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Test Bank for LPN to RN Transitions 5th Edition by
Lora Claywell |All Chapters 2024 A+|
Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
MULTIPLE CHOICES


1. A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree.
She knows that licensedpractical 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.”
ANS: 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in adults. TOP: 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 consideringskipping 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
ANS: D

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The outcome priority is the essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within aset
of conditions or circumstances.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school.
TOP: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 toschool? 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.”ANS: D


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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Identify motivations and personal outcome priorities for returning to school.
TOP:Motivations for Change


4. An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her
lifestyle and has been askingquestions 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
ANS: B The patient 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.

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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP: ChangeTheory


5. An LPN is talking with her clinical instructor about her decision to return to school to
become an RN. The clinicalinstructor 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.”
ANS: B
The outcome priority is the essential need that must be addressed, determined by internal and
external factors, such asneeding 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis OBJ: Identify how experiences influence learning in
adults.TOP: 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
ANS: 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application

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OBJ: Understand Change Theory and how it applies to becoming an RN. TOP: 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
ANS: 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.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Identify both short- and long-term personal and professional goals. TOP: SettingGoals


8. The RN is talking with the unit manager about ways to improve patient 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”.
ANS: 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation

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