Test Bank For Nursing Today: Transition and Trends 11th Edition by JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Garneau All Chapters 1-26

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1. Agraduatenursehasbeenhired as anurseatalocalhospital.Thenewnurseisinthe . j j j j j j j j j j j j j xi




honeymoon phase of role transition when makingwhich of the following statements?j j j j j j j j j j j




a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖
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b. ―Thiswill bea great learning experience.‖ . j j xi j xi




c. ―Ican‘t wait to havea steadypaycheck.‖ j j j j




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Thehoneymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world ofnursingas quite rosy.Often, the
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new graduate is fascinated with thethrill ofarriving inthe profession. Realityshock occurs when
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one moves into the workforce after several years of educational preparation. Recovery
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andresolutionoccurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat. encounteredsituations.During
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thistime,tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases, and thenurse is able to grow as a person.
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2. Whichofthefollowingactionsbythe graduatenurseis aninappropriatemethodologyto
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a. Networking .

b. Obtaininga mentor xi




c. Returningtoschool i
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d. Joininga support group xi j



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Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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theabilitytoseehumorina situation maybe afirst step.Returning to school is apositivestep. after the
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graduate has worked through role transition, has some clinical experience,and is readyto focus on a
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new career objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, and joininga support group would give the
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graduate nursean opportunityto talk to others
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,experiencingthe
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, stress associated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issuesand
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learning how to cope.
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3. Anurseistryingtoavoid burnout.Whichofthefollowing actions isa valid waytoachievethis?
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a. .
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c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changing jobsevery6to 12months. xi j j j j j




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Oneofthequickestways toexperienceburnout isto―overworktheovertime.‖Set priorities with
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yourmentalandphysicalhealthbeingthehighestpriority. Learningtosay―no‖toextra shiftsis
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apositivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖isthetermthat. describes how
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recent graduates begin to copyand identifythe realityoftheirrole-transition experience by
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rejecting the values from nursing school and functioning more like a team member
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attheirplaceofemployment.Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroups,―going native,‖ . and
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changing jobs every 6 to 12 months would increase the chanceof thenurse experiencing
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burnout. Thenurseshould insteadfocusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupport fromo ther
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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4. Whichofthefollowing statements bythegraduatenurseshowsanunderstanding j j xi j j j j j




ofreality shock as it applies to nursing? .
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a. ―Realityshockistheperiodwhenapersonmovesfrom schoolintothe j j j j j j j j j j j




b. workforce.‖―Realityshockistherealization thatpractice andeducation arenot j j j j j j




thesame.‖
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c. ―Realityshockistheperiodfromgraduationtobecominganexperiencednurse.‖. j j j j j j j j




d. ―Realityshock is atransition phasethatnew graduates go throughbefore xi j j j j j




j changingjobs.‖ xi