Test Bank For Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition By Zerwekh|| Verified All Chapters (1-26) | Newest Version 2024 A+

Test Bank For Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition By Zerwekh|| Verified All Chapters (1-26) | Newest Version 2024 A+ Chapter 01: Role Transitions . MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The newnurseisinthe . honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the followingstatements? a. “I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse.” b. “This will be a great learning experience.” . c. “I can’t wait to have a steady paycheck.” d. “This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way.” ANS: D . The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quiterosy.Often, the new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession. Realityshock occurs when one moves into the workforce after several years of educational preparation. Recovery and resolution occur when the graduate nurse is able tolaughat. encountered situations. During this time, tension decreases, perception increases, andthenurse is able to grow as a person. . PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying REF: Table 1.1 OBJ: Identify the characteristics of reality shock. TOP: Reality shock MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment . 2. Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse is an inappropriate methodologyto recover from reality shock? a. Networking . b. Obtaining a mentor c. Returning to school d. Joining a support group . ANS: C The transition period is successfully managed when the graduate is able to evaluatethework situation objectively and predict effectively the actions and reactions of other staff.Nurturing the ability to see humor in a situation may be a first step. Returning to school is apositivestep . after the graduate has worked through role transition, has some clinical experience,and is ready to focus on a new career objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, andjoining a support group would give the graduate nurse an opportunity to talktoothersexperiencing the . ciated with reality shock. The nurse would benefit from“talking through”issuesand learning how to cope. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying . REF: p. 9 OBJ: Describe methods to promote a successful transition. TOP: Reality shock MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment Not applicable . 3. A nurse is trying to avoid burnout. Which of the following actions is a valid waytoachievethis? a. Refusing to constantly work extra shifts . b. Withdrawing from peer support group c. “Going native” d. Changing jobs every 6 to 12 months . ANS: A One of the quickest ways to experience burnout is to “overwork the overtime.”Set priorities with your mental and physical health being the highest priority. Learningtosay“no” to extra shifts is a positive means of coping of avoiding burnout. “Goingnative”isthe term that . describes how recent graduates begin to copy and identify the realityoftheirrole-transition experience by rejecting the values from nursing school and functioningmore like a team member at their place of employment. Withdrawing frompeer supportgroups, “going native,” . and changing jobs every 6 to 12 months would increasethechance of the nurse experiencing burnout. The nurse should instead focus on his/her practice and seek out support fromother nurses. . PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying REF: p. 7 OBJ: Describe methods to promote a successful transition. TOP: Reality shock MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment Not applicable . 4. Which of the following statements by the graduate nurse shows an understandingofreality shock as it applies to nursing? . a. “Reality shock is the period when a person moves from school into the b. workforce.”“Reality shock is the realization that practice and education arenot thesame.” c. “Reality shock is the period from graduation to becoming an experiencednurse.”. d. “Reality shock is a transition phase that new graduates go through before changingjobs.” ANS: A ality shock” is a term often used to describe the reaction experienced whenonemovesinto the workforce after several years of educational preparation. The newgraduateiscaught in the situation of moving from a familiar, comfortable educational environmentinto a new role in . the workforce where the expectations are not clearly definedor maynot even be realistic. The realization that practice and nursing school are not thesameisoften associated with “going native.” When nurses move from one position toanother, they have already experienced reality shock. Becoming an experienced nurse takes time and is not part of the definitionof . reality shock. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying . REF: p. 5 OBJ: Identify the characteristics of reality shock. TOP: Reality shock MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable 5. A new graduate of less than 1 year describes his/her perception of a staff nurse position, stating: “It feels great to be a nurse! In fact, it’s a snap! I can hardly believe there’s no. instructor looking over my shoulder.” What phase of reality shock is the graduateexperiencing? a. Recovery . b. Shock and rejection c. Honeymoon d. Transition . ANS: C In the first phase of the role transition process (the honeymoon phase), the graduatenurseisthrilled with completing school and accepting the first job. Life is a bed of roses becauseeveryone knows nursing school is much harder than nursing practice. Shock andrejection. occur as the nurse tries to understand how nursing school and the “real world” cometogether.Transition occurs as the nurse begins the move from student to nurse and refers totheentireprocess, not just a particular phase. The recovery phase is when the nurse can laughat . situations that he/she is in and is able to cope with the situations that are being faced. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying REF: p. 7 OBJ: Compare and contrast the phases of reality shock. . TOP: Reality shock MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable 6. A student in the last semester of nursing school has established a goal of makingasuccessful . role transition to graduate nurse. Which statement by the student indicateshis/her understanding of how to achieve this goal? a. “I should care for increased numbers of patients to enhance work organizationskills.” . b. “I will observe staff nurses as they perform nursing procedures to refine technique.” c. “I should seek increasingly close guidance from the nursing instructor toreduce. errors.” d. “I will evaluate my progress every 7 weeks or more to allow time for growth.”ANS: A