ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Honeymoon phase . Answer: occurs during the orientation phase
everything is just as the new grad imagined
◉ Shock (rejection) phase . Answer: The nurse comes into contact with
conflicting viewpoints and different ways of performing skills, but lacks
the security of having an expert available to explain uncertain or gray
areas. May be frightened or react by forming a hard, cold shell around
himself or herself.
◉ compassion fatigue . Answer: gradual decline of compassion
◉ Recovery phase . Answer: Novice nurse begins to understand the
new culture
Novice nurse experiences less anxiety and healing begins