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MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. A ssgraduate ssnurse sshas ssbeen sshired ssas ssa ssnurse ssat ssa sslocal sshospital. ssThe ssnew
ssnurse ssis ssin ssthe ss. sshoneymoon ssphase ssof ssrole sstransition sswhen ssmaking sswhich ssof
ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements? s s a. ss―I ssam ssso ssnervous ssabout ssbeing sson ssmy ssown ssas ssa
ssnurse.‖
b. ―This sswill ssbe ssa ssgreat sslearning ssexperience.‖ .
c. ―I sscan‘t sswait ssto sshave ssa sssteady sspaycheck.‖
d. ―This ssjob ssis ssperfect. ssI sscan ssfinally ssdo ssthings ssmy ssown ssway.‖
ANS: ssD .
The sshoneymoon ssphase ssis sswhen ssthe ssstudent ssnurse sssees ssthe ssworld ssof ssnursing ssas ssquite
ssrosy. ssOften, ssthe ssnew ssgraduate ssis ssfascinated sswith ssthe ssthrill ssof ssarriving ssin ssthe
ssprofession. ssReality ssshock ssoccurs sswhen ssone ssmoves ssinto ssthe ssworkforce ssafter ssseveral
ssyears ssof sseducational sspreparation. ssRecovery ssand ssresolution ssoccur sswhen ssthe ssgraduate
.
ssnurse ssis ssable ssto sslaugh ssat ss ssencountered sssituations. ssDuring ssthis sstime, sstension ssdecreases,
ssperception ssincreases, ssand ssthe ssnurse ssis ssable ssto ssgrow ssas ssa ssperson.
.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssTable ss1.1 OBJ: ssIdentify ssthe sscharacteristics ssof ssreality ssshock.
TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment
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2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssactions ssby ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssis ssan ssinappropriate
methodology ssto s s recover ssfrom ssreality ssshock?
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a. Networking .
b. Obtaining ssa ssmentor
c. Returning ssto ssschool
d. Joining ssa sssupport ssgroup
.
ANS: ssC
The sstransition ssperiod ssis sssuccessfully ssmanaged sswhen ssthe ssgraduate ssis ssable ssto ssevaluate
ssthe sswork s s situation ssobjectively ssand sspredict sseffectively ssthe ssactions ssand ssreactions ssof
ssother ssstaff.
Nurturing
the ssability ssto sssee sshumor ssin ssa sssituation ssmay ssbe ssa ssfirst ssstep. ssReturning ssto ssschool ssis ssa
sspositive ssstep ss. ssafter ssthe ssgraduate sshas ssworked ssthrough ssrole sstransition, sshas sssome
ssclinical ssexperience, ssand ssis ssready ssto ssfocus sson ssa ssnew sscareer ssobjective. ssNetworking,
ssobtaining ssa ssmentor, ssand ssjoining ssa sssupport ssgroup sswould ssgive ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssan
ssopportunity ssto sstalk ssto ssothers ssexperiencing ssthe s s .
, stress ssassociated sswith ssreality ssshock. ssThe ssnurse sswould ssbenefit ssfrom ss―talking ssthrough‖
ssissues ssand sslearning sshow ssto sscope.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying ss.
REF: ssp. ss9 OBJ: ssDescribe ssmethods ssto sspromote ssa sssuccessful
sstransition. ssTOP: ssReality ssshock
MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment ssNot ssapplicable
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3. A ssnurse ssis sstrying ssto ssavoid ssburnout. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssactions ssis ssa ssvalid ssway ssto
achieve ssthis?
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a. Refusing ssto ssconstantly sswork ssextra ssshifts .
b. Withdrawing ssfrom sspeer sssupport ssgroup
c. ―Going ssnative‖
d. Changing ssjobs ssevery ss6 ssto ss12 ssmonths ss.
ANS: ssA
One ssof ssthe ssquickest ssways ssto ssexperience ssburnout ssis ssto ss―overwork ssthe ssovertime.‖ ssSet
sspriorities sswith ssyour ssmental ssand ssphysical sshealth ssbeing ssthe sshighest sspriority. ssLearning
ssto sssay ss―no‖ ssto ssextra ssshifts ssis ssa sspositive ssmeans ssof sscoping ssof ssavoiding ssburnout.
ss―Going ssnative‖ ssis ssthe ssterm ssthat ss. ssdescribes sshow ssrecent ssgraduates ssbegin ssto sscopy ssand
ssidentify ssthe ssreality ssof sstheir ssrole-transition ssexperience ssby ssrejecting ssthe ssvalues ssfrom
ssnursing ssschool ssand ssfunctioning ssmore sslike ssa ssteam ssmember ssat sstheir ssplace ssof
ssemployment. ssWithdrawing ssfrom sspeer sssupport ssgroups, ss―going ssnative,‖ ss. ssand sschanging
ssjobs ssevery ss6 ssto ss12 ssmonths sswould ssincrease ssthe sschance ssof ssthe ssnurse ssexperiencing
burnout. ssThe ssnurse ssshould ssinstead ssfocus sson sshis/her sspractice ssand ssseek ssout sssupport
ssfrom ssother s s nurses.
.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssp. ss7 OBJ: ssDescribe ssmethods ssto sspromote ssa sssuccessful
sstransition. ssTOP: ssReality ssshock
MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment ssNot ssapplicable ss.
4. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssby ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssshows ssan
understanding ssof ssreality s s shock ssas ssit ssapplies ssto ssnursing? ss.
ss
a. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssperiod sswhen ssa ssperson ssmoves ssfrom ssschool ssinto ssthe
b. workforce.‖―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssrealization ssthat sspractice ssand sseducation ssare ssnot
the sssame.‖
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c. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssperiod ssfrom ssgraduation ssto ssbecoming ssan ssexperienced ssnurse.‖.
d. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssa sstransition ssphase ssthat ssnew ssgraduates ssgo ssthrough ssbefore
changing ssjobs.‖
ss
ANS: ssA .
, ―Reality ssshock‖ ssis ssa ssterm ssoften ssused ssto ssdescribe ssthe ssreaction ssexperienced sswhen ssone
ssmoves ssinto ssthe ssworkforce ssafter ssseveral ss years ssof sseducational sspreparation. ssThe ssnew
ssgraduate ssis sscaught ssin ssthe sssituation ssof ssmoving ssfrom ssa ssfamiliar, sscomfortable
sseducational ssenvironment ssinto ssa ssnew ssrole ssin ss. ssthe ssworkforce sswhere ssthe ssexpectations
ssare ssnot ssclearly ssdefined ssor ssmay ssnot sseven ssbe ssrealistic. ssThe ssrealization ssthat sspractice
ssand ssnursing ssschool ssare ssnot ssthe sssame ssis ssoften ssassociated sswith ss―going ssnative.‖ ssWhen
ssnurses ssmove ssfrom ssone ssposition ssto ssanother, ssthey sshave ssalready ssexperienced
reality ssshock. ssBecoming ssan ssexperienced ssnurse sstakes sstime ssand ssis ssnot sspart ssof ssthe
ssdefinition ssof ss. ssreality ssshock.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying ss.ssREF:
p. ss5 ssOBJ: ssIdentify ssthe sscharacteristics ssof ssreality ssshock.
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TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssNot ssapplicable
5. A ssnew ssgraduate ssof ssless ssthan ss1 ssyear ssdescribes sshis/her ssperception ssof ssa ssstaff ssnurse
ssposition, ssstating: ss―It ssfeels ssgreat ssto ssbe ssa ssnurse! ssIn ssfact, ssit‘s ssa sssnap! ssI sscan sshardly
ssbelieve ssthere‘s ssno ss. ssinstructor sslooking ssover ssmy ssshoulder.‖ ssWhat ssphase ssof ssreality
ssshock ssis ssthe ssgraduate ssexperiencing?
a. Recovery .
b. Shock ssand ssrejection
c. Honeymoon
d. Transition .
ANS: ssC
In ssthe ssfirst ssphase ssof ssthe ssrole sstransition ssprocess ss(the sshoneymoon ssphase), ssthe ssgraduate
ssnurse ssis ssthrilled sswith sscompleting ssschool ssand ssaccepting ssthe ssfirst ssjob. ssLife ssis ssa ssbed ssof
ssroses ssbecause sseveryone ssknows ssnursing ssschool ssis ssmuch ssharder ssthan ssnursing sspractice.
ssShock ssand ssrejection ss
. ssoccur ssas ssthe ssnurse sstries ssto ssunderstand sshow ssnursing ssschool ssand ssthe
ss―real ssworld‖ sscome sstogether. ssTransition ssoccurs ssas ssthe ssnurse ssbegins ssthe ssmove ssfrom ssstudent
ssto ssnurse ssand ssrefers ssto ssthe ssentire ssprocess, ssnot ssjust ssa ssparticular ssphase. ssThe ssrecovery ssphase
ssis sswhen ssthe ssnurse sscan sslaugh ssat ss. sssituations ssthat sshe/she ssis ssin ssand ssis ssable ssto sscope sswith
ssthe sssituations ssthat ssare ssbeing ssfaced.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssp. ss7 OBJ: ssCompare ssand sscontrast ssthe ssphases ssof ssreality ssshock. ss.
TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssNot ssapplicable
6. A ssstudent ssin ssthe sslast sssemester ssof ssnursing ssschool sshas ssestablished ssa ssgoal ssof
ssmaking ssa sssuccessful s s . ssrole sstransition ssto ssgraduate ssnurse. ssWhich ssstatement ssby ssthe
ssstudent ssindicates sshis/her s s understanding ssof sshow ssto ssachieve ssthis ssgoal?
a. ―I ssshould sscare ssfor ssincreased ssnumbers ssof sspatients ssto ssenhance sswork
ssorganization ssskills.‖ .
b. ―I sswill ssobserve ssstaff ssnurses ssas ssthey ssperform ssnursing ssprocedures ssto
refine sstechnique.‖
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c. ―I ssshould ssseek ssincreasingly ssclose ssguidance ssfrom ssthe ssnursing ssinstructor ssto ssreduce ss.
errors.‖
d. ―I sswill ssevaluate ssmy ssprogress ssevery ss7 ssweeks ssor ssmore ssto ssallow sstime ssfor ssgrowth.‖
ANS: ssA
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MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. A ssgraduate ssnurse sshas ssbeen sshired ssas ssa ssnurse ssat ssa sslocal sshospital. ssThe ssnew
ssnurse ssis ssin ssthe ss. sshoneymoon ssphase ssof ssrole sstransition sswhen ssmaking sswhich ssof
ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements? s s a. ss―I ssam ssso ssnervous ssabout ssbeing sson ssmy ssown ssas ssa
ssnurse.‖
b. ―This sswill ssbe ssa ssgreat sslearning ssexperience.‖ .
c. ―I sscan‘t sswait ssto sshave ssa sssteady sspaycheck.‖
d. ―This ssjob ssis ssperfect. ssI sscan ssfinally ssdo ssthings ssmy ssown ssway.‖
ANS: ssD .
The sshoneymoon ssphase ssis sswhen ssthe ssstudent ssnurse sssees ssthe ssworld ssof ssnursing ssas ssquite
ssrosy. ssOften, ssthe ssnew ssgraduate ssis ssfascinated sswith ssthe ssthrill ssof ssarriving ssin ssthe
ssprofession. ssReality ssshock ssoccurs sswhen ssone ssmoves ssinto ssthe ssworkforce ssafter ssseveral
ssyears ssof sseducational sspreparation. ssRecovery ssand ssresolution ssoccur sswhen ssthe ssgraduate
.
ssnurse ssis ssable ssto sslaugh ssat ss ssencountered sssituations. ssDuring ssthis sstime, sstension ssdecreases,
ssperception ssincreases, ssand ssthe ssnurse ssis ssable ssto ssgrow ssas ssa ssperson.
.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssTable ss1.1 OBJ: ssIdentify ssthe sscharacteristics ssof ssreality ssshock.
TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment
.
2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssactions ssby ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssis ssan ssinappropriate
methodology ssto s s recover ssfrom ssreality ssshock?
ss
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining ssa ssmentor
c. Returning ssto ssschool
d. Joining ssa sssupport ssgroup
.
ANS: ssC
The sstransition ssperiod ssis sssuccessfully ssmanaged sswhen ssthe ssgraduate ssis ssable ssto ssevaluate
ssthe sswork s s situation ssobjectively ssand sspredict sseffectively ssthe ssactions ssand ssreactions ssof
ssother ssstaff.
Nurturing
the ssability ssto sssee sshumor ssin ssa sssituation ssmay ssbe ssa ssfirst ssstep. ssReturning ssto ssschool ssis ssa
sspositive ssstep ss. ssafter ssthe ssgraduate sshas ssworked ssthrough ssrole sstransition, sshas sssome
ssclinical ssexperience, ssand ssis ssready ssto ssfocus sson ssa ssnew sscareer ssobjective. ssNetworking,
ssobtaining ssa ssmentor, ssand ssjoining ssa sssupport ssgroup sswould ssgive ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssan
ssopportunity ssto sstalk ssto ssothers ssexperiencing ssthe s s .
, stress ssassociated sswith ssreality ssshock. ssThe ssnurse sswould ssbenefit ssfrom ss―talking ssthrough‖
ssissues ssand sslearning sshow ssto sscope.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying ss.
REF: ssp. ss9 OBJ: ssDescribe ssmethods ssto sspromote ssa sssuccessful
sstransition. ssTOP: ssReality ssshock
MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment ssNot ssapplicable
.
3. A ssnurse ssis sstrying ssto ssavoid ssburnout. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssactions ssis ssa ssvalid ssway ssto
achieve ssthis?
ss
a. Refusing ssto ssconstantly sswork ssextra ssshifts .
b. Withdrawing ssfrom sspeer sssupport ssgroup
c. ―Going ssnative‖
d. Changing ssjobs ssevery ss6 ssto ss12 ssmonths ss.
ANS: ssA
One ssof ssthe ssquickest ssways ssto ssexperience ssburnout ssis ssto ss―overwork ssthe ssovertime.‖ ssSet
sspriorities sswith ssyour ssmental ssand ssphysical sshealth ssbeing ssthe sshighest sspriority. ssLearning
ssto sssay ss―no‖ ssto ssextra ssshifts ssis ssa sspositive ssmeans ssof sscoping ssof ssavoiding ssburnout.
ss―Going ssnative‖ ssis ssthe ssterm ssthat ss. ssdescribes sshow ssrecent ssgraduates ssbegin ssto sscopy ssand
ssidentify ssthe ssreality ssof sstheir ssrole-transition ssexperience ssby ssrejecting ssthe ssvalues ssfrom
ssnursing ssschool ssand ssfunctioning ssmore sslike ssa ssteam ssmember ssat sstheir ssplace ssof
ssemployment. ssWithdrawing ssfrom sspeer sssupport ssgroups, ss―going ssnative,‖ ss. ssand sschanging
ssjobs ssevery ss6 ssto ss12 ssmonths sswould ssincrease ssthe sschance ssof ssthe ssnurse ssexperiencing
burnout. ssThe ssnurse ssshould ssinstead ssfocus sson sshis/her sspractice ssand ssseek ssout sssupport
ssfrom ssother s s nurses.
.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssp. ss7 OBJ: ssDescribe ssmethods ssto sspromote ssa sssuccessful
sstransition. ssTOP: ssReality ssshock
MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssSafe ssand sseffective sscare ssenvironment ssNot ssapplicable ss.
4. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssby ssthe ssgraduate ssnurse ssshows ssan
understanding ssof ssreality s s shock ssas ssit ssapplies ssto ssnursing? ss.
ss
a. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssperiod sswhen ssa ssperson ssmoves ssfrom ssschool ssinto ssthe
b. workforce.‖―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssrealization ssthat sspractice ssand sseducation ssare ssnot
the sssame.‖
ss
c. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssthe ssperiod ssfrom ssgraduation ssto ssbecoming ssan ssexperienced ssnurse.‖.
d. ―Reality ssshock ssis ssa sstransition ssphase ssthat ssnew ssgraduates ssgo ssthrough ssbefore
changing ssjobs.‖
ss
ANS: ssA .
, ―Reality ssshock‖ ssis ssa ssterm ssoften ssused ssto ssdescribe ssthe ssreaction ssexperienced sswhen ssone
ssmoves ssinto ssthe ssworkforce ssafter ssseveral ss years ssof sseducational sspreparation. ssThe ssnew
ssgraduate ssis sscaught ssin ssthe sssituation ssof ssmoving ssfrom ssa ssfamiliar, sscomfortable
sseducational ssenvironment ssinto ssa ssnew ssrole ssin ss. ssthe ssworkforce sswhere ssthe ssexpectations
ssare ssnot ssclearly ssdefined ssor ssmay ssnot sseven ssbe ssrealistic. ssThe ssrealization ssthat sspractice
ssand ssnursing ssschool ssare ssnot ssthe sssame ssis ssoften ssassociated sswith ss―going ssnative.‖ ssWhen
ssnurses ssmove ssfrom ssone ssposition ssto ssanother, ssthey sshave ssalready ssexperienced
reality ssshock. ssBecoming ssan ssexperienced ssnurse sstakes sstime ssand ssis ssnot sspart ssof ssthe
ssdefinition ssof ss. ssreality ssshock.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying ss.ssREF:
p. ss5 ssOBJ: ssIdentify ssthe sscharacteristics ssof ssreality ssshock.
ss
TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssNot ssapplicable
5. A ssnew ssgraduate ssof ssless ssthan ss1 ssyear ssdescribes sshis/her ssperception ssof ssa ssstaff ssnurse
ssposition, ssstating: ss―It ssfeels ssgreat ssto ssbe ssa ssnurse! ssIn ssfact, ssit‘s ssa sssnap! ssI sscan sshardly
ssbelieve ssthere‘s ssno ss. ssinstructor sslooking ssover ssmy ssshoulder.‖ ssWhat ssphase ssof ssreality
ssshock ssis ssthe ssgraduate ssexperiencing?
a. Recovery .
b. Shock ssand ssrejection
c. Honeymoon
d. Transition .
ANS: ssC
In ssthe ssfirst ssphase ssof ssthe ssrole sstransition ssprocess ss(the sshoneymoon ssphase), ssthe ssgraduate
ssnurse ssis ssthrilled sswith sscompleting ssschool ssand ssaccepting ssthe ssfirst ssjob. ssLife ssis ssa ssbed ssof
ssroses ssbecause sseveryone ssknows ssnursing ssschool ssis ssmuch ssharder ssthan ssnursing sspractice.
ssShock ssand ssrejection ss
. ssoccur ssas ssthe ssnurse sstries ssto ssunderstand sshow ssnursing ssschool ssand ssthe
ss―real ssworld‖ sscome sstogether. ssTransition ssoccurs ssas ssthe ssnurse ssbegins ssthe ssmove ssfrom ssstudent
ssto ssnurse ssand ssrefers ssto ssthe ssentire ssprocess, ssnot ssjust ssa ssparticular ssphase. ssThe ssrecovery ssphase
ssis sswhen ssthe ssnurse sscan sslaugh ssat ss. sssituations ssthat sshe/she ssis ssin ssand ssis ssable ssto sscope sswith
ssthe sssituations ssthat ssare ssbeing ssfaced.
PTS: ss1 DIF: ssCognitive ssLevel: ssApplication/Applying
REF: ssp. ss7 OBJ: ssCompare ssand sscontrast ssthe ssphases ssof ssreality ssshock. ss.
TOP: ssReality ssshock MSC: ssNCLEX®: ssNot ssapplicable
6. A ssstudent ssin ssthe sslast sssemester ssof ssnursing ssschool sshas ssestablished ssa ssgoal ssof
ssmaking ssa sssuccessful s s . ssrole sstransition ssto ssgraduate ssnurse. ssWhich ssstatement ssby ssthe
ssstudent ssindicates sshis/her s s understanding ssof sshow ssto ssachieve ssthis ssgoal?
a. ―I ssshould sscare ssfor ssincreased ssnumbers ssof sspatients ssto ssenhance sswork
ssorganization ssskills.‖ .
b. ―I sswill ssobserve ssstaff ssnurses ssas ssthey ssperform ssnursing ssprocedures ssto
refine sstechnique.‖
ss
c. ―I ssshould ssseek ssincreasingly ssclose ssguidance ssfrom ssthe ssnursing ssinstructor ssto ssreduce ss.
errors.‖
d. ―I sswill ssevaluate ssmy ssprogress ssevery ss7 ssweeks ssor ssmore ssto ssallow sstime ssfor ssgrowth.‖
ANS: ssA
