REALITY SHOCK EXAM 32 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
the merging of school values with those of the workplace - CORRECT ANSWER
Biculturalism
the gradual decline of compassion over time as a result of caregivers being
exposed to events that have traumatized their patients - CORRECT ANSWER
Compassion fatigue
" a consistent (hidden) pattern of behavior designed to control, diminish, or
devalue another peer [or group] that creates a risk to health and/or safety"
(Hinchberger, 2009). Bullying, negative insinuations, undermining, and exclusion
are examples. - CORRECT ANSWER Horizontal hostility (also known as lateral
hostility)
A mutual interactive method of learning in which a knowledgeable nurse inspires
and encourages a novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER Mentoring
A nurse who is entering the professional workplace for the first time; usually
occurs from the point of graduation until competencies required by the profession
are achieved. - CORRECT ANSWER Novice Nurse
An experienced professional nurse who serves as a mentor and assists with
socialization of the novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER Preceptor
, Occurs when a person prepares for a profession, enters the profession, and then
finds that he or she is not prepared. - CORRECT ANSWER Reality Shock
a person who serves as an example of what constitutes a competent professional
nurse - CORRECT ANSWER Role model
the nurturing, acceptance, and integration of a person into the profession of
nursing; the identification of a person with the profession of nursing - CORRECT
ANSWER Socialization
moving from one role, setting, or level of competency in nursing to another;
change - CORRECT ANSWER Transition
sexual harassment and abusive acts from patients that can be physical, verbal, and
emotional and lead to a hostile work environment. It has been suggested that
identifying workplace violence is difficult due to its subjectivity by the recipient -
CORRECT ANSWER Workplace violence
These violent acts are not committed by employees; rather criminals are the
perpetrators of the crime on entering the health care agency/organization -
CORRECT ANSWER Types of Workplace Violence - Type 1
Patients become perpetrators of the violent acts - CORRECT ANSWER Types of
Workplace Violence - Type 2
Prior or disgruntled employees commit violence against current employee and/or
management - CORRECT ANSWER Types of Workplace Violence - Type 3