Exam 1: Student Nurse Skills for Success

Which of these terms BEST describes a barrier to effective use of time caused by setting unrealistic goals?

The student nurse understands that the barriers to effective use of time include such things as clutter,interruptions,procrastination,and:

The term scope of competence can BEST be described as:

Which of these statements BEST describes the purpose of testing in a nursing program?

The student nurse has delayed the completion of a course project for several days.The student's actions are an example of:

The student nurse is aware that using the components of reasoning,including such things as purpose,assumptions,developing conclusions,will allow the student to figure things out or to solve problems.Which of the following is an additional component of reasoning?

A characteristic,either positive or negative,that belongs to a person is known as an:

After receiving a low score on an exam,the nursing student should use which of these approaches for improving test-taking skills?

A disciplined intellectual process of applying skillful reasoning,imposing intellectual standards,and self-reflective thinking as a guide to belief or action is known as:

The term learning style can BEST be described as the:

In any health care setting,the student nurse is aware that ultimate accountability for delegation of nursing tasks remains with:

Upon completion of a nursing education program,the student nurse is aware that the FIRST task to focus on is to:

After completing the first day of class,the nursing student has an overwhelming expectation of being able to complete the entire week's assignments in 1 day.This action BEST describes:

In developing a study plan to cover a particular chapter or unit of nursing content,the student nurse would identify which of these steps to be the MOST helpful as part of the plan?

Standards for critical thinking provide a valid,reliable measure of the quality of critical thinking and include which of the following?

The student nurse received a low score on the first exam of the course.Which of these strategies is MOST appropriate?

The student nurse demonstrates competence in medication administration.The competence in the activity performed by the student would be considered:

Which generic term refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested as significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,speaking,reading,writing,reasoning,or mathematical abilities?

The student nurse attends a lecture and takes notes to acquire knowledge,skill,or both over the course content.This demonstrates which principle?

The learning strategy by which a memorable word or phrase is created from the list of items that an individual is trying to recall is known as: