Question 1

The generation influenced by events such as the Vietnam War,the space race,and the civil rights movement is called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

baby boomers
Depending on their birth year,baby boomers may have been shaped by the Watergate scandal,the Vietnam War,the space race,the civil rights movement,women's liberation,and the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

Question 2

What understanding about the goal of evaluation would be most helpful to a student in a nursing program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaluation lowers learner self-esteem. 
B)  Evaluation ridicules student performance. 
C)  Evaluation identifies behaviors that stand in the way of meeting goals. 
D)  Evaluation informs the learner of things that annoy the instructor. 
A)  Evaluation lowers learner self-esteem. 
B)  Evaluation ridicules student performance. 
C)  Evaluation identifies behaviors that stand in the way of meeting goals. 
D)  Evaluation informs the learner of things that annoy the instructor. C

Question 3

A student who wishes to utilize research findings regarding the best way for students to learn will

Accepted Answer

A)  stay up late each night and study. 
B)  actively participate in the learning process. 
C)  sit passively during each lecture session. 
D)  cram before each examination. 
A)  stay up late each night and study. 
B)  actively participate in the learning process. 
C)  sit passively during each lecture session. 
D)  cram before each examination. B

Question 4

Which learner is fulfilling an important student responsibility when receiving examination results?

Accepted Answer

A)  The student who looks at the test grade and hands the test and answer sheet back 
B)  The student who argues each wrong answer with the instructor 
C)  The student who tries to understand mistakes made on the test 
D)  The student who appears interested in the test results 
A)  The student who looks at the test grade and hands the test and answer sheet back 
B)  The student who argues each wrong answer with the instructor 
C)  The student who tries to understand mistakes made on the test 
D)  The student who appears interested in the test results

Question 5

The First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution guarantees students the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  graduate from a program. 
B)  fail an academic program. 
C)  express oneself in class. 
D)  have unlimited absences. 
A)  graduate from a program. 
B)  fail an academic program. 
C)  express oneself in class. 
D)  have unlimited absences.

Question 6

A nursing student caring for a patient recognizes that he has contaminated his sterile glove during a dressing change requiring surgical asepsis,so he puts on a new sterile glove.The student's action demonstrates that he has learned to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

evaluate his own behavior (or

Question 7

An example of a self-talk "script" that promotes success in a practical/vocational nursing program is

Accepted Answer

A)  "I get sick from smelling bad odors." 
B)  "What if I'm 'all thumbs' in practice lab?" 
C)  "I don't think the instructor likes me." 
D)  "I work well with my hands." 
A)  "I get sick from smelling bad odors." 
B)  "What if I'm 'all thumbs' in practice lab?" 
C)  "I don't think the instructor likes me." 
D)  "I work well with my hands."

Question 8

When a nursing student expresses concern about being dismissed unfairly from the program,the most effective peer response would be

Accepted Answer

A)  "Better get over being so negative." 
B)  "You have rights under the Fourteenth Amendment." 
C)  "Watch what you say in class to reduce this possibility." 
D)  "Instructors really do have control over what happens." 
A)  "Better get over being so negative." 
B)  "You have rights under the Fourteenth Amendment." 
C)  "Watch what you say in class to reduce this possibility." 
D)  "Instructors really do have control over what happens."

Question 9

Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a traditional adult learner?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 10

With regard to the teaching-learning process,what can the nursing student identify as the instructor's responsibility to the student?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solve each of the student's learning problems. 
B)  Create an environment in which learning can occur. 
C)  Make learning simple and free from psychological pain. 
D)  Eliminate difficult concepts from lectures and laboratories. 
E)  Assist students to answer questions not independently resolved. 
A)  Solve each of the student's learning problems. 
B)  Create an environment in which learning can occur. 
C)  Make learning simple and free from psychological pain. 
D)  Eliminate difficult concepts from lectures and laboratories. 
E)  Assist students to answer questions not independently resolved.

Question 11

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 having to learn how to take care of myself as well as learning to care for my patients." This statement identifies the student as

Accepted Answer

A)  a traditional adult learner. 
B)  a returning student. 
C)  a recycled adult learner. 
D)  someone in need of counseling. 
A)  a traditional adult learner. 
B)  a returning student. 
C)  a recycled adult learner. 
D)  someone in need of counseling.

Question 12

Which statement by a nursing student is an example of self-evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The other student forgot to use a bath blanket." 
B)  "I contaminated my glove on the edge of the bed." 
C)  "The staff nurse was abrupt with the resident." 
D)  "It was nice to be complimented by my instructor." 
A)  "The other student forgot to use a bath blanket." 
B)  "I contaminated my glove on the edge of the bed." 
C)  "The staff nurse was abrupt with the resident." 
D)  "It was nice to be complimented by my instructor."

Question 13

Which statement best describes an active learning situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The learner practices bed-making. 
B)  The learner watches a peer make a bed. 
C)  The learner watches the instructor make a bed. 
D)  The learner pays attention during lecture. 
A)  The learner practices bed-making. 
B)  The learner watches a peer make a bed. 
C)  The learner watches the instructor make a bed. 
D)  The learner pays attention during lecture.

Question 14

When a class of nursing students discusses their concerns about their program,the concern shared by most learners is generally the fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  succeeding. 
B)  economic problems. 
C)  failure. 
D)  ridicule. 
A)  succeeding. 
B)  economic problems. 
C)  failure. 
D)  ridicule.

Question 15

A nursing student monopolizes class discussions.Which statement about the situation is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The student is violating the rights of others to participate in class. 
B)  The student is demonstrating interdependency with the instructor. 
C)  The student is demonstrating passive learning strategies. 
D)  The student is at risk for being penalized by the instructor. 
A)  The student is violating the rights of others to participate in class. 
B)  The student is demonstrating interdependency with the instructor. 
C)  The student is demonstrating passive learning strategies. 
D)  The student is at risk for being penalized by the instructor.

Question 16

A student in the nursing program has made various statements relating to his life situation.Which statements indicate the potential for success?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I have to hold a full-time job while enrolled in the nursing program." 
B)  "I'm an excellent manager of my time." 
C)  "My spouse is away so much that I don't have enough help with the children." 
D)  "I'm really looking forward to working as a nurse. It has been my goal for years." 
A)  "I have to hold a full-time job while enrolled in the nursing program." 
B)  "I'm an excellent manager of my time." 
C)  "My spouse is away so much that I don't have enough help with the children." 
D)  "I'm really looking forward to working as a nurse. It has been my goal for years."

Question 17

Which statement is true regarding the teaching-learning process in practical/vocational nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the student fails, the instructor is ultimately at fault. 
B)  By asking questions, the student interferes with the instructor's work. 
C)  The student must adapt his or her personal learning style to the instructor's methods. 
D)  The student is responsible for preparing for theory classes and clinical experience. 
A)  If the student fails, the instructor is ultimately at fault. 
B)  By asking questions, the student interferes with the instructor's work. 
C)  The student must adapt his or her personal learning style to the instructor's methods. 
D)  The student is responsible for preparing for theory classes and clinical experience.

Question 18

Which student expectation of an instructor is reasonable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The instructor will help resolve the student's personal problems. 
B)  The instructor will motivate the student to improve grades. 
C)  The instructor will seek out students to review examinations. 
D)  The instructor will provide academic counseling. 
A)  The instructor will help resolve the student's personal problems. 
B)  The instructor will motivate the student to improve grades. 
C)  The instructor will seek out students to review examinations. 
D)  The instructor will provide academic counseling.

Question 19

A student enrolled in a practical/vocational nursing program informs the class that he has a degree in accounting and has lost the position he held for 15 years.This information identifies the student as a

Accepted Answer

A)  discipline-change learner. 
B)  recycled adult learner 
C)  traditional learner. 
D)  reclaimed learner. 
A)  discipline-change learner. 
B)  recycled adult learner 
C)  traditional learner. 
D)  reclaimed learner.

Question 20

When explaining the responsibility of the learner to a group of nursing students,a mentor should emphasize that the learner's first priority is to

Accepted Answer

A)  absorb the knowledge taught by the instructor. 
B)  be self-directed and active in the process of learning. 
C)  study only what the instructor emphasizes in class. 
D)  focus on learning 65% of the information that is taught. 
A)  absorb the knowledge taught by the instructor. 
B)  be self-directed and active in the process of learning. 
C)  study only what the instructor emphasizes in class. 
D)  focus on learning 65% of the information that is taught.

Exam 1: The Adult Learner: Hints to Succeed

The generation influenced by events such as the Vietnam War,the space race,and the civil rights movement is called the ____________________.

What understanding about the goal of evaluation would be most helpful to a student in a nursing program?

A student who wishes to utilize research findings regarding the best way for students to learn will

Which learner is fulfilling an important student responsibility when receiving examination results?

The First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution guarantees students the right to

A nursing student caring for a patient recognizes that he has contaminated his sterile glove during a dressing change requiring surgical asepsis,so he puts on a new sterile glove.The student's action demonstrates that he has learned to ____________________.

An example of a self-talk "script" that promotes success in a practical/vocational nursing program is

When a nursing student expresses concern about being dismissed unfairly from the program,the most effective peer response would be

Which individual in a practical/vocational nursing class would be identified as a traditional adult learner?

With regard to the teaching-learning process,what can the nursing student identify as the instructor's responsibility to the student?

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 having to learn how to take care of myself as well as learning to care for my patients." This statement identifies the student as

Which statement by a nursing student is an example of self-evaluation?

Which statement best describes an active learning situation?

When a class of nursing students discusses their concerns about their program,the concern shared by most learners is generally the fear of

A nursing student monopolizes class discussions.Which statement about the situation is most accurate?

A student in the nursing program has made various statements relating to his life situation.Which statements indicate the potential for success?

Which statement is true regarding the teaching-learning process in practical/vocational nursing?

Which student expectation of an instructor is reasonable?

A student enrolled in a practical/vocational nursing program informs the class that he has a degree in accounting and has lost the position he held for 15 years.This information identifies the student as a

When explaining the responsibility of the learner to a group of nursing students,a mentor should emphasize that the learner's first priority is to

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Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey

Nursing Process: Your Role

Nursing Theory,Research,and Evidence-Based Practice

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Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules?

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