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MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Agraduatenursehasbeenhiredasanurseatalocalhospital.Thenewnurseisinthe. 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
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honeymoonphaseofroletransition whenmakingwhichofthefollowingstatements? 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90




a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖ 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90




b. ―Thiswill bea great learning experience.‖ . 90 90 xi 90 xi




c. ―Ican‘t wait to havea steadypaycheck.‖ 9 0 9 0 9 0 9 0




d. ―This job is perfect. I can finallydo things myown way.‖
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ANS:D 90 .
Thehoneymoonphaseiswhenthestudentnurseseestheworld ofnursingasquiterosy.Often, thenew
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graduateisfascinatedwiththethrillofarrivingintheprofession.Realityshockoccurs whenone
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movesintotheworkforceafterseveral yearsof educational preparation.Recovery andresolution
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occurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat. encounteredsituations.During thistime,
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tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases,and then urse is able to grow as a person.
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PTS:1 90 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
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REF:Table1.1
90 90 90 OBJ:Identifythecharacteristicsofrealityshock. 90




TOP:Realityshock 90 MSC:NCLEX®:Safeand effective careenvironment 90 xi xi




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2. Whichofthefollowingactionsbythe graduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto
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recover from realityshock?
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a. Networking .

b. Obtaininga mentor xi




c. Returning toschool xi




d. Joininga support group xi 9 0




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ANS:C 90




Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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Nurturing
theabilitytoseehumorina situationmaybeafirststep.Returning toschoolisapositivestep. afterthe
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graduatehasworkedthroughroletransition,hassomeclinicalexperience,and is readytofocusona
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newcareerobjective. Networking,obtaininga mentor,andjoininga support group would give the
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graduate nursean opportunityto talk to others
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,experiencingthe
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, stress associated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issuesand
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learninghow to cope.
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PTS:1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying .
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REF: p. 9 90 OBJ: Describemethodstopromote a successful
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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MSC:NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingtoavoid burnout.Whichofthefollowing actionsisa valid waytoachievethis?
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a. Refusing to constantlywork extra shifts xi xi xi xi xi .
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c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changing jobsevery6to 12months. xi 90 90 90 90 90




ANS:A 90




Oneofthequickestwaystoexperienceburnoutisto―overworktheovertime.‖Setpriorities with
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yourmentalandphysicalhealthbeingthehighestpriority.Learningtosay―no‖toextra shiftsisa
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positivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖isthetermthat. describes how
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recent graduates begin to copyand identifythe realityoftheirrole-transition experience by
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rejectingthevalues fromnursingschool andfunctioningmorelikea team memberattheirplace
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ofemployment.Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroups,―going native,‖. and changingjobs
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every6to12monthswould increasethe chanceofthenurse experiencing
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burnout.Thenurse should insteadfocusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupportfromo ther nurses.
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PTS:1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
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REF: p. 7 90 OBJ:Describemethods to p romote asuccessful
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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MSC:NCLEX®:S afe and effective careenvironmentNotapplicable.
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4. Whichofthefollowing statementsbythegraduatenurseshowsanunderstanding 90 90 xi 90 90 90 90 90




ofreality shock asitappliestonursing? .
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b. workforce.‖―Realityshockistherealizationthatpractice andeducationarenot 90 90 90 90 90 90




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c. ―Realityshockistheperiodfromgraduationtobecominganexperiencednurse.‖. 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90




d. ―Realityshock is at ransition phasethatnew graduates gothroughbefore xi 90 90 90 90 90




9 0 changingjobs.‖ xi