Transition To Professional Nursing Practice Exam 1 Questions and correct answers 2026

Transition To
Professional
Nursing
Practice Exam 1
Questions and
correct
answers 2026
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WhatBisBoccurringBinBeach?B-BAnswerBHoneymoonBphase-
FirstBphase,BseeBtheBworldBofBnursingBlookingBgreat

OftenBfascinatedBwithBtheBthrillBofB"arriving"BinBtheBprofession

Short-
livedBasBgraduateBbeginsBtoBseeBtheBconflictsBbetweenBwhatBheBorBsheBwasBtaughtB
andBtheBrealityBofBwhatBisBdone



ShockBandBrejectionBphase-BadBdaysB>BgoodBdays

PeriodBofBdisillusionment

feelingsBofBfailure,Bfatigue,Banger,BandBmoralBoutrageB

HypercriticalBattitudeBsomeBnursesBdropBoutB



RecoveryBphase-
GraduateBnurseBbeginsBtoBhaveBanBincreaseBabilityBtoBlookBatBtheBsituationBobjective
lyB

prioritization,BconflictBmanagement,BtimeBmanagement,BandBsupportBgroupsBcanBmake
BaBdifferenceBhere

, FirstBsignBofBrecovery-beginningBtoBhaveBaBsenseBofBhumorBaboutBtheBsituation

thereBisBaBdecreaseBinBtension



WhatBisBtheBfirstBsignBaBnewBnurseBhasBreachedBtheBrecoveryBphaseBofBtheBphasesB
ofBrealityBshock?B-
BAnswerBBeginningBtoBhaveBaBsenseBofBhumorBaboutBtheBsituation



WhatBareBtheB4BmajorBtypesBofBtransition?BEx?

(ScenarioBonBtest,BIDBwhichBtype)B-BAnswerBDevelopmental-
becomingBaBnewBparent,BmidlifeBcrisis



Situational-(ImmediateBtypeBofBthingsB)-
graduatingBfromBnursingBschool,BcareerBchange,Bdivorce



Health/Illness-BDealingBwithBchronicBDxB(newBdxBDM)



Organizational-BChangeBinBleadership,BnewBstaffingBpatternsB(ex-newBboss)



WhatBstagesBareBincludedBinBBenner'sBNoviceBtoBExpertBnurseBtheory?B(TEST-
gieBscenarioBtellBwhatBstageBbasedBonBdescription)B-BAnswerBNovice

advancedBbeginner

competent

proficient

expert



WhatBisBincludedBinBBenner'sBNoviceBnurseBstage?B-
BAnswerBNursingBstudentBorBexperiencedBnurseBinBnewBsetting



noBclinicalBexperienceBinBsituationBexpectedBtoBperform