TEST BANK FOR
SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL
VOCATIONAL NURSING
9TH EDITION BY KNECHT –
COMPLETE STUDYGUIDE
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TABLES OF CONTENT
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
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, Patients,
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 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 Work Force 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 KNECHT
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. A student enrolled in an LPN/LVN program states, “I‟m fresh out of high
school and living alone for the first time in my life. I‟m learning how to take
care of myself as well as learning to care for my patients.” This statement
identifies the student as
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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3. A nursing student states, “I have taken advantage of informal learning
experiences.” Another student asks, “Could you give me an example?” The
best example of an informal learning experience is
a. caring for a disabled family member.
b. taking a continuing education course.
c. enrolling in an academic program.
d. attending credit classes at the mall.
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