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Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
From Student to Leader
Lisa Carroll, Janyce L. Collier
10th Edition
, Success in Practical Vocational Nursing 10th Edition Carrol Collier TEST BANK
ATIONAL NURSING: FRO
Table of Contents
UNIT I RESOURCES
1. Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
2. Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies)
3. Community Resources
UNIT II BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR CAREER
4. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present
5. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
6. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics
7. Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules?
UNIT III RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED CARE
8. Effective Communication: Health Care Team, Clients, Faculty, and Peers
9. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
10. Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence
11. Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences
UNIT IV HEALTH SYSTEM-BASED CARE
12. The Nursing Process: Your Role
13. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
14. The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse
15. Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care
16. The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends
UNIT V THE LPN/LVN: YOUR ROLE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE
17. Collaboration: Leading and Managing
18. Workforce Trends: How to Find a First Job You Will Love
19. Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act
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Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
Carroll: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a traditional
adult learner?
a. One who has been out of school for many years
b. One who has children and grandchildren
c. One who knows the routine of education
d. One who is in his or her early 20s
ANS: D
Traditional adult learners are individuals who come to the educational program directly from
high school or another program of study. They are usually in their late teens or early 20s. The
learner who has been out of school for many years and the learner who has children and
grandchildren would be identified as a returning adult learner. The learner who knows the
routine of education does not provide sufficient information for classification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult learner KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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a. a traditional adult learner.
b. a returning adult learner.
c. someone in need of counseling.
d. someone who is not accustomed to formal education.
ANS: A
Traditional adult learners are individuals who are in their late teens or early 20s who have
come to the practical/vocational program directly from high school or another program of
study. A returning adult learner is someone who has been out of school for several years. A
person in needed of counseling is commonly a student who has been evaluated by the
instructor as having areas that need improvement. This student is a traditional adult learner,
and traditional adult learners are accustomed to formal education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult learner KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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experience is
a. caring for a disabled family member.
b. taking a continuing education course.
c. enrolling in an academic program.
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d. attending credit classes at the mall.
ANS: A
Informal learning experiences are those that take place outside a formal educational setting. A
person who cares for a disabled family member would gain knowledge and skill in providing
personal care. An education course, academic program, and credited classes all take place in a
formal educational setting.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Informal educational experience KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. An example of a self-WDON³VFULSW´WKDWSURPRWHVVXFFHVVin a practical/vocational nursing
program is:
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b. ³:KDWLI,¶PµDOOWKXPEV¶LQSUDFWLFHODE"´
c. ³,GRQ¶WWKLQNWKHLQVWUXFWRUOLNHVPH´
d. ³,ZRUNZHOOZLWKP\KDQGV´
ANS: D
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promotes the expectation that the individual will succeed. All other options are examples of
negative thinking that create expectations for problems and failure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Hidden dangers KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Which factor is common to all types of adult learners that predisposes them to success in a
nursing program?
a. Few responsibilities at home
b. Motivation to succeed
c. Automatic qualification for financial aid
d. Few daily distractions
ANS: B
The only statement applicable to all types of adult learners is that the majority is motivated to
succeed. The other factors may be applicable to one or two classifications of learners but not
to all three.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Factors predisposing to success KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. Which fear is commonly shared by nursing students?
a. Succeeding
b. Economic problems
c. Failure
d. Ridicule
ANS: C
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
From Student to Leader
Lisa Carroll, Janyce L. Collier
10th Edition
, Success in Practical Vocational Nursing 10th Edition Carrol Collier TEST BANK
ATIONAL NURSING: FRO
Table of Contents
UNIT I RESOURCES
1. Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
2. Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies)
3. Community Resources
UNIT II BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR CAREER
4. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present
5. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
6. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics
7. Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules?
UNIT III RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED CARE
8. Effective Communication: Health Care Team, Clients, Faculty, and Peers
9. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
10. Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence
11. Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences
UNIT IV HEALTH SYSTEM-BASED CARE
12. The Nursing Process: Your Role
13. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
14. The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse
15. Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care
16. The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends
UNIT V THE LPN/LVN: YOUR ROLE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE
17. Collaboration: Leading and Managing
18. Workforce Trends: How to Find a First Job You Will Love
19. Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act
, Success in Practical Vocational Nursing 10th Edition Carrol Collier TEST BANK
Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
Carroll: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a traditional
adult learner?
a. One who has been out of school for many years
b. One who has children and grandchildren
c. One who knows the routine of education
d. One who is in his or her early 20s
ANS: D
Traditional adult learners are individuals who come to the educational program directly from
high school or another program of study. They are usually in their late teens or early 20s. The
learner who has been out of school for many years and the learner who has children and
grandchildren would be identified as a returning adult learner. The learner who knows the
routine of education does not provide sufficient information for classification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult learner KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. $VWXGHQWHQUROOHGLQDQ/31/91SURJUDPVWDWHV³,¶PIUHVKRXWRIKLJKVFKRRODQGOLYLQJ
DORQHIRUWKHILUVWWLPHLQP\OLIH,¶POHDUQLQJKRZWRWDNHFDUHRIPyself as well as learning
WRFDUHIRUP\SDWLHQWV´7KLVVWDWHPHQWLGHQWLILHVWKHVWXGHQWDV
a. a traditional adult learner.
b. a returning adult learner.
c. someone in need of counseling.
d. someone who is not accustomed to formal education.
ANS: A
Traditional adult learners are individuals who are in their late teens or early 20s who have
come to the practical/vocational program directly from high school or another program of
study. A returning adult learner is someone who has been out of school for several years. A
person in needed of counseling is commonly a student who has been evaluated by the
instructor as having areas that need improvement. This student is a traditional adult learner,
and traditional adult learners are accustomed to formal education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Adult learner KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. $QXUVLQJVWXGHQWVWDWHV³,KDYHWDNHQDGYDQWDJHRILQIRUPDOOHDUQLQJH[SHULHQFHV´$QRWKHU
VWXGHQWDVNV³&RXOG\RXJLYHPH DQH[DPSOH"´7KHEHVWH[DPSOHRIDQLQIRUPDOOHDUQLQJ
experience is
a. caring for a disabled family member.
b. taking a continuing education course.
c. enrolling in an academic program.
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d. attending credit classes at the mall.
ANS: A
Informal learning experiences are those that take place outside a formal educational setting. A
person who cares for a disabled family member would gain knowledge and skill in providing
personal care. An education course, academic program, and credited classes all take place in a
formal educational setting.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Informal educational experience KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. An example of a self-WDON³VFULSW´WKDWSURPRWHVVXFFHVVin a practical/vocational nursing
program is:
a. ³,JHWVLFNIURPVPHOOLQJEDGRGRUV´
b. ³:KDWLI,¶PµDOOWKXPEV¶LQSUDFWLFHODE"´
c. ³,GRQ¶WWKLQNWKHLQVWUXFWRUOLNHVPH´
d. ³,ZRUNZHOOZLWKP\KDQGV´
ANS: D
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promotes the expectation that the individual will succeed. All other options are examples of
negative thinking that create expectations for problems and failure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Hidden dangers KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Which factor is common to all types of adult learners that predisposes them to success in a
nursing program?
a. Few responsibilities at home
b. Motivation to succeed
c. Automatic qualification for financial aid
d. Few daily distractions
ANS: B
The only statement applicable to all types of adult learners is that the majority is motivated to
succeed. The other factors may be applicable to one or two classifications of learners but not
to all three.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Factors predisposing to success KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. Which fear is commonly shared by nursing students?
a. Succeeding
b. Economic problems
c. Failure
d. Ridicule
ANS: C
