LPN to RN Transitions 5th Edition Harrington Test Bank ISBN:978- 1496382733|ALL CHAPTERS 1-18
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Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
QUIZ
1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN
degree. She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs)
who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with
prior knowledge and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best
describes her understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
a. “Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.”
b. “Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs.”
c. “Experience never makes learning more difficult.”
d. “Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified.”
CORRECT: A
Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a source of insight and
motivation, but it can also bea barrier. Experience can serve as a foundation for defining the
self.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJECTIVE: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOPIC: Adult Learning
2. There is a test on the cardiovascular system on Friday morning, and it is now
Wednesday night. The student has already taken a vacation day from work Thursday
night so that she can stay home and study. She is considering skipping her exercise
class on Thursday morning to
N go to the library to prepare for the test. Which response best
identifies the
student’s outcome priority?
a. Exercise class
b. Going to the library
c. Avoiding work by taking a vacation
d. Doing well on the test on Friday
CORRECT: D
The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any
given time within a set of conditions or circumstances.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJECTIVE: Identify motivations and personal outcome
priorities for returning to school. TOPIC: Motivation to Learn
3. A nurse who has been an LPN/LVN for 10 years is meeting with an advisor to discuss the
possibility of taking classes to become an RN. The advisor interprets which statement by
the nurse as the driving force for returning to school? a. “I’ll need to schedule time to
attend classes.”
b. “I’ll have to budget for paying tuition.”
c. “I’ll have to rearranging my schedule.”
d. “There is a possibility of
advancement into administration.
”CORRECT: D
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Driving forces are those that push toward making the change, as opposed to restraining
forces, which are those thatusually present a challenge that needs to be overcome for the
change to take place or present a negative effect the change may initiate.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJECTIVE: Identify motivations and personal outcome
priorities for returning to school. TOPIC: Motivations for Change
4. An RN is caring for a diabetic client. The client appears interested in changing her
lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this
behavior as which stage of Lewin’s Change Theory? a.
Moving
b. Unfreezing
c. Action
d. Refreezing
CORRECT: B The client is in the first phase of Lewin’s Change Theory, known as unfreezing. This
phase involves determining that a change needs to occur and deciding to take action.
Moving is the second phase and involves actively planning changes and taking action on
them. Refreezing is the last stage, and it occurs when the change has become apart of the
person’s life.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OBJECTIVE: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an
RN. TOPIC: Change Theory
5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to
become an RN. The clinical instructor interprets the LPNs outcome priority based on
which N statement?
a. “My family wanted me to go back to school.”
b. “I want to better my financial situation.”
c. “I really enjoy school.”
d. “I would like to advance to a teaching role someday.”
CORRECT: B
The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal and
external factors, such as needing to better a financial situation. The other statements indicate
reasons for returning to school, but they are not essential needs or issues to be addressed.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Analysis OBJECTIVE: Identify how experiences
influence learning in adults.TOPIC: Adult Learning
6. A nurse notices a posting for a management position for which she is qualified. If the
nurse is in the moving phaseof Lewin’s Change Theory, which statement reflects the action
she is most likely to take?
a. Does nothing to obtain the position
b. Applies for the position
c. Identifies that change is needed
d. Settles into the routine of her job
CORRECT: B
Unfreezing begins when reasons for change are identified. The moving phase involves active
planning and action. Moving also means you are dealing with both positive and negative forces
as they ebb and flow, and you are makingmodifications to your plan as needed. Refreezing
occurs after the change has become routine.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
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OBJECTIVE: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an
RN. TOPIC: ChangeTheory
7. An Orthopedic Nurse is contemplating changes in her professional life and
identifying goals. Which action should the nurse take if she is interested in
pursuing a long-term goal? a. Studies for atelemetry exam scheduled for
next week
b. Enrolls in a Nurse Practitioner program
c. Attends a seminar to become a charge nurse
d. Continues to work on the orthopedic floor full-time
CORRECT: B
A short-term goal is one that can be attained in a period of 6 months or less. Short-term
goals include becoming a charge nurse and passing the telemetry exam. A long-term goal is
attained in greater than 6 months and includes studying to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Continuing to work on the orthopedic floor does not represent either a short -term or a long-
term goal.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJECTIVE: Identify both short- and long-term personal and professional
goals. TOPIC: SettingGoals
8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve client care. The manager
introduces the concept ofa cohort. Which statement by the RN indicates that the teaching
has N
been effective?
a. “A cohort is a web of connections”.
b. “A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other”.
c. “A cohort is a group linked together for common purposes”.
d. “A cohort consists of groups of individuals that make up a whole”.
CORRECT: B
A cohort is a group of people who share common experiences with each other. A
scheme is a web of connections, ateam is a group linked together for common
purposes, and a unit consists of groups or individuals that make up a whole.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Evaluation
OBJECTIVE: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOPIC: Adult Learning
9. The nurse educator is presenting a lecture to a group of new RNs. Which statement by
one of the RNs indicates thatteaching has been effective?
a. “Experience is a stepping stone to new learning”.
b. “Experience can be a barrier to new learning”.
c. “Experience can be an avenue to new learning”.
d. “Experience can be a detour to new learning”.
CORRECT: B
Experience accentuates differences among learners, serves as a source of insight and
motivation, can be a barrier tonew learning, and serves as a foundation for definin g the
self.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Evaluation
OBJECTIVE: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning
to school. TOPIC: AdultLearning
10. The nurse educator is presenting a lecture on experience and learning to a group of RNs.
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