Claywell: LPN to RN Transitions, 2nd Edition
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Past, Present, and Future: Assessing Your Accomplishments
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. LPN/LVNs who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment
with prior knowledge and understanding. Which of the following best describes the effect
experience may have on learning?
a. Experience may be a source of insight 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, serves as a source of insight and
motivation, can be a barrier, and will serve as a foundation for defining the self.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 2
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 and is considering skipping her exercise class on Thursday
morning to put in more time at the library to study for the test. Given this situation, which
do you consider to be 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 most important goal, and other tasks are prioritized in order
based on their importance toward meeting the identified goal.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 7
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 has started to consider what it may be
like to become an RN and what that may mean personally and professionally. First, there
is the flexibility in choosing where to work; there is likely a pay increase, as well as the
opportunity to advance into administration. Becoming an RN also includes at least 2
more years of school, making tuition payments, and rearranging an already full schedule.
Which of the following choices is likely to be the driving force in this scenario?
a. Attending classes for 2 years
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Test Bank
Chapter 1: Past, Present, and Future: Assessing Your Accomplishments
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. LPN/LVNs who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment
with prior knowledge and understanding. Which of the following best describes the effect
experience may have on learning?
a. Experience may be a source of insight 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, serves as a source of insight and
motivation, can be a barrier, and will serve as a foundation for defining the self.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 2
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 and is considering skipping her exercise class on Thursday
morning to put in more time at the library to study for the test. Given this situation, which
do you consider to be 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 most important goal, and other tasks are prioritized in order
based on their importance toward meeting the identified goal.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 7
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 has started to consider what it may be
like to become an RN and what that may mean personally and professionally. First, there
is the flexibility in choosing where to work; there is likely a pay increase, as well as the
opportunity to advance into administration. Becoming an RN also includes at least 2
more years of school, making tuition payments, and rearranging an already full schedule.
Which of the following choices is likely to be the driving force in this scenario?
a. Attending classes for 2 years
Mosby items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
