Nursing Today Transition and Trends
9th Edition
By JoAnn Zerwekh
TEST BANK
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TABLE OF CONTENT
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Professional Image of Nursing
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
11. Building Nursing Management Skills
12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
13. Conflict Management
14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing, 397
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Nursing Informatics
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
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Chapter B01: BReality BShock
B MULTIPLE BCHOICE
1. A Bgraduate Bnurse Bhas Bbeen Bhired Bas Ba Bnurse Bat Ba Blocal Bhospital. BThe Bnew Bnurse Bis Bin Bthe
Bhoneymoon Bphase Bof B role Btransition Bwhen Bmaking Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bstatements?
a. “I Bam Bso Bnervous Babout Bbeing Bon Bmy B own Bas Ba Bnurse.”
b. “This B will Bbe Ba Bgreat Blearning Bexperience.”
c. “I Bcan’t Bwait Bto Bhave Ba Bsteady Bpaycheck.”
d. “This Bjob Bis Bperfect. B I Bcan Bfinally Bdo Bthings Bmy Bown Bway.”
ANS: BD
The Bhoneymoon Bphase Bis Bwhen Bthe Bstudent Bnurse Bsees Bthe Bworld Bof Bnursing Bas Bquite Brosy. BOften, Bthe
Bnew
graduate Bis Bfascinated Bwith Bthe Bthrill Bof Barriving Bin Bthe Bprofession. BReality Bshock Boccurs Bwhen Bone
Bmoves Binto B the Bworkforce Bafter Bseveral Byears Bof Beducational Bpreparation. BRecovery Band Bresolution
Boccur Bwhen Bthe Bgraduate B nurse Bis Bable Bto Blaugh Bat Bencountered Bsituations. BDuring Bthis Btime,
Btension Bdecreases, Bperception Bincreases, Band B the Bnurse Bis Bable Bto Bgrow Bas Ba Bperson.
PTS: B1 BDIF: BCognitive BLevel: BApplication BREF: Bp. B7
OBJ: BIdentify Bthe Bcharacteristics Bof Breality BshoN
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MSC: BNCLEX®: BSafe Band Beffective Bcare Benvironment—management Bof Bcare
2. Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bactions Bby Bthe Bgraduate Bnurse Bis Ban Binappropriate Bmethodology Bto
Brecover Bfrom B reality Bshock?
a. Networking c. Returning Bto Bschool
b. Obtaining Ba Bmentor d. Joining Ba Bsupport Bgroup
ANS: BC
The Btransition Bperiod Bis Bsuccessfully Bmanaged Bwhen Bthe Bgraduate Bis Bable Bto Bevaluate Bthe Bwork
Bsituation B objectively Band Bpredict Beffectively Bthe Bactions Band Breactions Bof Bother Bstaff. BNurturing Bthe
Bability Bto Bsee Bhumor Bin B a Bsituation Bmay Bbe Ba Bfirst Bstep. BReturning Bto Bschool Bis Ba Bpositive Bstep Bafter
Bthe Bgraduate Bhas Bworked Bthrough Brole B transition, Bhas Bsome Bclinical Bexperience, Band Bis Bready Bto
Bfocus Bon Ba Bnew Bcareer Bobjective. BNetworking, Bobtaining B a Bmentor, Band Bjoining Ba Bsupport Bgroup
Bwould Bgive Bthe Bgraduate Bnurse Ban Bopportunity Bto Btalk Bto Bothers B experiencing Bthe Bstress Bassociated
Bwith Breality Bshock. BThe Bnurse Bwould Bbenefit Bfrom B‘talking Bthrough’ Bissues
and Blearning Bhow Bto Bcope.
PTS: B1 BDIF: BCognitive BLevel: BApplication BREF: Bp. B8
OBJ: BDescribe Bfour Bpossible Bresolutions Bfor Breality Bshock. BTOP: BReality
Bshock B MSC: BNCLEX®: BSafe Band Beffective Bcare Benvironment—management
Bof Bcare
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3. A Bnurse Bis Btrying Bto Bavoid Bburnout. BWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bactions Bis Ba Bvalid Bway Bto Bachieve Bthis?
a. Refusing Bto Bconstantly B work Bextra Bshifts
b. Withdrawing Bfrom Bpeer Bsupport Bgroup
c. “Going B native”
d. Changing Bjobs Bevery B6 Bto B12 Bmonths
ANS: BA
One Bof Bthe Bquickest Bways Bto Bexperience Bburnout Bis Bto B“overwork Bthe Bovertime.” BSet Bpriorities Bwith
Byour B mental B and Bphysical Bhealth Bbeing Bthe Bhighest Bpriority. BLearning Bto Bsay B“no” Bto Bextra Bshifts Bis
Ba Bpositive Bmeans Bof Bcoping B of Bavoiding Bburnout. B“Going Bnative” Bis Bthe Bterm Bthat Bdescribes Bhow
Brecent Bgraduates Bbegin Bto Bcopy Band Bidentify B the Breality Bof Btheir Brole Btransition Bexperience Bby
Brejecting Bthe Bvalues Bfrom Bnursing Bschool Band Bfunctioning Bmore B like Ba Bteam Bmember Bat Btheir Bplace
Bof Bemployment. BWithdrawing Bfrom Bpeer Bsupport Bgroups, B“going Bnative,” Band B changing Bjobs Bevery B6
Bto B12 Bmonths Bwould Bincrease Bthe Bchance Bof Bthe Bnurse Bexperiencing Bburnout. BThe Bnurse B should
Binstead Bfocus Bon Bhis/her Bpractice Band Bseek Bout Bsupport Bfrom Bother Bnurses.
PTS: B1 BDIF: BCognitive BLevel: BApplication BREF: Bp. B9
OBJ: BDescribe Bfour Bpossible Bresolutions Bfor Breality Bshock. BTOP: BReality
Bshock B MSC: BNCLEX®: BSafe Band Beffective Bcare Benvironment—
management Bof Bcare
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4. Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bstatements Bby Bthe Bgraduate Bnurse Bshows Ban Bunderstanding Bof Breality Bshock Bas Bit
applies Bto Bnursing?
a. “ BReality Bshock Bis Bthe Bperiod Bwhen Ba Bperson Bmoves Bfrom Bschool Binto Bthe Bworkforce.
b. “Reality Bshock Bis Bthe Brealization Bthat Bpractice Band Beducation Bare Bnot Bthe Bsame.”
c. “Reality Bshock Bis Bthe Bperiod Bfrom Bgraduation Bto Bbecoming Ban Bexperienced Bnurse.”
d. “Reality Bshock Bis B a Btransition Bphase Bthat Bnew Bgraduates Bgo Bthrough Bbefore Bchanging Bjobs.”
ANS: BA
“Reality Bshock” Bis Ba Bterm Boften Bused Bto Bdescribe Bthe Breaction Bexperienced Bwhen Bone Bmoves Binto Bthe
Bworkforce B after Bseveral Byears Bof Beducational Bpreparation. BThe Bnew Bgraduate Bis Bcaught Bin Bthe
Bsituation Bof Bmoving Bfrom Ba B familiar, Bcomfortable Beducational Benvironment Binto Ba Bnew Brole Bin Bthe
Bworkforce Bwhere Bthe Bexpectations Bare Bnot B clearly Bdefined Bor Bmay Bnot Beven Bbe Brealistic. BThe
Brealization Bthat Bpractice Band Bnursing Bschool Bare Bnot Bthe Bsame Bis B often Bassociated Bwith B“going
Bnative.” BWhen Bnurses Bmove Bfrom Bone Bposition Bto Banother, Bthey Bhave Balready B experienced Breality
Bshock. BBecoming Ban Bexperienced Bnurse Btakes Btime Band Bis Bnot Bpart Bof Bthe Bdefinition Bof Breality
B shock.
PTS: B1 BDIF: BCognitive BLevel: BApplication BREF: Bp. B6
OBJ: BCompare Band Bcontrast Bthe Bphases Bof Breality Bshock. BTOP: BReality
Bshock B MSC: BNCLEX®: BNot Bapplicable