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Chapterv01:vPersonalvResourcesvofvanvAdultvLearnervKnecht:vSuccessv
invPractical/VocationalvNursing,v8thvEdition
MULTIPLEv CHOICE
1. Whichv individualv inv av practical/vocationalv nursingv classv wouldv bev identifiedv asv av traditio
nalvadultvlearner?
a. Onev whovhasv beenvoutvofv schoolvforvmanyv years
b. Onev whov hasv childrenv andv grandchildren
c. Onev whov knowsv thev routinev ofv education
d. Onev whov isvinv hisvorvhervearlyv20s
ANS:vD
Traditionalv adultv learnersv arev individualsv whov comev tov thev educationalv programv directlyv fr
omvhighvschoolv orv anotherv programv ofvstudy.v Theyv arev usuallyv invtheirv latev teensv orv earlyv 2
0s.vThevlearnerv whov hasvbeenvoutvofvschoolvforvmanyv yearsvandvthev learnerv whov hasvchildr
envandvgrandchildrenv wouldv bev identifiedvasv av returningv adultvlearner.v Thev learnervwhov kn
owsv thevroutinevofveducationvdoesvnotvprovidevsufficientvinformationvforvclassification.
DIF:vvvvvvCognitivevLevel:vApplication REF:vvvv p.v3
OBJ:v1vTOP:vAdultvLearnervKE
Y:vNursingvProcessvStep:vN/AvMSC:vNCLEX:vN/A
2. Avstudentvenrolledvinv anv LPN/LVNv programv states,v“I’mvfreshvoutv ofvhighvschoolv andv livin
gvalonevforvthev firstv timev inv myv life.vI’mv learningvhowv tovtakev carevofvmyselfv asvwellv asvle
arningvtovcarevforvmyvpatients.”vThisvstatementvidentifiesvthevstudentvasv a.vavtraditionalva
dultvlearner.
b. av returningv adultv learner.
c. someonev inv needv ofv counseling.
d. someonev whov isv notv accustomedv tov formalv education.
ANS:vA
Traditionalvadultvlearnersvarevindividualsvwhovarevinvtheirvlatevteensvorvearlyv20svwhovhav
evcomevtovthevpractical/vocationalvprogramvdirectlyvfromvhighvschoolvorvanothervprogram
vofvstudy.v Av returningv adultv learnerv isv someonev whov hasv beenv outv ofv schoolv forv severalv
years.v A
personvinvneededvofvcounselingv isvcommonlyvavstudentvwhovhasvbeenvevaluatedv byvthevins
tructorv asv havingv areasv thatv needv improvement.v Thisv studentv isv av traditionalv adultv learner,v
andvtraditionalvadultvlearnersvarevaccustomedvtovformalveducation.
DIF:vvvvvv CognitivevLevel:vAnalysis REF:vvvv p.v3
OBJ:v1vTOP:vAdultvLearnervKE
Y:vNursingvProcessvStep:vN/AvMSC:vNCLEX:vN/A
3. Av nursingv studentv states,v “Iv havev takenv advantagevofv informalv learningv experiences.”v Anot
hervstudentvasks,v “Couldv youv givevmevanv example?”v Thevbestvexamplevofvanv informalvlearn
ingvexperiencevis
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a. caringv forv av disabledv familyv member.
b. takingv av continuingv educationv course.
c. enrollingv inv anv academicv program.
d. attendingv creditv classesv atv thev mall.
ANS:vA
Informalv learningv experiencesv arev thosev thatv takev placev outsidev av formalveducationalv setti
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personv whov caresv forv av disabledv familyv memberv wouldv gainv knowledgev andv skillv inv providing
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a. caringv forv av disabledv familyv member.
b. takingv av continuingv educationv course.
c. enrollingv inv anv academicv program.
d. attendingv creditv classesv atv thev mall.
ANS:vA
Informalv learningv experiencesv arev thosev thatv takev placev outsidev av formalveducationalv setti
ng.vA
personv whov caresv forv av disabledv familyv memberv wouldv gainv knowledgev andv skillv inv providi
ngvpersonalv care.v Anv educationv course,v academicv program,v andv creditedv classesv allv takev pl
acev invavformalveducationalvsetting.
DIF:vvvvv CognitivevLevel:vComprehension REF:vvvv p.v3 OBJ:vvv 2
TOP:vInformalveducationalvexperiencevKEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:v N/AvMSC:v NCL
EX:vN/A
4. Whatvstrategyv canv bev usedv byv av nursingv studentv tov effectivelyv combatv av fearv ofv failure?
a. Picturev inv yourv mindv thev rewardsv ofv succeeding
b. Positivev self-talk
c. Createv av mentalv scriptv ofv positivev thoughts
d. Allvofvthevabove
ANS:vD
Picturingv thev rewardsvofv succeeding,v positivevself-
talk,v andvav mentalv scriptvofv positivevthoughtsvallvcontributev avpositivev mentalvattitudev and
varev allvwaysv tovcombatv thevfearv ofvfailure.
DIF:vvvvv CognitivevLevel:vComprehension REF:vvvv p.v4 OBJ:vvv 2
TOP:vPromotingvsuccessvinvthevprogramvofvstudyvKEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:vN/AvMSC:vNCLEX:vN/A
5. Anv examplev ofv av self-talkv “script”v thatv promotesv successv inv av practical/vocationalv nursing
programv is
a. “Ivgetv sickvfromv smellingv badvodors.”
b. “Whatvifv I’mv ‘allv thumbs’v inv practicev lab?”
c. “Ivdon’tv thinkv thev instructorvlikesv me.”
d. “Ivworkvwellv withv myv hands.”
ANS:vD
Thevstatementv “Iv workv wellv withv myv hands”v isv avpositivev thought.v Itv focusesvonvav strengthv
andvpromotesv thev expectationv thatv thev individualv willv succeed.v Allv otherv optionsv arev examp
lesv ofvnegativevthinkingvthatvcreatevexpectationsvforvproblemsvandvfailure.
DIF:vvvvvv CognitivevLevel:vAnalysis REF:vvvv p.v3
OBJ:v2vTOP:vHiddenvdangersv
KEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:vN/AvMSC:vNCLEX:vN/A
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6. Selectv thev factorv commonv tov ALLv typesv ofv adultv learnersv thatv predisposesv themv tov succes
sv invavnursingvprogram.
a. Theyv havev fewv responsibilitiesv atv home.
b. Theyv havev thev motivationv tov succeed.
c. Theyv automaticallyv qualifyv forv financialv aid.
d. Theyv havev fewv dailyv distractions.
ANS:vB
Thev onlyv statementv applicablev tov allv typesv ofv adultv learnersv isv thatv thev majorityv isv motivat
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