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MULTIPLEuCHOICE
1. Augraduateunurseuhasubeenuhireduasuaunurseuatuaulocaluhospital.uTheunewunurseuisuinu
theu.uhoneymoonuphaseuofuroleutransitionuwhenumakinguwhichuofutheufollowingustate
ments?u a.u“Iuamusounervousuaboutubeinguonumyuownuasuaunurse.”
b. “Thisuwillubeuaugreatulearninguexperience.” .
c. “Iucan’tuwaitutouhaveuausteadyupaycheck.”
d. “Thisujobuisuperfect.u Iucanufinallyudouthingsumyuownuway.”
ANSWER:uD .
Theuhoneymoonuphaseuisuwhenutheustudentunurseuseesutheuworlduofunursinguasuquiteurosy.u
Often,utheunewugraduateuisufascinateduwithutheuthrilluofuarrivinguinutheuprofession.uRealityu
shockuoccursuwhenuoneumovesuintoutheuworkforceuafteruseveraluyearsuofueducationaluprep
aration.uRecoveryuanduresolutionuoccuruwhenutheugraduateunurseuisuableutoulaughuatu.uenco
unteredusituations.uDuringuthisutime,utensionudecreases,uperceptionuincreases,uandutheunurs
euisuableutougrowuasuauperson.
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PTS:u1 DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uApplication/Applying
REF:uTableu1.1 OBJ:uIdentifyutheucharacteristicsuofurealityushock.
TOP:uRealityushock MSC:uNCLEX®:uSafeuandueffectiveucareuenvironment
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2. Whichuofutheufollowinguactionsubyutheugraduateunurseuisuanuinappropriateumethodologyu
tou recoverufromurealityushock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaininguaumentor
c. Returningutouschool
d. Joininguausupportugroup
.
ANSWER:uC
Theutransitionuperioduisusuccessfullyumanageduwhenutheugraduateuisuableutouevaluateutheuw
orku situationuobjectivelyuandupredictueffectivelyutheuactionsuandureactionsuofuotherustaff.
Nurturing
theuabilityutouseeuhumoruinuausituationumayubeuaufirstustep.uReturningutouschooluisuaupositiveu
stepu.uafterutheugraduateuhasuworkeduthroughuroleutransition,uhasusomeuclinicaluexperience,u
anduisureadyutoufocusuonuaunewucareeruobjective.uNetworking,uobtaininguaumentor,uandujoin
inguausupportugroupuwouldugiveutheugraduateunurseuanuopportunityutoutalkutouothersuexperi
encingutheu .
, stressuassociateduwithurealityushock.uTheunurseuwouldubenefitufromu“talkinguthrough”uissuesu
andulearninguhowutoucope.
PTS:u1 DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uApplication/Applyingu.
REF:up.u9
OBJ:uDescribeumethodsutoupromoteuausuccessfulutransition
.uTOP:uRealityushock
MSC:uNCLEX®:uSafeuandueffectiveucareuenvironmentuNotuapplicable
.
3. Aunurseuisutryingutouavoiduburnout.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsuisuauvaliduwayutouachieveu
this?
a. Refusingutouconstantlyuworkuextraushifts .
b. Withdrawingufromupeerusupportugroup
c. “Goingunative”
d. Changingujobsueveryu6utou12umonthsu.
ANSWER:uA
Oneuofutheuquickestuwaysutouexperienceuburnoutuisutou“overworkutheuovertime.”uSetuprioriti
esuwithuyourumentaluanduphysicaluhealthubeingutheuhighestupriority.uLearningutousayu“no”uto
uextraushiftsuisuaupositiveumeansuofucopinguofuavoidinguburnout.u“Goingunative”uisutheutermut
hatu.udescribesuhowurecentugraduatesubeginutoucopyuanduidentifyutheurealityuofutheirurole-
transitionuexperienceubyurejectingutheuvaluesufromunursinguschooluandufunctioningumoreulik
euauteamumemberuatutheiruplaceuofuemployment.uWithdrawingufromupeerusupportugroups,u“g
oingunative,”u.uanduchangingujobsueveryu6utou12umonthsuwoulduincreaseutheuchanceuofutheun
urseuexperiencing
burnout.uTheunurseushoulduinsteadufocusuonuhis/herupracticeuanduseekuoutusupportufromu
otheru nurses.
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PTS:u1 DIF:uCognitiveuLevel:uApplication/Applying
REF:up.u7
OBJ:uDescribeumethodsutoupromoteuausuccessfulutransition
.uTOP:uRealityushock
MSC:uNCLEX®:uSafeuandueffectiveucareuenvironmentuNotuapplicableu.
4. Whichuofutheufollowingustatementsubyutheugraduateunurseushowsuanuunderstandinguofu
realityu shockuasuituappliesutounursing?u .
a. “Realityushockuisutheuperioduwhenuaupersonumovesufromuschooluintouthe
b. workforce.”“Realityushockuisutheurealizationuthatupracticeuandueducationuareunotutheu
same.”
c. “Realityushockuisutheuperiodufromugraduationutoubecominguanuexperiencedunurse.”.
d. “Realityushockuisuautransitionuphaseuthatunewugraduatesugouthroughubeforeuchangingu
jobs.”
ANSWER:uA .