NURSING TODAY, 11TH EDITION. TRANSITIO
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Chapter m01:mRole mTransitions
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmam localmh o s p iat bai lr b. . T
c o hme/ t ens et mwmnursemismin
mthemhoneymoonmphasemof mrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmof mthemfollowingmstate
ments?
a. “I mammsomnervousmabout mbeingmonmmymownmasmamnurse.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreat mlearningmexperience.”
c. “I mcan’t mwait mtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.mI mcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANS:m D
Themhoneymoonmphasemismwhenmthemstudent mnursemseesmthemworld mof mnursingmasmquitemrosy.mO
ften,mthemnew mgraduatemismfascinated mwithmthemthrillmof marrivingminmthemprofession.mRealitymsho
ckmoccursmwhenmonemmovesmintomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyearsmof meducationalmpreparation
.mRecoverymandmresolutionmoccurmwhenmthemg r a d aubai rt be. c no mu /rt se es t mismablemtom laughmat mencountered m
situations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,mperceptionmincreases,mand mthemnursemismablemt
omgrow masmamperson.
PTS:m 1 DIF:
CognitivemLevel:mApplication/ApplyingmREF:m
Tablem1.1
OBJ:mIdentify mthemcharacteristicsmofmreality mshoc
k.
TOP:m Reality mshock MSC:m NCLEX®:mSafemand meffective mcaremenvironment
2. Whichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmethodologym
tomrecovermfrommrealitymshock?
a. Networking
b. Obtainingmammentor
c. Returningmtomschool
d. Joiningmamsupport mgroup
ANS:m C
Themtransitionmperiod mismsuccessfullymmanaged mwhenmthemgraduatemismablemtomevaluatemthemwo
rkmsituationmobjectivelymand mpredict meffectivelymthemactionsmand mreactionsmof mothermstaff.mNurt
uringmthemabilitymtomseemhumorm inmamsituationm maymbemamfirstmstep.mRa be i tr bu. rc no min/ t ge s tt o mschoolm ismam po
sitivemstepmaftermthemgraduatemhasmworked mthroughmrolemtransition,mhasmsomemclinicalmexperienc
e,mand mismreadymtomfocusmonmamnew mcareermobjective.mNetworking,mobtainingmammentor,mand mjoi
ningma
supportmgroupmwouldmgivemthem graduatem nursemanmopportun iatyb i r tbo.c ot mal/ kt estto mothersm experiencingmth
emstressmassociated mwithmrealitymshock.mThemnursemwould mbenefit mfromm“talkingmthrough”missu
esmand mlearningmhowmtomcope.
PTS:m m 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication/Appalbyiribn.cgom/test
REF:m p.m9
OBJ:mDescribe mmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransitio
n.mTOP:m Reality mshock
MSC:m NCLEX®:mSafemand meffective mcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicable
3. A mnursemismtryingmtomavoid mburnout.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalid mwaymtomachi
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evemthis?
a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupport mgroup
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