WGU D455 CHAPTER 28 PROFESSIONAL NURSING
ROLE TRANSITION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
C - CORRECT ANSWER The unit leader on an inpatient psychiatric unit of a large
hospital has been in the position for 3 months. The unit leader is
frustrated by how little time is available to work with patients and how few
changes have been implemented in that time. The
phase of role transition being experienced is the role of:
a. Acceptance.
b. Negotiation.
c. Discrepancy.
d. Internalization.
D - CORRECT ANSWER An interviewee for a nurse manager position asks for a copy
of the organizational chart. Organizational charts provide
information about the role component of:
a. Expectations.
b. Opportunities.
c. Responsibilities.
d. Lines of communication.
C - CORRECT ANSWER Sue, a newly graduated registered nurse, has been on the
orthopedic unit for about 6 months and is reconciling discrepancies
, between what she thought her role was in relation to peer performance appraisal
and what it actually is. This is an example of
role:
a. Discrepancy.
b. Ambiguity.
c. Integration.
d. Stabilization.
D - CORRECT ANSWER The head nurse and the administrator of a cardiac
telemetry unit disagree on how much time the head nurse should allot to
various aspects of the role. Staff members on the unit complain that the head
nurse is unavailable for clinical concerns because of
being off the unit while attending meetings. To facilitate the process of role
transition, the head nurse should:
a. Rely on his or her internal resources.
b. Attend a workshop on how to deal with difficult people.
c. Develop a relationship with a mentor who has overcome similar difficulties.
d. Schedule a series of meetings with staff and the administrator to clarify
expectations.
C - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse manager in one hospital is a mentee of a colleague
who is a few years older and has more experience in nursing
management. The colleague works in another hospital, but they meet for lunch
once a week. In these meetings they share their
ROLE TRANSITION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
C - CORRECT ANSWER The unit leader on an inpatient psychiatric unit of a large
hospital has been in the position for 3 months. The unit leader is
frustrated by how little time is available to work with patients and how few
changes have been implemented in that time. The
phase of role transition being experienced is the role of:
a. Acceptance.
b. Negotiation.
c. Discrepancy.
d. Internalization.
D - CORRECT ANSWER An interviewee for a nurse manager position asks for a copy
of the organizational chart. Organizational charts provide
information about the role component of:
a. Expectations.
b. Opportunities.
c. Responsibilities.
d. Lines of communication.
C - CORRECT ANSWER Sue, a newly graduated registered nurse, has been on the
orthopedic unit for about 6 months and is reconciling discrepancies
, between what she thought her role was in relation to peer performance appraisal
and what it actually is. This is an example of
role:
a. Discrepancy.
b. Ambiguity.
c. Integration.
d. Stabilization.
D - CORRECT ANSWER The head nurse and the administrator of a cardiac
telemetry unit disagree on how much time the head nurse should allot to
various aspects of the role. Staff members on the unit complain that the head
nurse is unavailable for clinical concerns because of
being off the unit while attending meetings. To facilitate the process of role
transition, the head nurse should:
a. Rely on his or her internal resources.
b. Attend a workshop on how to deal with difficult people.
c. Develop a relationship with a mentor who has overcome similar difficulties.
d. Schedule a series of meetings with staff and the administrator to clarify
expectations.
C - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse manager in one hospital is a mentee of a colleague
who is a few years older and has more experience in nursing
management. The colleague works in another hospital, but they meet for lunch
once a week. In these meetings they share their
