NURSING TODAY, 11TH EDITION. TRANSITION
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AND TRENDS. EDITORS : JOANN ZERWEKH & AS
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Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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MULTIPLExCHOICE
1. Axgraduatexnursexhasxbeenxhiredxasxaxnursexatxaxlocalxhos p iat bai lr b. . T
c ohme/ t ens et xwxnursexisxinxthexh
oneymoonxphasexofxrolextransitionxwhenxmakingxwhichxofxthexfollowingxstatements?
a. “Ixamxsoxnervousxaboutxbeingxonxmyxownxasxaxnurse.”
b. “Thisxwillxbexaxgreatxlearningxexperience.”
c. “Ixcan’txwaitxtoxhavexaxsteadyxpaycheck.”
d. “Thisxjobxisxperfect.xIxcanxfinallyxdoxthingsxmyxownxway.”
ANS:x D
Thexhoneymoonxphasexisxwhenxthexstudentxnursexseesxthexworldxofxnursingxasxquitexrosy.xOften,
xthexnewxgraduatexisxfascinatedxwithxthexthrillxofxarrivingxinxthexprofession.xRealityxshockxoccur
sxwhenxonexmovesxintoxthexworkforcexafterxseveralxyearsxofxeducationalxpreparation.xRecoveryxan
dxresolutionxoccurxwhenxthexgr a d aubai rtbe. c no mu /rt se es t xisxablextoxlaughxatxencounteredxsituations.xDurin
gxthisxtime,xtensionxdecreases,xperceptionxincreases,xandxthexnursexisxablextoxgrowxasxaxperson.
PTS:x 1 DIF:
CognitivexLevel:xApplication/ApplyingxREF:x T
ablex1.1 OBJ:xIdentifyxthexcharacteristicsxofxrealityxshock.
TOP:x Realityxshock MSC:x NCLEX®:xSafexandxeffectivexcarexenvironment
2. Whichxofxthexfollowingxactionsxbyxthexgraduatexnursexisxanxinappropriatexmethodologyxtoxr
ecoverxfromxrealityxshock?
a. Networking
b. Obtainingxaxmentor
c. Returningxtoxschool
d. Joiningxaxsupportxgroup
ANS:x C
Thextransitionxperiodxisxsuccessfullyxmanagedxwhenxthexgraduatexisxablextoxevaluatexthexworkxsi
tuationxobjectivelyxandxpredictxeffectivelyxthexactionsxandxreactionsxofxotherxstaff.xNurturingxthe
a b i r b . c o m / t e s tt o xschoolxisxaxpositivexstepxafter
xabilityxtoxseexhumorxinxaxsituationxmayxbexaxfirstxstep.xR e t u r n i n g
xthexgraduatexhasxworkedxthroughxrolextransition,xhasxsomexclinicalxexperience,xandxisxreadyxtoxf
ocusxonxaxnewxcareerxobjective.xNetworking,xobtainingxaxmentor,xandxjoiningxa
supportxgroupxwouldxgivexthexgraduatexnursexanxopportuniatyb i rtbo.cot mal/ ktestto xothersxexperiencingxthexst
ressxassociatedxwithxrealityxshock.xThexnursexwouldxbenefitxfromx“talkingxthrough”xissuesxandxl
earningxhowxtoxcope.
PTS:x x 1 DIF: CognitivexLevel:xApplication/Appalbyiribn.gcom/test
REF:x p.x9
OBJ:xDescribexmethodsxtoxpromotexaxsuccessfulxtransition.x
TOP:x Realityxshock
MSC:x NCLEX®:xSafexandxeffectivexcarexenvironmentxNotxapplicable
3. Axnursexisxtryingxtoxavoidxburnout.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxactionsxisxaxvalidxwayxtoxachievext
his?
a. Refusingxtoxconstantlyxworkxextraxshifts
b. Withdrawingxfromxpeerxsupportxgroup
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c. “Goingxnative”
d. Changingxjobsxeveryx6xtox12xmonths
ANS:x A
Onexofxthexquickestxwaysxtoxexperiencexburnoutxisxtox“overworkxthexovertime.”xSetxprioritiesxwit
hxyourxmentalxandxphysicalxhealthxbeingxthexhighestxpriority.xLearningxtoxsayx“no”xtoxextraxshiftsx
isxaxpositivexmeansxofxcopingxofxavoidingxburnout.x“aGbiorbi.ncogmn/taestitxve”xisxthextermxthatxdescribesxho
wxrecentxgraduatesxbeginxtoxcopyxandxidentifyxthexrealityxofxtheirxrole-
transitionxexperiencexbyxrejectingxthexvaluesxfromxnursingxschoolxandxfunctioningxmorexlikexaxte
amxmemberxatxtheirxplacexofxemployment.xWithdrawingxfromxpeerxsupportxgroups,x“goingxnative
,”
a bi rb .c o m /t es tx
andx changingxjobsx everyx6x tox 12x monthsx wouldxincreasex th e c h a n c e o fx thex nursex experiencing
burnout.xThexnursexshouldxinsteadxfocusxonxhis/herxpracticexandxseekxoutxsupportxfromxotherxnurses
.
PTS:x x 1 DIF: CognitivexLevel:xApplication/Applying
REF:x p.x7
OBJ:xDescribexmethodsxtoxpromotexaxsuccessfulxtransition.x
TOP:x Realityxshock
MSC:x NCLEX®:xSafexandxeffectivexcarexenvironmentxNotxappalibcirabb.cloem/test
4. Whichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxbyxthexgraduatexnursexshowsxanxunderstandingxofxrealityxs
hockxasxitxappliesxtoxnursing?
a. “Realityxshockxisxthexperiodxwhenxaxpersonxmovesxfromxschoolxintoxthex
workforce.”
b. “Realityxshockxisxthexrealizationxthatxpracticexandxeducationxarexnotxthexsame.”
c. “Realityxshockxisxthexperiodxfromxgraduationxtoxbecomai bni gr b .ac onme/txespt erienced xnurse.”
d. “Realityxshockxisxaxtransitionxphasexthatxnewxgraduatesxgoxthroughxbeforexchangingxj
obs.”
ANS:x A
“Realityxshock”xisxaxtermxoftenxusedxtoxdescribexthexreactionxexperiencedxwhenxonexmovesxintoxt
hexworkforcexafterxseveralxyearsxofxeducationalxpreparation.xThexnewxgraduatexisxcaughtxinxthexsit
uationxofxmovingxfromxaxfamiliar,xcomfortablexeducat io na bai lr be. cno vmi/ treosnt xmentxintoxaxnewxrolexin
thexworkforcexwherexthexexpectationsxarexnotxclearlyxdefinedxorxmayxnotxevenxbexrealistic.xThe
realizationxthatxpracticexandxnursingxschoolxarexnotxthexsamexisxoftenxassociatedxwithx“goingxnat
ive.”xWhenxnursesxmovexfromxonexpositionxtoxanother,xtheyxhavexalreadyxexperiencedxrealityxsh
ock.xBecomingxanxexperiencedxnursextakesxtimexaa nb idr b .icso mn /ot et s pt x artxofxthexdefinitionxofxrealityxshoc
k.
PTS:x 1 DIF:
CognitivexLevel:x Application/ApplyingxREF:x p.x5
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OBJ:x Identifyxthexcharacteristicsxofxreali t y s h o ck .
TOP:x Realityxshock MSC:x NCLEX®:xNotxapplicable
5. Axstudentxinxthexlastxsemesterxofxnursingxschoolxhasxestabliasbhi r eb .dc oam /gt eos at xlxofxmakingxaxsuccessfulxr
olextransitionxtoxgraduatexnurse.xWhichxstatementxbyxthexstudentxindicatesxhis/herxunderstandi
ngxofxhowxtoxachievexthisxgoal?
a. “Ixshouldxcarexforxincreasedxnumbersxofxpatientsxtoxenhancexworkxorganization
skills.”
b. “Ixwillxobservexstaffxnursesxasxtheyxperformxnursingxproceduresxtoxrefinext
echnique.”
c. “Ixshouldxseekxincreasinglyxclosexguidancexfromxthexn uarbsi ribn. cgo min/ t se ts rt xuctorxtoxreducex
errors.”
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