, Contents
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
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1. Role Transitions
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2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
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3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programsgh gh gh gh gh
4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
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5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate gh gh gh gh gh
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
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6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
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7. Nursing Education gh
8. Nursing Theories gh
9. Professional Image of Nursing gh gh gh
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
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10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership gh gh gh gh gh
11. Building Nursing Management Skills gh gh gh
12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
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13. Conflict Management gh
14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting gh gh gh gh
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
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15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
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16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System gh gh gh gh gh gh
17. Political Action in Nursing, 397 gh gh gh gh
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
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19. Ethical Issues gh
20. Legal Issues gh
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
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21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness gh gh gh
22. Quality Patient Care gh gh
23. Nursing Informatics gh
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
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25. Workplace Issues gh
26. Emergency Preparedness gh
, 1. Role Transitions
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. A g hgraduate nurse has been hired as
g a
h nurse at a local g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h hospital. The new nurse is
g h in the honeymoon g phase
h of role gh g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
g h transition when making which
g h of the following statements? g h g h g h g h gh g h
a. —I g h am g h so g h nervous g h about g h being g h on g h my g h own g h as g h a g h nurse.‖
b. —This will be g h g h g h a g h great g h learning experience.‖ g h
c. —I can‘t wait g h g h g h to g h have g h a steady paycheck.‖
g h g h
d. —This g h job g h is g h perfect. gh gh I g h can gh gh finally g h do gh gh things g h my g h own g h way.‖
ANS: g h D
The g honeymoon
h phase is when the student
g h nurse sees the g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h world of nursingg h as quite rosy.
g hOften, the new graduate is
g h gh g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h fascinated with the thrill g ofh arriving in the gprofession.
h Reality g h g h g h g h gh g h g h
g h shock occurs when
g h one moves into the
g hworkforce after several g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
g h years of educational
g h preparation.
g h Recovery and resolution occur g h g h g h g h g h
g h when the graduate nurse
g h is able
gh to laugh at encountered
gh g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h situations. During this time, tension
g h decreases, perception g h g h g h g h g h
g h increases, and the nurseg ish able to growg as
h a person. g h g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
PTS: gh gh 1 g h DIF: g h Cognitive gh gh Level: gh gh Application gh gh REF: gh gh p. gh g h 7
OBJ: g h Identify g h the g h characteristics g h of g h reality g h s h o Nc kU. RTSOIPN:GRTeBa.lCitO
y gh
g h s ho c k MSC:
M gh g h NCLEX®: g h Safe g h and g h effective g h care
g h environment—management g h of g h care
2. Which g h of g hthe following actions
g by the
h g h g h g h g h graduate nurse g h
g h is g h an g h inappropriate methodology to recover gh g h g h g h from reality shock? g h g h
a. Networking c. Returning gh gh to gh gh school
b. Obtaining gh gh a gh gh mentor d. Joining gh gh a g h support gh gh group
ANS: gh gh C
The transition
g h period is successfully managed
g h when the graduate g h g h g h g h g h g h
g his able
g h to evaluate the g h work situation gh objectively and predict g h g h g h g h g h g h
g heffectively the actions and g h g h g h
reactions of other staff.
g h Nurturing g h the ability to see humor
g h in g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
a
gh situation
g h may be a first step.
g h Returning to schoolg h is a g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g hpositive step after the
g h graduate has worked through
g h role g h g h g h g h gh g h
g htransition, has some clinical
g hexperience, and gis ready
h to focus g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g hon a new g h career gh objective. Networking,
g h obtaining a mentor, and
g h g h g h gh g h g h
g hjoining a support g hgroup would give
g h the graduate nurse an g h gh g h g h g h g h g h
, g h opportunity to talk g h g h g h to others
g hexperiencing the stress
g h g h gh g h g h associated g h
g h with reality
g h g h shock. g h g h g h The
g h nurse g would
h benefit g hfrom
g h g h g h g h g h g h ‗talking
g h
gh through‘ issues gandh g h g h learning how to cope.
g h g h g h
PTS: gh gh 1 g h DIF: g h Cognitive gh gh Level: gh gh Application gh gh REF: gh gh p. g h 8
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
gh gh gh gh gh
1. Role Transitions
gh
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
gh gh gh gh gh
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programsgh gh gh gh gh
4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
gh gh gh gh
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate gh gh gh gh gh
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
gh gh gh gh gh
6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
gh gh gh gh gh
7. Nursing Education gh
8. Nursing Theories gh
9. Professional Image of Nursing gh gh gh
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
gh gh gh
10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership gh gh gh gh gh
11. Building Nursing Management Skills gh gh gh
12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
gh gh gh gh gh gh
13. Conflict Management gh
14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting gh gh gh gh
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
gh gh gh gh gh gh
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System gh gh gh gh gh gh
17. Political Action in Nursing, 397 gh gh gh gh
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
gh gh gh gh gh gh
19. Ethical Issues gh
20. Legal Issues gh
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
gh gh gh gh
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness gh gh gh
22. Quality Patient Care gh gh
23. Nursing Informatics gh
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
gh gh gh gh gh
25. Workplace Issues gh
26. Emergency Preparedness gh
, 1. Role Transitions
gh
MULTIPLE CHOICE
gh
1. A g hgraduate nurse has been hired as
g a
h nurse at a local g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h hospital. The new nurse is
g h in the honeymoon g phase
h of role gh g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
g h transition when making which
g h of the following statements? g h g h g h g h gh g h
a. —I g h am g h so g h nervous g h about g h being g h on g h my g h own g h as g h a g h nurse.‖
b. —This will be g h g h g h a g h great g h learning experience.‖ g h
c. —I can‘t wait g h g h g h to g h have g h a steady paycheck.‖
g h g h
d. —This g h job g h is g h perfect. gh gh I g h can gh gh finally g h do gh gh things g h my g h own g h way.‖
ANS: g h D
The g honeymoon
h phase is when the student
g h nurse sees the g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h world of nursingg h as quite rosy.
g hOften, the new graduate is
g h gh g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h fascinated with the thrill g ofh arriving in the gprofession.
h Reality g h g h g h g h gh g h g h
g h shock occurs when
g h one moves into the
g hworkforce after several g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
g h years of educational
g h preparation.
g h Recovery and resolution occur g h g h g h g h g h
g h when the graduate nurse
g h is able
gh to laugh at encountered
gh g h g h g h g h g h g h
g h situations. During this time, tension
g h decreases, perception g h g h g h g h g h
g h increases, and the nurseg ish able to growg as
h a person. g h g h g h g h g h g h g h gh
PTS: gh gh 1 g h DIF: g h Cognitive gh gh Level: gh gh Application gh gh REF: gh gh p. gh g h 7
OBJ: g h Identify g h the g h characteristics g h of g h reality g h s h o Nc kU. RTSOIPN:GRTeBa.lCitO
y gh
g h s ho c k MSC:
M gh g h NCLEX®: g h Safe g h and g h effective g h care
g h environment—management g h of g h care
2. Which g h of g hthe following actions
g by the
h g h g h g h g h graduate nurse g h
g h is g h an g h inappropriate methodology to recover gh g h g h g h from reality shock? g h g h
a. Networking c. Returning gh gh to gh gh school
b. Obtaining gh gh a gh gh mentor d. Joining gh gh a g h support gh gh group
ANS: gh gh C
The transition
g h period is successfully managed
g h when the graduate g h g h g h g h g h g h
g his able
g h to evaluate the g h work situation gh objectively and predict g h g h g h g h g h g h
g heffectively the actions and g h g h g h
reactions of other staff.
g h Nurturing g h the ability to see humor
g h in g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
a
gh situation
g h may be a first step.
g h Returning to schoolg h is a g h g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g hpositive step after the
g h graduate has worked through
g h role g h g h g h g h gh g h
g htransition, has some clinical
g hexperience, and gis ready
h to focus g h g h g h g h g h g h g h
g hon a new g h career gh objective. Networking,
g h obtaining a mentor, and
g h g h g h gh g h g h
g hjoining a support g hgroup would give
g h the graduate nurse an g h gh g h g h g h g h g h
, g h opportunity to talk g h g h g h to others
g hexperiencing the stress
g h g h gh g h g h associated g h
g h with reality
g h g h shock. g h g h g h The
g h nurse g would
h benefit g hfrom
g h g h g h g h g h g h ‗talking
g h
gh through‘ issues gandh g h g h learning how to cope.
g h g h g h
PTS: gh gh 1 g h DIF: g h Cognitive gh gh Level: gh gh Application gh gh REF: gh gh p. g h 8
