
◉Fourteenth Amendment. Answer: due process and equal
protection
◉Paradigm. Answer: way of thinking
◉Active learning. Answer: learning by acting on the world, rather
than passively observing objects and events
◉Left side of the brain. Answer: Helps break down information so
we can master it
◉Right side of the brain. Answer: Gives a total picture of our
learning
, ◉Right-brain dominant. Answer: intuitive, imaginative, impulsive
◉Left-brained dominant. Answer: Analytical, rational, and objective
◉Linear thinkers. Answer: (Left Brain Dominant) Prefers a
structured approach to learning. Comfortable doing things in orders
◉Global thinkers. Answer: (Right Brain Dominant) Go with the flow.
No preplanning. Process info and relating it to overall goals.
◉Perceptual learning preference. Answer: visual, auditory,
kinesthetic (hands on)
◉External distractions. Answer: Come outside you: physical and
social environments (hunger and thirst)
◉Passive listener. Answer: Receives information with little
recognition or personal involvement
◉Active listener. Answer: Always thinking
◉Bucket theory. Answer: By lecturing a teacher can transfer
knowledge to the mind of the student
