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Chapterm01:mRealitymShoc
kmMULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmamlocalmhospital.mThemnewmnursemisminmthemhoneymoonmp
hasemofmrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmofmthemfollowingmstatements?
a. “Imammsomnervousmaboutmbeingmonmmym ownmasmamnurse.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreatmlearningmexperience.”
c. “Imcan’tmwaitmtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.mImcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANS:mD
Themhoneymoonmphasemismwhenmthemstudentmnursemseesmthemworldmofmnursingmasmquitemrosy.mOften,mthemnewm
graduatemismfascinatedmwithmthemthrillmofmarrivingminmthemprofession.mRealitymshockmoccursmwhenmonemmovesmi
ntomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyearsmofmeducationalmpreparation.mRecoverymandmresolutionmoccurmwhenmthem
graduatemnursemismablemtomlaughmatmencounteredmsituations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,mperceptionmin
creases,mandmthemnursemismablemtomgrowmasmamperson.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m7
OBJ:mIdentifymthemcharacteristicsmofmrealitymshoN
ckU.mR
TSOIP
N:GRTeBa.lC
ityOM
shock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—managementmofmcare
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmethodologymtomrecoverm
frommrealitymshock?
a. Networking c. Returningmtomschool
b. Obtainingmammentor d. Joiningmamsupportmgroup
ANS:mC
Themtransitionmperiodmismsuccessfullymmanagedmwhenmthemgraduatemismablemtomevaluatemthemworkmsituationmobj
ectivelymandmpredictmeffectivelymthemactionsmandmreactionsmofmothermstaff.mNurturingmthemabilitymtomseemhumorm
inmamsituationmmaymbemamfirstmstep.mReturningmtomschoolmismampositivemstepmaftermthemgraduatemhasmworkedmthrou
ghmrolemtransition,mhasmsomemclinicalmexperience,mandmismreadymtomfocusmonmamnewmcareermobjective.mNetworki
ng,mobtainingmammentor,mandmjoiningmamsupportmgroupmwouldmgivemthemgraduatemnursemanmopportunitymtomtalkmt
omothers
experiencingmthemstressmassociatedmwithmrealitymshock.mThemnursemwouldmbenefitmfromm‘talkingmthrough’mis
suesmandmlearningmhowmtomcope.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m8
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—
managementmofmcare
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3. Amnursemismtryingmtomavoidmburnout.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalidmwaymtomachievemthis?
a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgroup
c. “Goingmnative”
d. Changingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonths
ANS:mA
Onemofmthemquickestmwaysmtomexperiencemburnoutmismtom“overworkmthemovertime.”mSetmprioritiesmwithmyourmme
ntalmandmphysicalmhealthmbeingmthemhighestmpriority.mLearningmtomsaym“no”mtomextramshiftsmismampositivemmeans
mofmcopingmofmavoidingmburnout.m“Goingmnative”mismthemtermmthatmdescribesmhowmrecentmgraduatesmbeginmtomco
pymandmidentifymthemrealitymofmtheirmrolemtransitionmexperiencembymrejectingmthemvaluesmfrommnursingmschoolma
ndmfunctioningmmoremlikemamteammmembermatmtheirmplacemofmemployment.mWithdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgr
oups,m“goingmnative,”mandmchangingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsmwouldmincreasemthemchancemofmthemnursemexp
eriencingmburnout.mThemnursemshouldminsteadmfocusmonmhis/hermpracticemandmseekmoutmsupportmfrommothermnurs
es.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m9
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—
managementmofmcare
NURSINGTB.COM
4.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmgraduate
statements mbym
mnursemthe
show
anmunderstandingmofmreality
s mshockmasmitmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmappliesmtomnursing?
a. “mRealitymshockmismthemperiodmwhenmampersonmmovesmfrommschoolmintomthemworkforce.
b. “Realitymshockmismthemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmeducationmaremnotmthemsame.”
c. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmfrommgraduationmtombecomingmanmexperiencedmnurse.”
d. “Realitymshockmismamtransitionmphasemthatmnewmgraduatesmgomthroughmbeforemchangingmjobs.”
ANS:mA
“Realitymshock”mismamtermmoftenmusedmtomdescribemthemreactionmexperiencedmwhenmonemmovesmintomthemworkfo
rcemaftermseveralmyearsmofmeducationalmpreparation.mThemnewmgraduatemismcaughtminmthemsituationmofmmovingmfr
ommamfamiliar,mcomfortablemeducationalmenvironmentmintomamnewmroleminmthemworkforcemwheremthemexpectatio
nsmaremnotmclearlymdefinedmormmaymnotmevenmbemrealistic.mThemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmnursingmschoolmare
mnotmthemsamemismoftenmassociatedmwithm“goingmnative.”mWhenmnursesmmovemfrommonempositionmtomanother,mthe
ymhavemalreadymexperiencedmrealitymshock.mBecomingmanmexperiencedmnursemtakesmtimemandmismnotmpartmofmthe
mdefinitionmofmrealitymshock.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m6
OBJ:mComparemandmcontrastmthemphasesmofmrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicable
NURSINGTB.COM
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5. Amstudentminmthemlastmsemestermofmnursingmschoolmhasmestablishedmamgoalmofmmakingmamsuccessfulmrolemtran
sitionmtomgraduatemnurse.mWhichmstatementmbymthemstudentmindicatesmhis/hermunderstandingmofmhowmtomachieve
mthismgoal?
a. “Imshouldmcaremformincreasedmnumbersmofmpatientsmtomenhancemworkmorganizationmskills.”
b. “Imwillmobservemstaffmnursesmasmtheymperformmnursingmproceduresmtomrefinemtechnique.”
c. “Imshouldmseekmincreasinglymclosemguidancemfrommthemnursingminstructormtomreducemerrors.”
d. “Imwillmevaluatemmymprogressmeverym7mweeksmormmoremtomallowmtimemformgrowth.”
ANS:mA
Itmismimportantmformthemstudentmtomstartmtakingmcaremofmincreasedmnumbersmofmpatientsmtomhelpmwithmtimemman
agementmandmworkmorganization.mThemstudentmshouldmalsombemablemtomfunctionmwithoutmclosemguidancemfromm
themnursingminstructor.mAlthoughmitmismgoodmformstudentsmtomobservemstaff,mamstudentminmthemfinalmsemestermsh
ouldmbemablemtomperformmtasksmwithmminimalmobservationmandmshouldminsteadmfocusmonmimplementingmcarema
ndmtimemmanagement.mWaitingm7mweeksmtomevaluatemprogressmwouldmnotmbemhelpfulmtomthemstudent.mAlthoug
hmregularmself-
mevaluationmismanmimportantmprocess,mitmismthemactualmexperiencemofmtakingmrealisticmpatientmassignmentsmandm
workingmtypicalmshiftmhoursmthatmassistsmwithmsuccessfulmrolemtransition.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m6
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicabl
NURSINGTB.COM
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6. Amnewmgraduatemofmlessmthanm1myearmdescribesmhis/hermperceptionmofmamstaffmnursemposition,mstating:m“Itm
feelsmgreatmtombemamnurse!mInmfact,mit’smamsnap!mImcanmhardlymbelievemthere’smnominstructormlookingmovermm
ymshoulder.”mWhatmphasemofmrealitymshockmismthemgraduatemexperiencing?
a. Recovery c. Honeymoon
b. Shockmandmrejection d. Transition
ANS:mC
Inmthemfirstmphasemofmthemrolemtransitionmprocessm(themhoneymoonmphase),mthemgraduatemnursemismthrilledmwith
mcompletingmschoolmandmacceptingmthemfirstmjob.mLifemismambedmofmrosesmbecausemeveryonemknowsmnursingmsc
hoolmismmuchmhardermthanmnursingmpractice.mShockmandmrejectionmoccurmasmthemnursemtriesmtomunderstandmhow
mnursingmschoolmandmthem“realmworld”mcomemtogether.mTransitionmoccursmasmthemnursembeginsmthemmovemfrom
mstudentmtomnursemandmrefersmtomthementiremprocess,mnotmjustmamparticularmphase.mThemrecoverymphasemismwhen
mthemnursemcanmlaughmatmsituationsmthatmhe/shemisminmandmismablemtomcopemwithmthemsituationsmthatmarembeingmfa
ced.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m7
OBJ:mComparemandmcontrastmthemphasesmofmrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicable
NURSINGTB.COM
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Chapterm01:mRealitymShoc
kmMULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmamlocalmhospital.mThemnewmnursemisminmthemhoneymoonmp
hasemofmrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmofmthemfollowingmstatements?
a. “Imammsomnervousmaboutmbeingmonmmym ownmasmamnurse.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreatmlearningmexperience.”
c. “Imcan’tmwaitmtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.mImcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANS:mD
Themhoneymoonmphasemismwhenmthemstudentmnursemseesmthemworldmofmnursingmasmquitemrosy.mOften,mthemnewm
graduatemismfascinatedmwithmthemthrillmofmarrivingminmthemprofession.mRealitymshockmoccursmwhenmonemmovesmi
ntomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyearsmofmeducationalmpreparation.mRecoverymandmresolutionmoccurmwhenmthem
graduatemnursemismablemtomlaughmatmencounteredmsituations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,mperceptionmin
creases,mandmthemnursemismablemtomgrowmasmamperson.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m7
OBJ:mIdentifymthemcharacteristicsmofmrealitymshoN
ckU.mR
TSOIP
N:GRTeBa.lC
ityOM
shock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—managementmofmcare
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmethodologymtomrecoverm
frommrealitymshock?
a. Networking c. Returningmtomschool
b. Obtainingmammentor d. Joiningmamsupportmgroup
ANS:mC
Themtransitionmperiodmismsuccessfullymmanagedmwhenmthemgraduatemismablemtomevaluatemthemworkmsituationmobj
ectivelymandmpredictmeffectivelymthemactionsmandmreactionsmofmothermstaff.mNurturingmthemabilitymtomseemhumorm
inmamsituationmmaymbemamfirstmstep.mReturningmtomschoolmismampositivemstepmaftermthemgraduatemhasmworkedmthrou
ghmrolemtransition,mhasmsomemclinicalmexperience,mandmismreadymtomfocusmonmamnewmcareermobjective.mNetworki
ng,mobtainingmammentor,mandmjoiningmamsupportmgroupmwouldmgivemthemgraduatemnursemanmopportunitymtomtalkmt
omothers
experiencingmthemstressmassociatedmwithmrealitymshock.mThemnursemwouldmbenefitmfromm‘talkingmthrough’mis
suesmandmlearningmhowmtomcope.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m8
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—
managementmofmcare
NURSINGTB.COM
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3. Amnursemismtryingmtomavoidmburnout.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalidmwaymtomachievemthis?
a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgroup
c. “Goingmnative”
d. Changingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonths
ANS:mA
Onemofmthemquickestmwaysmtomexperiencemburnoutmismtom“overworkmthemovertime.”mSetmprioritiesmwithmyourmme
ntalmandmphysicalmhealthmbeingmthemhighestmpriority.mLearningmtomsaym“no”mtomextramshiftsmismampositivemmeans
mofmcopingmofmavoidingmburnout.m“Goingmnative”mismthemtermmthatmdescribesmhowmrecentmgraduatesmbeginmtomco
pymandmidentifymthemrealitymofmtheirmrolemtransitionmexperiencembymrejectingmthemvaluesmfrommnursingmschoolma
ndmfunctioningmmoremlikemamteammmembermatmtheirmplacemofmemployment.mWithdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgr
oups,m“goingmnative,”mandmchangingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsmwouldmincreasemthemchancemofmthemnursemexp
eriencingmburnout.mThemnursemshouldminsteadmfocusmonmhis/hermpracticemandmseekmoutmsupportmfrommothermnurs
es.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m9
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment—
managementmofmcare
NURSINGTB.COM
4.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmgraduate
statements mbym
mnursemthe
show
anmunderstandingmofmreality
s mshockmasmitmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmappliesmtomnursing?
a. “mRealitymshockmismthemperiodmwhenmampersonmmovesmfrommschoolmintomthemworkforce.
b. “Realitymshockmismthemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmeducationmaremnotmthemsame.”
c. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmfrommgraduationmtombecomingmanmexperiencedmnurse.”
d. “Realitymshockmismamtransitionmphasemthatmnewmgraduatesmgomthroughmbeforemchangingmjobs.”
ANS:mA
“Realitymshock”mismamtermmoftenmusedmtomdescribemthemreactionmexperiencedmwhenmonemmovesmintomthemworkfo
rcemaftermseveralmyearsmofmeducationalmpreparation.mThemnewmgraduatemismcaughtminmthemsituationmofmmovingmfr
ommamfamiliar,mcomfortablemeducationalmenvironmentmintomamnewmroleminmthemworkforcemwheremthemexpectatio
nsmaremnotmclearlymdefinedmormmaymnotmevenmbemrealistic.mThemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmnursingmschoolmare
mnotmthemsamemismoftenmassociatedmwithm“goingmnative.”mWhenmnursesmmovemfrommonempositionmtomanother,mthe
ymhavemalreadymexperiencedmrealitymshock.mBecomingmanmexperiencedmnursemtakesmtimemandmismnotmpartmofmthe
mdefinitionmofmrealitymshock.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m6
OBJ:mComparemandmcontrastmthemphasesmofmrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicable
NURSINGTB.COM
, NURSINGmTODAYmTRANSITIONmANDmTRENDSm9THmEDITIONmZERWEKHmTESTmBA
NK
5. Amstudentminmthemlastmsemestermofmnursingmschoolmhasmestablishedmamgoalmofmmakingmamsuccessfulmrolemtran
sitionmtomgraduatemnurse.mWhichmstatementmbymthemstudentmindicatesmhis/hermunderstandingmofmhowmtomachieve
mthismgoal?
a. “Imshouldmcaremformincreasedmnumbersmofmpatientsmtomenhancemworkmorganizationmskills.”
b. “Imwillmobservemstaffmnursesmasmtheymperformmnursingmproceduresmtomrefinemtechnique.”
c. “Imshouldmseekmincreasinglymclosemguidancemfrommthemnursingminstructormtomreducemerrors.”
d. “Imwillmevaluatemmymprogressmeverym7mweeksmormmoremtomallowmtimemformgrowth.”
ANS:mA
Itmismimportantmformthemstudentmtomstartmtakingmcaremofmincreasedmnumbersmofmpatientsmtomhelpmwithmtimemman
agementmandmworkmorganization.mThemstudentmshouldmalsombemablemtomfunctionmwithoutmclosemguidancemfromm
themnursingminstructor.mAlthoughmitmismgoodmformstudentsmtomobservemstaff,mamstudentminmthemfinalmsemestermsh
ouldmbemablemtomperformmtasksmwithmminimalmobservationmandmshouldminsteadmfocusmonmimplementingmcarema
ndmtimemmanagement.mWaitingm7mweeksmtomevaluatemprogressmwouldmnotmbemhelpfulmtomthemstudent.mAlthoug
hmregularmself-
mevaluationmismanmimportantmprocess,mitmismthemactualmexperiencemofmtakingmrealisticmpatientmassignmentsmandm
workingmtypicalmshiftmhoursmthatmassistsmwithmsuccessfulmrolemtransition.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m6
OBJ:mDescribemfourmpossiblemresolutionsmformrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicabl
NURSINGTB.COM
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6. Amnewmgraduatemofmlessmthanm1myearmdescribesmhis/hermperceptionmofmamstaffmnursemposition,mstating:m“Itm
feelsmgreatmtombemamnurse!mInmfact,mit’smamsnap!mImcanmhardlymbelievemthere’smnominstructormlookingmovermm
ymshoulder.”mWhatmphasemofmrealitymshockmismthemgraduatemexperiencing?
a. Recovery c. Honeymoon
b. Shockmandmrejection d. Transition
ANS:mC
Inmthemfirstmphasemofmthemrolemtransitionmprocessm(themhoneymoonmphase),mthemgraduatemnursemismthrilledmwith
mcompletingmschoolmandmacceptingmthemfirstmjob.mLifemismambedmofmrosesmbecausemeveryonemknowsmnursingmsc
hoolmismmuchmhardermthanmnursingmpractice.mShockmandmrejectionmoccurmasmthemnursemtriesmtomunderstandmhow
mnursingmschoolmandmthem“realmworld”mcomemtogether.mTransitionmoccursmasmthemnursembeginsmthemmovemfrom
mstudentmtomnursemandmrefersmtomthementiremprocess,mnotmjustmamparticularmphase.mThemrecoverymphasemismwhen
mthemnursemcanmlaughmatmsituationsmthatmhe/shemisminmandmismablemtomcopemwithmthemsituationsmthatmarembeingmfa
ced.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplicationmREF:mp.m7
OBJ:mComparemandmcontrastmthemphasesmofmrealitymshock.mTOP:mRealitymsh
ockmMSC:mNCLEX®:mNotmapplicable
NURSINGTB.COM
