Deck 13: Creating Your Life: Building a Successful Future

Question 1

Your personal mission is

A)a philosophy of what you want to be.
B)a list of your most important goals.
C)a list of principal values that guide your life.
D)all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

Successfully intelligent people continue to learn and achieve goals by

A)rejecting self-pity.
B)risking failure.
C)delaying gratification.
D)all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

What is NOT a successfully intelligent way to handle changes in your life?

A)Maintain flexibility.
B)Continue to follow set schedules.
C)Analyze change,consider options,make decisions,and take practical actions.
D)Be open to unpredictability.

Answer 3

Continue to follow set schedules.

Question 4

Examples of ethical dilemmas in nursing include

A)end of life care.
B)taking vital signs.
C)health insurance covering cosmetic surgery.
D)a andc

Question 5

Which is NOT a benefit of volunteering?

A)getting to focus not just on yourself but on community
B)giving others hope and comfort
C)having spare time to relax
D)increasing your appeal to an employer by showing community spirit

Question 6

When is the best time to give back to the community and do volunteer work?

A)as soon as you've finished your degree
B)whenever you can,throughout your life
C)when you no longer have young children at home
D)only when you have young children at home

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a step toward living your mission?

A)keeping goals inflexible
B)creating personal change
C)broadening your perspective
D)aiming for your personal best
Fill in the Blank
Insert the word or phrase that BEST completes the sentence.

Question 8

Remaining __________ in the face of change is to acknowledge change,examine your needs,and address them any way you can.

Question 9

Continually asking questions and exploring new ideas is a part of __________ learning.

Question 10

What particular characteristic do successfully intelligent people have in common?

A)creative thinking
B)values
C)self-activators
D)goals

Question 11

Part of Sarah's grade in her communications class comes from visiting the elderly at a senior center,talking with them about the greatest changes they have seen in their lifetimes,and preparing a speech to share that information.Sarah's experience is an example of

A)service learning.
B)emotional learning.
C)practical learning.
D)analytical learning.

Question 12

Your _________ is a broad picture of who you want to be,what you want do,and the principles by which you want to live.

Question 13

Which of the following is a nursing research hypothesis?

A)graduate work or pursuing advanced degrees after the bachelor's degree
B)Obesity will increase when people have friends who are obese.
C)Tobacco smoking causes cancer.
D)Eating too many calories causes weight gain.

Question 14

Lifelong learning means

A)reading.
B)investigating new interests.
C)increasing cultural competence.
D)all of the above.

Question 15

Why is reading such an essential part of lifelong learning?

A)Decisions need to be made based on current information,not what you used to know.
B)Friends put pressure on you to read best-sellers.
C)Reading is a good way to pass time.
D)An impressive reading list is attractive to the opposite sex.

Question 16

Which is NOT a positive result of service learning projects?

A)learning skills through "doing"
B)exploring values
C)gaining more knowledge and higher grades on tests
D)having a sense of civic responsibility

Question 17

A group of people living in the same locality,having common interests,and forming a distinct segment of society is known as a ___________.

Question 18

An active citizen gets involved by

A)participating in community debates and hearings.
B)writing letters to legislators.
C)voting in every election.
D)all of the above

Question 19

Which strategy is least beneficial to the environment?

A)Recycle anything you can and buy products that use recycled material.
B)Buy new;new items last longer.
C)Trade things you don't need any longer and reuse items.
D)Be respectful of the outdoors.

Question 20

___________ is the key to helping you adapt to change.

Question 21

According to Robert Sternberg,_________-__________ are characteristics that successfully intelligent people have in common.

Question 22

A(n)__________ __________ program is a program or committee sponsored by a school that finds and organizes volunteering opportunities.

Question 23

_________ is your sense of what is right and wrong.

Question 24

Nurturing a _________ life will help you find balance and meaning.

Question 25

Courses that students can take without having to be part of a degree program are called __________ education courses.