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uccess in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichlindividuallinlalpractical/vocationallnursinglclasslwouldlbelidentifiedlaslaltraditionalladu
ltllearner?
a. Onelwholhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlmanylyears
b. Onelwholhaslchildrenlandlgrandchildren
c. Onelwholknowslthelroutinelofleducation
d. Onelwholislinlhislorlherlearlyl20s
ANS:l D
Traditionalladultllearnerslarelindividualslwholcomeltoltheleducationallprogramldirectlylfromlhig
hlschoollorlanotherlprogramloflstudy.lTheylarelusuallylinltheirllatelteenslorlearlyl20s.lThellearnerlw
holhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlmanylyearslandlthellearnerlwholhaslchildrenlandlgrandchildrenlwoul
dlbelidentifiedlaslalreturningladultllearner.lThellearnerlwholknowslthelroutinelofleducationldoesln
otlprovidelsufficientlinformationlforlclassification.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lApplication REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l1lTOP:l AdultlLearner
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
2. AlstudentlenrolledlinlanlLPN/LVNlprogramlstates,l“I’mlfreshloutloflhighlschoollandllivinglalonel
forlthelfirstltimelinlmyllife.lI’mllearninglhowltoltakelcareloflmyselflaslwelllasllearningltolcarelforlm
ylpatients.”lThislstatementlidentifieslthelstudentlas
a. altraditionalladultllearner.
b. alreturningladultllearner.
c. someonelinlneedloflcounseling.
d. someonelwholislnotlaccustomedltolformalleducation.
ANS:l A
Traditionalladultllearnerslarelindividualslwholarelinltheirllatelteenslorlearlyl20slwholhavelcomel
tolthelpractical/vocationallprogramldirectlylfromlhighlschoollorlanotherlprogramloflstudy.lAlre
turningladultllearnerlislsomeonelwholhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlseverallyears.lAlpersonlinlneede
dloflcounselinglislcommonlylalstudentlwholhaslbeenlevaluatedlbylthelinstructorlaslhavinglareasl
thatlneedlimprovement.lThislstudentlislaltraditionalladultllearner,landltraditionalladultllearnersla
relaccustomedltolformalleducation.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l1lTOP:l AdultlLearner
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
3. Alnursinglstudentlstates,l“Ilhaveltakenladvantageloflinformalllearninglexperiences.”lAnotherlstud
entlasks,l“Couldlyoulgivelmelanlexample?”lThelbestlexampleloflanlinformalllearninglexperiencel
is
a. caringlforlaldisabledlfamilylmember.
b. takinglalcontinuingleducationlcourse.
c. enrollinglinlanlacademiclprogram.
d. attendinglcreditlclasseslatlthelmall.
, ANS:l A
Informalllearninglexperienceslarelthoselthatltakelplaceloutsidelalformalleducationallsetting.lAlpers
onlwholcareslforlaldisabledlfamilylmemberlwouldlgainlknowledgelandlskilllinlprovidinglpersonall
care.lAnleducationlcourse,lacademiclprogram,landlcreditedlclasseslallltakelplacelinlalformalleducat
ionallsetting.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension REF:lll p.l3
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Informalleducationallexperience
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
4. Whatlstrategylcanlbelusedlbylalnursinglstudentltoleffectivelylcombatlalfearloflfailure?
a. Picturelinlyourlmindlthelrewardsloflsucceeding
b. Positivelself-talk
c. Createlalmentallscriptloflpositivelthoughts
d. Allloflthelabove
ANS:l D
Picturinglthelrewardsloflsucceeding,lpositivelself-
talk,landlalmentallscriptloflpositivelthoughtslalllcontributelalpositivelmentallattitudelandlarelalllway
sltolcombatlthelfearloflfailure.
DIF:lll CognitivelLevel:lComprehensionllllll REF:lllp.l4 OBJ:l 2
TOP:l Promotinglsuccesslinlthelprogramloflstudy
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/Al
MSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
5. Anlexampleloflalself-
talkl“script”lthatlpromoteslsuccesslinlalpractical/vocationallnursinglprogramlis
a. “Ilgetlsicklfromlsmellinglbadlodors.”
b. “WhatliflI’ml‘alllthumbs’linlpracticellab?”
c. “Ildon’tlthinklthelinstructorllikeslme.”
d. “Ilworklwelllwithlmylhands.”
ANS:l D
Thelstatementl“Ilworklwelllwithlmylhands”lislalpositivelthought.lItlfocuseslonlalstrengthlandlpromot
eslthelexpectationlthatlthelindividuallwilllsucceed.lAlllotherloptionslarelexamplesloflnegativelthink
inglthatlcreatelexpectationslforlproblemslandlfailure.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Hiddenldangers
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
6. SelectlthelfactorlcommonltolALLltypeslofladultllearnerslthatlpredisposeslthemltolsuccesslinlalnursi
nglprogram.
a. Theylhavelfewlresponsibilitieslatlhome.
b. Theylhavelthelmotivationltolsucceed.
c. Theylautomaticallylqualifylforlfinanciallaid.
d. Theylhavelfewldailyldistractions.
ANS:l B
Thelonlylstatementlapplicableltolallltypeslofladultllearnerslislthatlthelmajoritylislmotivatedltolsucc
eed.lThelotherlfactorslmaylbelapplicableltolonelorltwolclassificationslofllearnerslbutlnotltolalllthre
e.
, DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension REF:lll p.l4
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Factorslpredisposingltolsuccess
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
7. Whenlalclassloflnursinglstudentsldiscussesltheirlconcernslaboutltheirlprogram,lthelconcernlshar
edlbylmostllearnerslislgenerallylthelfearlof
a. succeeding.
b. economiclproblems.
c. failure.
d. ridicule.
ANS:l C
Someldegreeloflfearloflfailurelislnearlyluniversallandloftenlrelatesltolearlierlfailureslorlsetbackslth
ellearnerlhaslexperiencedlinlotherleducationallsettings.lFewlindividualslarelafraidloflsucceeding.l
Uncertaintylaboutleconomiclissueslislcommonlamonglstudentslbutlislnotlasluniversallaslfearloflfa
ilure.lFearloflridiculelislrarelylalconcern;liflpresent,litlislusuallylsupersededlbylfearloflfailure.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l4
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Hiddenldangers
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
8. ThelFirstlAmendmentloflthelU.S.lConstitutionlguaranteeslstudentslthelrightlto
a. graduatelfromlalprogram.
b. faillanlacademiclprogram.
c. expressloneselflinlclass.
d. havelunlimitedlabsences.
ANS:l C
ThelFirstlAmendmentlprovideslforlfreedomloflexpressionlasllonglaslwhatlislexpressedldoeslnotld
isruptlclasslorlinfringelonlthelrightsloflpeers.lThelremainingloptionslareltopicslthatlarelnotladdres
sedlbylthislamendment.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lKnowledge REF:lll p.l6
OBJ:l6lTOP:l Learnerlrights
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
9. WhichlamendmentltolthelU.S.lConstitutionlprotectslthellearnerlfromlbeinglaskedltolleavelanleduc
ationallprogramlwithoutlduelprocess?
a. Eleventh
b. Twelfth
c. Thirteenth
d. Fourteenth
ANS:l D
ThelFourteenthlAmendmentlguaranteeslduelprocess.lThellearnerlhaslthelrightltoldefendlhim-
lorlherselfliflchargedlwithlalviolationloflpolicylorlrules.lThelEleventh,lTwelfth,landlThirteenthlame
ndmentsldolnotladdresslduelprocess.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lKnowledge REF:lll p.l6
OBJ:l6lTOP:l Learnerlrights KEY:l NursinglProcesslStep:lN/A
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uccess in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichlindividuallinlalpractical/vocationallnursinglclasslwouldlbelidentifiedlaslaltraditionalladu
ltllearner?
a. Onelwholhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlmanylyears
b. Onelwholhaslchildrenlandlgrandchildren
c. Onelwholknowslthelroutinelofleducation
d. Onelwholislinlhislorlherlearlyl20s
ANS:l D
Traditionalladultllearnerslarelindividualslwholcomeltoltheleducationallprogramldirectlylfromlhig
hlschoollorlanotherlprogramloflstudy.lTheylarelusuallylinltheirllatelteenslorlearlyl20s.lThellearnerlw
holhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlmanylyearslandlthellearnerlwholhaslchildrenlandlgrandchildrenlwoul
dlbelidentifiedlaslalreturningladultllearner.lThellearnerlwholknowslthelroutinelofleducationldoesln
otlprovidelsufficientlinformationlforlclassification.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lApplication REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l1lTOP:l AdultlLearner
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
2. AlstudentlenrolledlinlanlLPN/LVNlprogramlstates,l“I’mlfreshloutloflhighlschoollandllivinglalonel
forlthelfirstltimelinlmyllife.lI’mllearninglhowltoltakelcareloflmyselflaslwelllasllearningltolcarelforlm
ylpatients.”lThislstatementlidentifieslthelstudentlas
a. altraditionalladultllearner.
b. alreturningladultllearner.
c. someonelinlneedloflcounseling.
d. someonelwholislnotlaccustomedltolformalleducation.
ANS:l A
Traditionalladultllearnerslarelindividualslwholarelinltheirllatelteenslorlearlyl20slwholhavelcomel
tolthelpractical/vocationallprogramldirectlylfromlhighlschoollorlanotherlprogramloflstudy.lAlre
turningladultllearnerlislsomeonelwholhaslbeenloutloflschoollforlseverallyears.lAlpersonlinlneede
dloflcounselinglislcommonlylalstudentlwholhaslbeenlevaluatedlbylthelinstructorlaslhavinglareasl
thatlneedlimprovement.lThislstudentlislaltraditionalladultllearner,landltraditionalladultllearnersla
relaccustomedltolformalleducation.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l1lTOP:l AdultlLearner
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
3. Alnursinglstudentlstates,l“Ilhaveltakenladvantageloflinformalllearninglexperiences.”lAnotherlstud
entlasks,l“Couldlyoulgivelmelanlexample?”lThelbestlexampleloflanlinformalllearninglexperiencel
is
a. caringlforlaldisabledlfamilylmember.
b. takinglalcontinuingleducationlcourse.
c. enrollinglinlanlacademiclprogram.
d. attendinglcreditlclasseslatlthelmall.
, ANS:l A
Informalllearninglexperienceslarelthoselthatltakelplaceloutsidelalformalleducationallsetting.lAlpers
onlwholcareslforlaldisabledlfamilylmemberlwouldlgainlknowledgelandlskilllinlprovidinglpersonall
care.lAnleducationlcourse,lacademiclprogram,landlcreditedlclasseslallltakelplacelinlalformalleducat
ionallsetting.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension REF:lll p.l3
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Informalleducationallexperience
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
4. Whatlstrategylcanlbelusedlbylalnursinglstudentltoleffectivelylcombatlalfearloflfailure?
a. Picturelinlyourlmindlthelrewardsloflsucceeding
b. Positivelself-talk
c. Createlalmentallscriptloflpositivelthoughts
d. Allloflthelabove
ANS:l D
Picturinglthelrewardsloflsucceeding,lpositivelself-
talk,landlalmentallscriptloflpositivelthoughtslalllcontributelalpositivelmentallattitudelandlarelalllway
sltolcombatlthelfearloflfailure.
DIF:lll CognitivelLevel:lComprehensionllllll REF:lllp.l4 OBJ:l 2
TOP:l Promotinglsuccesslinlthelprogramloflstudy
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/Al
MSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
5. Anlexampleloflalself-
talkl“script”lthatlpromoteslsuccesslinlalpractical/vocationallnursinglprogramlis
a. “Ilgetlsicklfromlsmellinglbadlodors.”
b. “WhatliflI’ml‘alllthumbs’linlpracticellab?”
c. “Ildon’tlthinklthelinstructorllikeslme.”
d. “Ilworklwelllwithlmylhands.”
ANS:l D
Thelstatementl“Ilworklwelllwithlmylhands”lislalpositivelthought.lItlfocuseslonlalstrengthlandlpromot
eslthelexpectationlthatlthelindividuallwilllsucceed.lAlllotherloptionslarelexamplesloflnegativelthink
inglthatlcreatelexpectationslforlproblemslandlfailure.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l3
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Hiddenldangers
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
6. SelectlthelfactorlcommonltolALLltypeslofladultllearnerslthatlpredisposeslthemltolsuccesslinlalnursi
nglprogram.
a. Theylhavelfewlresponsibilitieslatlhome.
b. Theylhavelthelmotivationltolsucceed.
c. Theylautomaticallylqualifylforlfinanciallaid.
d. Theylhavelfewldailyldistractions.
ANS:l B
Thelonlylstatementlapplicableltolallltypeslofladultllearnerslislthatlthelmajoritylislmotivatedltolsucc
eed.lThelotherlfactorslmaylbelapplicableltolonelorltwolclassificationslofllearnerslbutlnotltolalllthre
e.
, DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension REF:lll p.l4
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Factorslpredisposingltolsuccess
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
7. Whenlalclassloflnursinglstudentsldiscussesltheirlconcernslaboutltheirlprogram,lthelconcernlshar
edlbylmostllearnerslislgenerallylthelfearlof
a. succeeding.
b. economiclproblems.
c. failure.
d. ridicule.
ANS:l C
Someldegreeloflfearloflfailurelislnearlyluniversallandloftenlrelatesltolearlierlfailureslorlsetbackslth
ellearnerlhaslexperiencedlinlotherleducationallsettings.lFewlindividualslarelafraidloflsucceeding.l
Uncertaintylaboutleconomiclissueslislcommonlamonglstudentslbutlislnotlasluniversallaslfearloflfa
ilure.lFearloflridiculelislrarelylalconcern;liflpresent,litlislusuallylsupersededlbylfearloflfailure.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis REF:lllp.l4
OBJ:l2lTOP:l Hiddenldangers
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
8. ThelFirstlAmendmentloflthelU.S.lConstitutionlguaranteeslstudentslthelrightlto
a. graduatelfromlalprogram.
b. faillanlacademiclprogram.
c. expressloneselflinlclass.
d. havelunlimitedlabsences.
ANS:l C
ThelFirstlAmendmentlprovideslforlfreedomloflexpressionlasllonglaslwhatlislexpressedldoeslnotld
isruptlclasslorlinfringelonlthelrightsloflpeers.lThelremainingloptionslareltopicslthatlarelnotladdres
sedlbylthislamendment.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lKnowledge REF:lll p.l6
OBJ:l6lTOP:l Learnerlrights
KEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lN/AlMSC:l NCLEX:lN/A
9. WhichlamendmentltolthelU.S.lConstitutionlprotectslthellearnerlfromlbeinglaskedltolleavelanleduc
ationallprogramlwithoutlduelprocess?
a. Eleventh
b. Twelfth
c. Thirteenth
d. Fourteenth
ANS:l D
ThelFourteenthlAmendmentlguaranteeslduelprocess.lThellearnerlhaslthelrightltoldefendlhim-
lorlherselfliflchargedlwithlalviolationloflpolicylorlrules.lThelEleventh,lTwelfth,landlThirteenthlame
ndmentsldolnotladdresslduelprocess.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lKnowledge REF:lll p.l6
OBJ:l6lTOP:l Learnerlrights KEY:l NursinglProcesslStep:lN/A
