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1. Agraduate nurse has beenhired as a nurse at alocal hospital. The new nurse isi nthe.
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honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following statements?
a. ―Iam sonervousabout beingon myown asanurse.‖
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b. ―Thiswill beagreat learningexperience.‖ .
c. ―Ican‘t wait to havea steadypaycheck.‖
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ANS:D .
Thehoneymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world ofnursingas quiterosy.Often, the
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new graduate is fascinated with the thrill ofarriving in the profession. Realityshockoccurs when
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one moves into the workforce after several years of educational preparation. Recovery and
resolutionoccurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat. encounteredsituations.Duringpw pw
thistime,tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases, and thenurse is able to grow as a person. xi
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PTS: 1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
REF:Table 1.1 OBJ:Identifythecharacteristicsofrealityshock.
TOP:Realityshock MSC:NCLEX®:Safeandeffectivecareenvironment xi
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2. Whichofthe followingactionsbythe graduatenurseis aninappropriate methodologyto
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recover from realityshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaininga mentor
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c. Returningtoschool
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d. Joininga support group
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ANS:C
Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhen thegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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theabilitytoseehumorinasituationmaybe a first step. Returningtoschoolisapositivestep. after
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thegraduatehas workedthrough role transition, has some clinical experience,and is readyto pw xi
focus on a new career objective. Networking, obtaininga mentor, and joininga support group
would give the graduate nurse an opportunityto talk to others
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, stress associated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issuesand xi
learning how to cope.
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PTS: 1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying. xi
REF: p. 9 OBJ: Describe methods topromoteasuccessful pw
transition.T OP: Realityshock
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MSC:NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingtoavoid burnout.Whichofthefollowingactionsisavalid waytoachievethis? xi
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b. Withdrawingfrom peersupport group pw pw
c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changing jobsevery6to 12months.
ANS:A
One ofthequickest ways toexperienceburnout is to ―overwork the overtime.‖Set priorities
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with yourmentaland physical healthbeing thehighestpriority. Learning tosay―no‖toextra
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shiftsis a positivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖is thetermthat .
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describes how recent graduates begin to copyand identifythe realityoftheirrole-transition
experience byrejecting the values from nursingschool and functioning more like a team
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memberattheirplaceofemployment.Withdrawingfrom peersupport groups,―going
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native,‖ . and changing jobs every 6 to 12 months would increase the chanceof thenurse
experiencing
burnout. Thenurseshould instead focusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupport fromother xi
nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
REF: p. 7 OBJ:Describemethodstopromoteasuccessful xi
transition.TOP: Realityshock
MSC:NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable . xi pw
4. Whichofthefollowingstatementsbythegraduatenurseshowsanunderstanding
ofreality shock as it applies to nursing? . pw
a. ―Realityshockis theperiodwhen aperson moves from schoolintothe pw pw pw pw
b. workforce.‖―Realityshock istherealizationthatpractice andeducationarenot
thes ame.‖
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c. ―Realityshock istheperiodfromgraduationtobecomingan experienced nurse.‖.
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d. ―Realityshock isatransition phasethatnew graduates go throughbefore
changingjobs.‖ xi