Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition
(Carroll, 2023), Chapters 1 - 19
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,Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learne
h h h h h h h
Carroll:hSuccesshinhPractical/VocationalhNursing,h10thhEdition
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Whichhindividualhinhahpractical/vocationalhnursinghclasshwouldhbehidentifiedhashahtraditionalhad
ulthlearner?
a. Onehwhohhashbeenhouthofhschoolhforhmanyhyears
b. Onehwhohhashchildrenhandhgrandchildren
c. Onehwhohknowshthehroutinehofheducation
d. Onehwhohishinhhishorhherhearlyh20s
ANSWER:h D
Traditionalhadulthlearnersharehindividualshwhohcomehtohtheheducationalhprogramhdirectlyhfromhhi
ghhschoolhorhanotherhprogramhofhstudy.hTheyharehusuallyhinhtheirhlatehteenshorhearlyh20s.hThehlearne
rhwhohhashbeenhouthofhschoolhforhmanyhyearshandhthehlearnerhwhohhashchildrenhandhgrandchildrenh
wouldhbehidentifiedhashahreturninghadulthlearner.hThehlearnerhwhohknowshthehroutinehofheducationh
doeshnothprovidehsufficienthinformationhforhclassification.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF:hhhp.h3
OBJ:h1hTOP:h AdulthLearner
KEY:hNursinghProcesshStep:hN/AhMSC:h NCLEX:hN/A
2. AhstudenthenrolledhinhanhLPN/LVNhprogramhstates,h“I’mhfreshhouthofhhighhschoolhandhlivinghalon
ehforhthehfirsthtimehinhmyhlife.hI’mhlearninghhowhtohtakehcarehofhmyselfhashwellhashlearninghtohcarehf
orhmyhpatients.”hThishstatementhidentifieshthehstudenthas
a. ahtraditionalhadulthlearner.
b. ahreturninghadulthlearner.
c. someonehinhneedhofhcounseling.
d. someonehwhohishnothaccustomedhtohformalheducation.
ANSWER:h A
Traditionalhadulthlearnersharehindividualshwhoharehinhtheirhlatehteenshorhearlyh20shwhohhavehcom
ehtohthehpractical/vocationalhprogramhdirectlyhfromhhighhschoolhorhanotherhprogramhofhstudy.h
Ahreturninghadulthlearnerhishsomeonehwhohhashbeenhouthofhschoolhforhseveralhyears.hAhpersonhinh
, neededhofhcounselinghishcommonlyhahstudenthwhohhashbeenhevaluatedhbyhthehinstructorhashhavi
nghareashthathneedhimprovement.hThishstudenthishahtraditionalhadulthlearner,handhtraditionalhadult
h learnersharehaccustomedhtohformalheducation.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF:hhhp.h3
OBJ:h1hTOP:h AdulthLearner
KEY:hNursinghProcesshStep:hN/AhMSC:h NCLEX:hN/A
3. Ahnursinghstudenthstates,h“Ihhavehtakenhadvantagehofhinformalhlearninghexperiences.”hAnotherhstu
denthasks,h“Couldhyouhgivehmehanhexample?”hThehbesthexamplehofhanhinformalhlearninghexperie
ncehis
a. caringhforhahdisabledhfamilyhmember.
b. takinghahcontinuingheducationhcourse.
c. enrollinghinhanhacademichprogram.
d. attendinghcredithclasseshaththehmall.