Deck 3: Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn

Question 1

An African-American nursing student tells a classmate, "I think our nursing textbook is inadequate. When I read about assessing skin, they didn't mention anything about how to spot bruises or jaundice in a person of color." This is an example of

A) the need to focus textbook content on the majority culture.
B) failure to use multicultural resources, leading to racial bias.
C) stereotyping, leading to devaluation of minorities.
D) seeking to allay racial tension by focusing on similarities.

Answer 1

failure to use multicultural resources, leading to racial bias.

Question 2

A nursing student receives a poor grade on a nursing examination. While reviewing the examination with the student, the instructor notes that the student reads aloud fluently but is unable to state in words what question the item is asking and cannot adequately summarize data presented in the item. These observations should lead the instructor to suspect

A) low intelligence.
B) lack of interest in nursing.
C) inability to comprehend content.
D) a need to adopt a new learning style.

Answer 2

inability to comprehend content.

Question 3

The nurse could maximize patient teaching for an individual with an identified auditory learning style preference by

A) providing an audiotape of important information that the patient could replay.
B) allowing the patient to handle equipment before practicing a self-care technique.
C) playing a videotape to demonstrate a self-care technique to the patient.
D) drawing diagrams of important concepts the patient needs to learn.

Answer 3

providing an audiotape of important information that the patient could replay.

Question 4

The nurse could best describe an individual with attention deficit disorder (ADD) by stating that the individual

A) has a lower-than-average IQ.
B) is able to organize and follow through without difficulty.
C) has an undependable memory and learning system.
D) is emotionally stable and attentive to tasks.

Question 5

A college student tells the nurse, "I have difficulty studying. I can't seem to get organized. I get distracted and often need to smoke to calm my nerves. Noise irritates me." The intervention the nurse could suggest that would be of greatest benefit would be

A) "Try using colored transparency film over the page when reading to help you focus."
B) "Study only at the time of day that you are most alert and rested."
C) "Use a tape recorder to play and replay lectures at bedtime."
D) "Always sit at a desk to read or study."

Question 6

A person who learns best by saying, hearing, and seeing words is known as what type of learner?

A) Spatial learner
B) Musical learner
C) Linguistic learner
D) Kinesthetic learner

Question 7

A patient tells the nurse, "I always think of myself as having a well-developed right brain." Learning should be facilitated for this individual by utilizing

A) verbal input.
B) visual input.
C) positive emotional displays.
D) small segments of information.

Question 8

A student nurse is a bodily/kinesthetic learner. The student would learn best by

A) moving around when studying.
B) taking notes when reading assigned chapters.
C) organizing a method of study that fits him or her personally.
D) making his or her own diagrams, boxes, or lists when they are unavailable in the book.

Question 9

Why is it desirable for the nursing student to engage in learning activities that use both sides of the brain?

A) Atrophy of one side is avoided.
B) Paralysis of one side is avoided.
C) Less study time is needed if both sides are used.
D) The student's full learning potential is increased.

Question 10

A person who learns best by using an organized method that involves categorizing, classifying, and working with abstract patterns and relationships is known as what type of learner?

A) Spatial learner
B) Musical learner
C) Linguistic learner
D) Logical/mathematical learner

Question 11

Student A tells Student B, "You could get good grades if you'd study the way I do. Write down everything that you hear in class and then recopy your notes and underline the important points." What is the likelihood that Student B will be successful?

A) There is about a 33.3% chance the advice will result in success.
B) There is a 100% chance the advice will ensure success.
C) There is a 100% chance the advice will result in failure.
D) There is about a 50% chance the advice will result in success.

Question 12

Which statement about learning style preference is true?

A) All students have the same learning style.
B) Most students are kinesthetic/tactual learners.
C) Auditory learning is the best method.
D) Various learning styles are equally good.

Question 13

A student states, "I have identified my personal learning style preference as visual." From this statement, it can be understood that the identified style preference

A) is the only way the individual can learn.
B) represents the way the student learns best.
C) has been derived primarily from biologic attributes.
D) suggests the need to develop additional learning strategies.

Question 14

A nursing student who applies the concept that neural pathways become increasingly efficient when a learning exercise is repeated will

A) study at the same time each day.
B) review notes several times.
C) use relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety.
D) engage in physical activity while studying.

Question 15

A patient states, "My roommate accuses me of daydreaming when I study, but I'm really imagining the things I'm trying to learn." The nurse understands that this best describes a way of learning common among individuals who are identified as

A) spatial learners.
B) linguistic learners.
C) logical/mathematical learners.
D) bodily/kinesthetic learners.

Question 16

A student nurse is a linguistic learner. The student would learn best by

A) moving around when studying.
B) taking notes when reading assigned chapters.
C) organizing a method of study that fits him or her personally.
D) making his or her own diagrams, boxes, or lists when they are unavailable.

Question 17

Student A read the text and visualized how to make a bed. Student B went to the practice lab and practiced making a bed. Assuming each was using their preferred learning style, which statement is true about who will most likely pass the skill evaluation of bed-making?

A) Student A will pass.
B) Student B will pass.
C) Students A and B are equally likely to pass.
D) Neither student A nor B will pass.

Question 18

A patient who is learning diabetic self-care states, "I have to develop the ability to see the 'big picture' instead of getting hung up with the little things in my care plan." The nurse who understands brain function would see this as related to

A) adult attention deficit disorder.
B) fight-or-flight reaction.
C) left brain dominance.
D) a larger than usual corpus callosum.

Question 19

Which individual would be classified as a kinesthetic/tactual learner?

A) Patient A, who learns best by observing
B) Patient B, who learns best by listening
C) Patient C, who learns best by doing
D) Patient D, who learns equally well by observing and listening

Question 20

A patient who is a college student tells the nurse, "I have difficulty studying. I can't seem to get organized. I get distracted and often need to smoke to calm my nerves. Noise irritates me." The nurse concludes that the patient

A) has below normal intelligence.
B) has lack of interest in the study topics.
C) is illiterate of course content.
D) has symptoms of attention deficit disorder.

Question 21

A characteristic of the right hemisphere of the cerebrum includes

A) produces robotlike speech.
B) processes in sequence.
C) adds tone and inflection to the voice.
D) breaks down new information into segments.

Question 22

A person who learns best by humming, singing, or playing an instrument is known as what type of learner?

A) Linguistic leaner
B) Spatial learner
C) Musical learner
D) Interpersonal learner

Question 23

A person who learns best by visualizing, dreaming, working with colors and pictures, and studying diagrams, boxes, and special lists in the text is known as what type of learner?

A) Spatial learner
B) Linguistic learner
C) Kinesthetic/tactual leaner
D) Musical learner

Question 24

Primarily right-brained individuals tend to be

A) intuitive.
B) rational.
C) objective.
D) analytical.

Question 25

Identify the learning strategy that requires true understanding of theory by a student.

A) Using mental imagery
B) Listening actively
C) Note making
D) Memorization

Question 26

A patient tells a nurse, "I think I may have adult attention deficit disorder." Which of the following data given by the patient would support this self-diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

A) "I have trouble getting things done on time. For example, I missed renewing my driver's license."
B) "I have trouble focusing if there are any distractions in my environment."
C) "My daily life's a mess. I can never seem to get everything done."
D) "I'm even-tempered and rarely overreact or have mood swings."
E) "I've worked the same job for 5 years and receive good evaluations."

Question 27

A learning style preference test identified a student as an interpersonal learner. Identify the strategies that would be most useful to this learner. (Select all that apply.)

A) Review notes while walking on a treadmill or stationary bike.
B) Participate in a study group.
C) Study in an area that is neat and orderly.
D) Draw diagrams of study material.
E) Compare observations in conference.

Question 28

Which of the following are intelligences identified by Gardner? (Select all that apply.)

A) Spatial
B) Musical
C) Mathematical
D) Perceptual
E) Intrapersonal
F) Interpersonal
G) Kinesthetic
H) Linguistic

Question 29

Which of the following are potential outcomes when using a nursing textbook lacking multicultural information? (Select all that apply.)

A) Students from the nondominant culture may feel insignificant.
B) Readers may oversimplify cultural behaviors and traits of others.
C) Readers may view patients from other cultures as unsophisticated.
D) Open discussion of cultural differences is promoted.