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11th Edition (Zerwekh) Chap
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ters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
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TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. bAbgraduatebnursebhasbbeenbhiredbasbabnursebatbablocalbhospital.bThebnewbnursebisbinbt
heb.bhoneymoonbphasebofbrolebtransitionbwhenbmakingbwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatem
ents?b a.b“Ibambsobnervousbaboutbbeingbonbmybownbasbabnurse.”
b. “Thisbwillbbebabgreatblearningbexperience.” .
c. “Ibcan’tbwaitbtobhavebabsteadybpaycheck.”
d. “Thisbjobbisbperfect.b Ibcanbfinallybdobthingsbmybownbway.”
ANSWER:bD .
Thebhoneymoonbphasebisbwhenbthebstudentbnursebseesbthebworldbofbnursingbasbquitebrosy.bOfte
n,bthebnewbgraduatebisbfascinatedbwithbthebthrillbofbarrivingbinbthebprofession.bRealitybshockboc
cursbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebworkforcebafterbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bReco
verybandbresolutionboccurbwhenbthebgraduatebnursebisbablebtoblaughbatb.bencounteredbsituations.
bDuringbthis btime,btensionbdecreases, bperceptionbincreases,bandbthebnursebisbablebtobgrowbasbabp
erson.
.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applying
REF:bTableb1.1 OBJ:bIdentifybthebcharacteristicsbofbrealitybshock.
TOP:bRealitybshock MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment
.
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbbybthebgraduatebnursebisbanbinappropriatebmethodologybt
ob recoverbfrombrealitybshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingbabmentor
c. Returningbtobschool
d. Joiningbabsupportbgroup
.
ANSWER:bC
Thebtransitionbperiodbisbsuccessfullybmanagedbwhenbthebgraduatebisbablebtobevaluatebthebwor
kb situationbobjectivelybandbpredictbeffectivelybthebactionsbandbreactionsbofbotherbstaff.
Nurturing
thebabilitybtobseebhumorbinbabsituationbmaybbebabfirstbstep.bReturningbtobschoolbisbabpositivebste
pb.bafterbthebgraduatebhasbworkedbthroughbrolebtransition,bhasbsomebclinicalbexperience,bandbi
sbreadybtobfocusbonbabnewbcareerbobjective.bNetworking,bobtainingbabmentor,bandbjoiningbabsu
pportbgroupbwouldbgivebthebgraduatebnursebanbopportunitybtobtalkbtobothersbexperiencingbtheb
.
, stressbassociatedbwithbrealitybshock.bThebnursebwouldbbenefitbfromb“talkingbthrough”bissuesban
dblearningbhowbtobcope.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applyingb.
REF:bp.b9
OBJ:bDescribebmethodsbtobpromotebabsuccessfulbtransition.b
TOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironmentbNotbapplicable
.
3. Abnursebisbtryingbtobavoidbburnout.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbisbabvalidbwaybtobachievebt
his?
a. Refusingbtobconstantlybworkbextrabshifts .
b. Withdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroup
c. “Goingbnative”
d. Changingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsb.
ANSWER:bA
Onebofbthebquickestbwaysbtobexperiencebburnoutbisbtob“overworkbthebovertime.”bSetbpriorities
bwithbyourbmentalbandbphysical bhealthbbeingbthebhighest bpriority. bLearningbtobsayb“no”btobext
rabshiftsbisbabpositivebmeansbofbcopingbofbavoidingbburnout.b“Goingbnative”bisbthebtermbthatb.b
describesbhowbrecentbgraduatesbbeginbtobcopybandbidentifybthebrealitybofbtheirbrole-
transitionbexperiencebbybrejectingbthebvaluesbfrombnursingbschoolbandbfunctioningbmoreblikeb
abteambmemberbatbtheirbplacebofbemployment.bWithdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroups,b“goin
gbnative,”b.bandbchangingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsbwouldbincreasebthebchancebofbthebnursebe
xperiencing
burnout.bThebnursebshouldbinsteadbfocusbonbhis/herbpracticebandbseekboutbsupportbfrombother
b nurses.
.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applying
REF:bp.b7
OBJ:bDescribebmethodsbtobpromotebabsuccessfulbtransition.b
TOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironmentbNotbapplicableb.
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbbybthebgraduatebnursebshowsbanbunderstandingbofbr
ealityb shockbasbitbappliesbtobnursing?b.
a. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbwhenbabpersonbmovesbfrombschoolbintobthe
b. workforce.”“Realitybshockbisbthebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbeducationbarebnotbthebs
ame.”
c. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbfrombgraduationbtobbecomingbanbexperiencedbnurse.”.
d. “Realitybshockbisbabtransitionbphasebthatbnewbgraduatesbgobthroughbbeforebchangingbj
obs.”
ANSWER:bA .
b b b b b b b b
11th Edition (Zerwekh) Chap
b b bb
ters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
b b b b b b
, TestbBankb-bNursingbToday:bTransitionbandbTrends,b11thbEdition
TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
b b b
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. bAbgraduatebnursebhasbbeenbhiredbasbabnursebatbablocalbhospital.bThebnewbnursebisbinbt
heb.bhoneymoonbphasebofbrolebtransitionbwhenbmakingbwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatem
ents?b a.b“Ibambsobnervousbaboutbbeingbonbmybownbasbabnurse.”
b. “Thisbwillbbebabgreatblearningbexperience.” .
c. “Ibcan’tbwaitbtobhavebabsteadybpaycheck.”
d. “Thisbjobbisbperfect.b Ibcanbfinallybdobthingsbmybownbway.”
ANSWER:bD .
Thebhoneymoonbphasebisbwhenbthebstudentbnursebseesbthebworldbofbnursingbasbquitebrosy.bOfte
n,bthebnewbgraduatebisbfascinatedbwithbthebthrillbofbarrivingbinbthebprofession.bRealitybshockboc
cursbwhenbonebmovesbintobthebworkforcebafterbseveralbyearsbofbeducationalbpreparation.bReco
verybandbresolutionboccurbwhenbthebgraduatebnursebisbablebtoblaughbatb.bencounteredbsituations.
bDuringbthis btime,btensionbdecreases, bperceptionbincreases,bandbthebnursebisbablebtobgrowbasbabp
erson.
.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applying
REF:bTableb1.1 OBJ:bIdentifybthebcharacteristicsbofbrealitybshock.
TOP:bRealitybshock MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironment
.
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbbybthebgraduatebnursebisbanbinappropriatebmethodologybt
ob recoverbfrombrealitybshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingbabmentor
c. Returningbtobschool
d. Joiningbabsupportbgroup
.
ANSWER:bC
Thebtransitionbperiodbisbsuccessfullybmanagedbwhenbthebgraduatebisbablebtobevaluatebthebwor
kb situationbobjectivelybandbpredictbeffectivelybthebactionsbandbreactionsbofbotherbstaff.
Nurturing
thebabilitybtobseebhumorbinbabsituationbmaybbebabfirstbstep.bReturningbtobschoolbisbabpositivebste
pb.bafterbthebgraduatebhasbworkedbthroughbrolebtransition,bhasbsomebclinicalbexperience,bandbi
sbreadybtobfocusbonbabnewbcareerbobjective.bNetworking,bobtainingbabmentor,bandbjoiningbabsu
pportbgroupbwouldbgivebthebgraduatebnursebanbopportunitybtobtalkbtobothersbexperiencingbtheb
.
, stressbassociatedbwithbrealitybshock.bThebnursebwouldbbenefitbfromb“talkingbthrough”bissuesban
dblearningbhowbtobcope.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applyingb.
REF:bp.b9
OBJ:bDescribebmethodsbtobpromotebabsuccessfulbtransition.b
TOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironmentbNotbapplicable
.
3. Abnursebisbtryingbtobavoidbburnout.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbisbabvalidbwaybtobachievebt
his?
a. Refusingbtobconstantlybworkbextrabshifts .
b. Withdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroup
c. “Goingbnative”
d. Changingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsb.
ANSWER:bA
Onebofbthebquickestbwaysbtobexperiencebburnoutbisbtob“overworkbthebovertime.”bSetbpriorities
bwithbyourbmentalbandbphysical bhealthbbeingbthebhighest bpriority. bLearningbtobsayb“no”btobext
rabshiftsbisbabpositivebmeansbofbcopingbofbavoidingbburnout.b“Goingbnative”bisbthebtermbthatb.b
describesbhowbrecentbgraduatesbbeginbtobcopybandbidentifybthebrealitybofbtheirbrole-
transitionbexperiencebbybrejectingbthebvaluesbfrombnursingbschoolbandbfunctioningbmoreblikeb
abteambmemberbatbtheirbplacebofbemployment.bWithdrawingbfrombpeerbsupportbgroups,b“goin
gbnative,”b.bandbchangingbjobsbeveryb6btob12bmonthsbwouldbincreasebthebchancebofbthebnursebe
xperiencing
burnout.bThebnursebshouldbinsteadbfocusbonbhis/herbpracticebandbseekboutbsupportbfrombother
b nurses.
.
PTS:b1 DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplication/Applying
REF:bp.b7
OBJ:bDescribebmethodsbtobpromotebabsuccessfulbtransition.b
TOP:bRealitybshock
MSC:bNCLEX®:bSafebandbeffectivebcarebenvironmentbNotbapplicableb.
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbbybthebgraduatebnursebshowsbanbunderstandingbofbr
ealityb shockbasbitbappliesbtobnursing?b.
a. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbwhenbabpersonbmovesbfrombschoolbintobthe
b. workforce.”“Realitybshockbisbthebrealizationbthatbpracticebandbeducationbarebnotbthebs
ame.”
c. “Realitybshockbisbthebperiodbfrombgraduationbtobbecomingbanbexperiencedbnurse.”.
d. “Realitybshockbisbabtransitionbphasebthatbnewbgraduatesbgobthroughbbeforebchangingbj
obs.”
ANSWER:bA .
