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

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Chapter 02: Assessing Yourself and Designing Success Claywell: LPN to RN Transitions, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After a particularly challenging examination, a student is overheard in the hall... way exclaiming, “That instructor just grades too hard! She only gave me a B on the test!” This student is exhibiting traits of a(n) a. external locus of control. b. internal locus of control. c. perfectionist. d. realist 2. A student must come back to the learning laboratory to repeat the skills and check for insertion of a nasogastric tube. The instructor overhears the student saying, “I know I can do this, I know I can do this!” The instructor interprets this behavior as a. a self-defeating behavior. b. positive self-talk. c. perfectionism. d. blaming. 3. A clinical instructor notices that one of her students worries a lot, expects negative outcomes for most situations, strives for perfection, and seems to look for the tiniest faults in her work. The clinical instructor interprets these behaviors as a. commitment to learning. b. assuming an external locus of control. c. self-directedness. d. self-defeating behaviors. 4. A nursing professor is grading an assignment on self-defeating behavior. The professor can expect to find which statement written by the student who has a good understanding of perfectionism? a. Perfection is impossible to attain, and therefore constantly falling short of perfection leads to negative feelings and beliefs about oneself. b. Perfection is the ultimate goal, and it is not a self-defeating behavior to demand it of oneself. c. Perfectionism is the only means by which we can truly improve. d. Perfectionism is a character flaw and cannot be addressed. [Show More]

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