TEST BANK FOR LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS 4TH EDITION BY CLAYWELL

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.”

ANS: A

Experience accentuates differences among learners and serves as a source of insight and motivation, but it can also be a 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