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Chapterb01:bRealitybShockb
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abgraduatebnursebhasbbeenbhiredbasbabnursebatbablocalbhospital.bThebnewbnursebisbinbthebhoneymoonbphasebofb
rolebtransitionbwhenbmakingbwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatements?
a. “Ibambsobnervousbaboutbbeingbonbmybownbasbabnurse.”
b. “Thisbwillbbebabgreatblearningbexperience.”
c. “Ibcan’tbwaitbtobhavebabsteadybpaycheck.”
d. “Thisbjobbisbperfect.bIbcanbfinallybdobthingsbmybownbway.”
ANS:bD
Thebhoneymoonbphasebisbwhenbthebstudentbnursebseesbthebworldbofbnursingbasbquitebrosy.bOften,bthebnewbgradua
tebisbfascinatedbwithbthebthrillbofbarrivingbinbthebprofession.bRealitybshockboccursbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebwork
forcebafterbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bRecoverybandbresolutionboccurbwhenbthebgraduatebnursebisba
blebtoblaughbatbencounteredbsituations.bDuringbthisbtime,btensionbdecreases,bperceptionbincreases,bandbthebnursebi
sbablebtobgrowbasbabperson.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b7
OBJ:bIdentifybthebcharacteristicsbofbrealitybshoN
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shock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbbybthebgraduatebnursebisbanbinappropriatebmethodologybtobrecoverbfromb
realitybshock?
a. Networking c. Returningbtobschool
b. Obtainingbabmentor d. Joiningbabsupportbgroup
ANS:bC
Thebtransitionbperiodbisbsuccessfullybmanagedbwhenbthebgraduatebisbablebtobevaluatebthebworkbsituationbobjective
lybandbpredictbeffectivelybthebactionsbandbreactionsbofbotherbstaff.bNurturingbthebabilitybtobseebhumorbinbabsituation
bmaybbebabfirstbstep.bReturningbtobschoolbisbabpositivebstepbafterbthebgraduatebhasbworkedbthroughbrolebtransition,b
hasbsomebclinicalbexperience,bandbisbreadybtobfocusbonbabnewbcareerbobjective.bNetworking,bobtainingbabmentor,ba
ndbjoiningbabsupportbgroupbwouldbgivebthebgraduatebnursebanbopportunitybtobtalkbtobothers
experiencingbthebstressbassociatedbwithbrealitybshock.bThebnursebwouldbbenefitbfromb‘talkingbthrough’bissuesb
andblearningbhowbtobcope.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b8
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
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3. Abnursebisbtryingbtobavoidbburnout.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbisbabvalidbwaybtobachievebthis?
a. Refusingbtobconstantlybworkbextrabshifts
b. Withdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroup
c. “Goingbnative”
d. Changingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonths
ANS:bA
Onebofbthebquickestbwaysbtobexperiencebburnoutbisbtob“overworkbthebovertime.”bSetbprioritiesbwithbyourbmentalba
ndbphysicalbhealthbbeingbthebhighestbpriority.bLearningbtobsayb“no”btobextrabshiftsbisbabpositivebmeansbofbcopingbo
fbavoidingbburnout.b“Goingbnative”bisbthebtermbthatbdescribesbhowbrecentbgraduatesbbeginbtobcopybandbidentifybth
ebrealitybofbtheirbrolebtransitionbexperiencebbybrejectingbthebvaluesbfrombnursingbschoolbandbfunctioningbmoreblik
ebabteambmemberbatbtheirbplacebofbemployment.bWithdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroups,b“goingbnative,”bandbcha
ngingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsbwouldbincreasebthebchancebofbthebnursebexperiencingbburnout.bThebnursebshould
binsteadbfocusbonbhis/herbpracticebandbseekboutbsupportbfrombotherbnurses.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b9
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
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4.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatements bbybthe
graduatebnurse bshows
anbunderstandingbofbrealitybshockbasbitbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbappliesbtobnursing?
a. “bRealitybshockbisbthebperiodbwhenbabpersonbmovesbfrombschoolbintobthebworkforce.
b. “Realitybshockbisbthebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbeducationbarebnotbthebsame.”
c. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbfrombgraduationbtobbecomingbanbexperiencedbnurse.”
d. “Realitybshockbisbabtransitionbphasebthatbnewbgraduatesbgobthroughbbeforebchangingbjobs.”
ANS:bA
“Realitybshock”bisbabtermboftenbusedbtobdescribebthebreactionbexperiencedbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebworkforcebaf
terbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bThebnewbgraduatebisbcaughtbinbthebsituationbofbmovingbfrombabfamil
iar,bcomfortablebeducationalbenvironmentbintobabnewbrolebinbthebworkforcebwherebthebexpectationsbarebnotbclearl
ybdefinedborbmaybnotbevenbbebrealistic.bThebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbnursingbschoolbarebnotbthebsamebisboftenb
associatedbwithb“goingbnative.”bWhenbnursesbmovebfrombonebpositionbtobanother,btheybhavebalreadybexperienced
brealitybshock.bBecomingbanbexperiencedbnursebtakesbtimebandbisbnotbpartbofbthebdefinitionbofbrealitybshock.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b6
OBJ:bComparebandbcontrastbthebphasesbofbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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5. Abstudentbinbtheblastbsemesterbofbnursingbschoolbhasbestablishedbabgoalbofbmakingbabsuccessfulbrolebtransitionbt
obgraduatebnurse.bWhichbstatementbbybthebstudentbindicatesbhis/herbunderstandingbofbhowbtobachievebthisbgoal?
a. “Ibshouldbcarebforbincreasedbnumbersbofbpatientsbtobenhancebworkborganizationbskills.”
b. “Ibwillbobservebstaffbnursesbasbtheybperformbnursingbproceduresbtobrefinebtechnique.”
c. “Ibshouldbseekbincreasinglybclosebguidancebfrombthebnursingbinstructorbtobreduceberrors.”
d. “Ibwillbevaluatebmybprogressbeveryb7bweeksborbmorebtoballowbtimebforbgrowth.”
ANS:bA
Itbisbimportantbforbthebstudentbtobstartbtakingbcarebofbincreasedbnumbersbofbpatientsbtobhelpbwithbtimebmanageme
ntbandbworkborganization.bThebstudentbshouldbalsobbebablebtobfunctionbwithoutbclosebguidancebfrombthebnursingb
instructor.bAlthoughbitbisbgoodbforbstudentsbtobobservebstaff,babstudentbinbthebfinalbsemesterbshouldbbebablebtobper
formbtasksbwithbminimalbobservationbandbshouldbinsteadbfocusbonbimplementingbcarebandbtimebmanagement.bW
aitingb7bweeksbtobevaluatebprogressbwouldbnotbbebhelpfulbtobthebstudent.bAlthoughbregularbself-
bevaluationbisbanbimportantbprocess,bitbisbthebactualbexperiencebofbtakingbrealisticbpatientbassignmentsbandbworki
ngbtypicalbshiftbhoursbthatbassistsbwithbsuccessfulbrolebtransition.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b6
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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6. Abnewbgraduatebofblessbthanb1byearbdescribesbhis/herbperceptionbofbabstaffbnursebposition,bstating:b“Itbfeelsb
greatbtobbebabnurse!bInbfact,bit’sbabsnap!bIbcanbhardlybbelievebthere’sbnobinstructorblookingboverbmybshoulder.”b
Whatbphasebofbrealitybshockbisbthebgraduatebexperiencing?
a. Recovery c. Honeymoon
b. Shockbandbrejection d. Transition
ANS:bC
Inbthebfirstbphasebofbthebrolebtransitionbprocessb(thebhoneymoonbphase),bthebgraduatebnursebisbthrilledbwithbcomp
letingbschoolbandbacceptingbthebfirstbjob.bLifebisbabbedbofbrosesbbecausebeveryonebknowsbnursingbschoolbisbmuchb
harderbthanbnursingbpractice.bShockbandbrejectionboccurbasbthebnursebtriesbtobunderstandbhowbnursingbschoolban
dbtheb“realbworld”bcomebtogether.bTransitionboccursbasbthebnursebbeginsbthebmovebfrombstudentbtobnursebandbref
ersbtobthebentirebprocess,bnotbjustbabparticularbphase.bThebrecoverybphasebisbwhenbthebnursebcanblaughbatbsituatio
nsbthatbhe/shebisbinbandbisbablebtobcopebwithbthebsituationsbthatbarebbeingbfaced.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b7
OBJ:bComparebandbcontrastbthebphasesbofbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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Chapterb01:bRealitybShockb
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abgraduatebnursebhasbbeenbhiredbasbabnursebatbablocalbhospital.bThebnewbnursebisbinbthebhoneymoonbphasebofb
rolebtransitionbwhenbmakingbwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatements?
a. “Ibambsobnervousbaboutbbeingbonbmybownbasbabnurse.”
b. “Thisbwillbbebabgreatblearningbexperience.”
c. “Ibcan’tbwaitbtobhavebabsteadybpaycheck.”
d. “Thisbjobbisbperfect.bIbcanbfinallybdobthingsbmybownbway.”
ANS:bD
Thebhoneymoonbphasebisbwhenbthebstudentbnursebseesbthebworldbofbnursingbasbquitebrosy.bOften,bthebnewbgradua
tebisbfascinatedbwithbthebthrillbofbarrivingbinbthebprofession.bRealitybshockboccursbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebwork
forcebafterbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bRecoverybandbresolutionboccurbwhenbthebgraduatebnursebisba
blebtoblaughbatbencounteredbsituations.bDuringbthisbtime,btensionbdecreases,bperceptionbincreases,bandbthebnursebi
sbablebtobgrowbasbabperson.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b7
OBJ:bIdentifybthebcharacteristicsbofbrealitybshoN
ckU.bR
TSOIP
N:GRTeBa.lC
ityOM
shock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbbybthebgraduatebnursebisbanbinappropriatebmethodologybtobrecoverbfromb
realitybshock?
a. Networking c. Returningbtobschool
b. Obtainingbabmentor d. Joiningbabsupportbgroup
ANS:bC
Thebtransitionbperiodbisbsuccessfullybmanagedbwhenbthebgraduatebisbablebtobevaluatebthebworkbsituationbobjective
lybandbpredictbeffectivelybthebactionsbandbreactionsbofbotherbstaff.bNurturingbthebabilitybtobseebhumorbinbabsituation
bmaybbebabfirstbstep.bReturningbtobschoolbisbabpositivebstepbafterbthebgraduatebhasbworkedbthroughbrolebtransition,b
hasbsomebclinicalbexperience,bandbisbreadybtobfocusbonbabnewbcareerbobjective.bNetworking,bobtainingbabmentor,ba
ndbjoiningbabsupportbgroupbwouldbgivebthebgraduatebnursebanbopportunitybtobtalkbtobothers
experiencingbthebstressbassociatedbwithbrealitybshock.bThebnursebwouldbbenefitbfromb‘talkingbthrough’bissuesb
andblearningbhowbtobcope.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b8
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
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, NURSINGbTODAYbTRANSITIONbANDbTRENDSb9THbEDITIONbZERWEKHbTESTbBANK
3. Abnursebisbtryingbtobavoidbburnout.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbisbabvalidbwaybtobachievebthis?
a. Refusingbtobconstantlybworkbextrabshifts
b. Withdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroup
c. “Goingbnative”
d. Changingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonths
ANS:bA
Onebofbthebquickestbwaysbtobexperiencebburnoutbisbtob“overworkbthebovertime.”bSetbprioritiesbwithbyourbmentalba
ndbphysicalbhealthbbeingbthebhighestbpriority.bLearningbtobsayb“no”btobextrabshiftsbisbabpositivebmeansbofbcopingbo
fbavoidingbburnout.b“Goingbnative”bisbthebtermbthatbdescribesbhowbrecentbgraduatesbbeginbtobcopybandbidentifybth
ebrealitybofbtheirbrolebtransitionbexperiencebbybrejectingbthebvaluesbfrombnursingbschoolbandbfunctioningbmoreblik
ebabteambmemberbatbtheirbplacebofbemployment.bWithdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroups,b“goingbnative,”bandbcha
ngingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsbwouldbincreasebthebchancebofbthebnursebexperiencingbburnout.bThebnursebshould
binsteadbfocusbonbhis/herbpracticebandbseekboutbsupportbfrombotherbnurses.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b9
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment—managementbofbcare
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4.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatements bbybthe
graduatebnurse bshows
anbunderstandingbofbrealitybshockbasbitbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbappliesbtobnursing?
a. “bRealitybshockbisbthebperiodbwhenbabpersonbmovesbfrombschoolbintobthebworkforce.
b. “Realitybshockbisbthebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbeducationbarebnotbthebsame.”
c. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbfrombgraduationbtobbecomingbanbexperiencedbnurse.”
d. “Realitybshockbisbabtransitionbphasebthatbnewbgraduatesbgobthroughbbeforebchangingbjobs.”
ANS:bA
“Realitybshock”bisbabtermboftenbusedbtobdescribebthebreactionbexperiencedbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebworkforcebaf
terbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bThebnewbgraduatebisbcaughtbinbthebsituationbofbmovingbfrombabfamil
iar,bcomfortablebeducationalbenvironmentbintobabnewbrolebinbthebworkforcebwherebthebexpectationsbarebnotbclearl
ybdefinedborbmaybnotbevenbbebrealistic.bThebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbnursingbschoolbarebnotbthebsamebisboftenb
associatedbwithb“goingbnative.”bWhenbnursesbmovebfrombonebpositionbtobanother,btheybhavebalreadybexperienced
brealitybshock.bBecomingbanbexperiencedbnursebtakesbtimebandbisbnotbpartbofbthebdefinitionbofbrealitybshock.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b6
OBJ:bComparebandbcontrastbthebphasesbofbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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, NURSINGbTODAYbTRANSITIONbANDbTRENDSb9THbEDITIONbZERWEKHbTESTbBANK
5. Abstudentbinbtheblastbsemesterbofbnursingbschoolbhasbestablishedbabgoalbofbmakingbabsuccessfulbrolebtransitionbt
obgraduatebnurse.bWhichbstatementbbybthebstudentbindicatesbhis/herbunderstandingbofbhowbtobachievebthisbgoal?
a. “Ibshouldbcarebforbincreasedbnumbersbofbpatientsbtobenhancebworkborganizationbskills.”
b. “Ibwillbobservebstaffbnursesbasbtheybperformbnursingbproceduresbtobrefinebtechnique.”
c. “Ibshouldbseekbincreasinglybclosebguidancebfrombthebnursingbinstructorbtobreduceberrors.”
d. “Ibwillbevaluatebmybprogressbeveryb7bweeksborbmorebtoballowbtimebforbgrowth.”
ANS:bA
Itbisbimportantbforbthebstudentbtobstartbtakingbcarebofbincreasedbnumbersbofbpatientsbtobhelpbwithbtimebmanageme
ntbandbworkborganization.bThebstudentbshouldbalsobbebablebtobfunctionbwithoutbclosebguidancebfrombthebnursingb
instructor.bAlthoughbitbisbgoodbforbstudentsbtobobservebstaff,babstudentbinbthebfinalbsemesterbshouldbbebablebtobper
formbtasksbwithbminimalbobservationbandbshouldbinsteadbfocusbonbimplementingbcarebandbtimebmanagement.bW
aitingb7bweeksbtobevaluatebprogressbwouldbnotbbebhelpfulbtobthebstudent.bAlthoughbregularbself-
bevaluationbisbanbimportantbprocess,bitbisbthebactualbexperiencebofbtakingbrealisticbpatientbassignmentsbandbworki
ngbtypicalbshiftbhoursbthatbassistsbwithbsuccessfulbrolebtransition.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b6
OBJ:bDescribebfourbpossiblebresolutionsbforbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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6. Abnewbgraduatebofblessbthanb1byearbdescribesbhis/herbperceptionbofbabstaffbnursebposition,bstating:b“Itbfeelsb
greatbtobbebabnurse!bInbfact,bit’sbabsnap!bIbcanbhardlybbelievebthere’sbnobinstructorblookingboverbmybshoulder.”b
Whatbphasebofbrealitybshockbisbthebgraduatebexperiencing?
a. Recovery c. Honeymoon
b. Shockbandbrejection d. Transition
ANS:bC
Inbthebfirstbphasebofbthebrolebtransitionbprocessb(thebhoneymoonbphase),bthebgraduatebnursebisbthrilledbwithbcomp
letingbschoolbandbacceptingbthebfirstbjob.bLifebisbabbedbofbrosesbbecausebeveryonebknowsbnursingbschoolbisbmuchb
harderbthanbnursingbpractice.bShockbandbrejectionboccurbasbthebnursebtriesbtobunderstandbhowbnursingbschoolban
dbtheb“realbworld”bcomebtogether.bTransitionboccursbasbthebnursebbeginsbthebmovebfrombstudentbtobnursebandbref
ersbtobthebentirebprocess,bnotbjustbabparticularbphase.bThebrecoverybphasebisbwhenbthebnursebcanblaughbatbsituatio
nsbthatbhe/shebisbinbandbisbablebtobcopebwithbthebsituationsbthatbarebbeingbfaced.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplicationbREF:bp.b7
OBJ:bComparebandbcontrastbthebphasesbofbrealitybshock.bTOP:bRealitybshockb
MSC:bNCLEX®:bNotbapplicable
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