Which remark by a student in a nursing program verbalizes a strategy that promotes success in the program?
a. "I set goals and work to achieve them."
b. "I avoid interacting with instructors."
c. "I spend 2 to 3 hours daily surfing the net."
d. "I limit my partying to 3 to 4 nights a week."
ANS: A
Setting goals and working to implement them is a strategy associated with active, self-directed learning and will promote success. The other responses refer to behaviors that are not conducive to success.
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