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ent take to address these feelings?
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A. Utilize the counseling services available at the college.
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D. Create a study group with some classmates and divide the course work.
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Feedback: Counseling services to help students make adjustments and solve problems may be
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available to students. If so, they are often very helpful. This is preferable to reducing the cour
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ses the student is taking or eliminating family and recreational activities, which are beneficial
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in stress management. Study groups can be helpful, but they are not intended to divide course
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work.
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2. A nursing student will soon begin a new course with a new instructor. When encountering a
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new instructor for the first time, the student should:
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B. try to get to know the instructor as much as possible.
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C. remain silent until the instructor reveals his or her expectations.
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D. ask as many questions as possible so that the instructor notices the student.
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ANS: B zi
Feedback: Every instructor is different, and it is beneficial to get to know each instructor’s
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style, personality, and expectations as much as possible. This does not involve offering per
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sonal compliments to the instructor or asking questions for the purpose of becoming know
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n. At the same time, a student should not be completely silent at the start of a course.
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3. A student has just begun a nursing program and is committed to success. When creating a
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schedule for the school term, what should the student do?
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A. Make sure that recreation is prioritized over school work.
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B. Spread out school work evenly between all 7 days of the week.
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C. Ensure a balance between school activities and personal life.
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D. Put off family activities until the midterm break.
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Feedback: A good schedule should be realistic and balanced. To get the most from the progra
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m and still have time for a personal life, the student should make a schedule that fits thetime a
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vailable, not how much time the student wishes was available. This does not mean that school
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work should suffer because of personal activities, however. It is often helpful to schedule days
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off rather than studying every day of the week.
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4. When learning how to assess clients’ health, a student has found that the most beneficial learn
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ing technique was watching an online video in which an experienced nurse demonstratedhow
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to conduct an assessment. Which is this student’s most likely learning style?
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A. Tactile
B. Visual
C. Auditory
D. Kinesthetic
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strations. Tactile and kinesthetic learners benefit from touch. Auditory learners preferto hear
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information.
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5. A nursing student is aware of the importance of critical thinking, especially in clinical situati
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ons. When applying the principles of critical thinking to a situation, the student shouldbegin
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by asking:
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C. “What are the consequences of making the wrong decision in this situation?”
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D. “What are the facts that I know about this situation?”
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ut the situation. This should come before a comparison with previous situations. It is likelynot
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helpful to ask what could possibly go wrong.
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6. The nursing student is working with a female client who had recent hip surgery. The client
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was drowsy. The nursing student used critical thinking to determine the action needed to p
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revent the client from falling. The nursing student should:
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