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1. Akgraduateknursekhaskbeenkhiredkaskaknursekatkaklocalkhospital.kTheknewknursekiskinkthekhoneymoonkphasekofk
rolektransitionkwhenkmakingkwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatements?

a. ―Ikamksoknervouskaboutkbeingkonkmykownkaskaknurse.‖

b. ―Thiskwillkbekakgreatklearningkexperience.‖

c. ―Ikcan‘tkwaitktokhavekaksteadykpaycheck.‖

d. ―Thiskjobkiskperfect.kIkcankfinallykdokthingskmykownkway.‖


ANS:kD

Thekhoneymoonkphasekiskwhenkthekstudentknursekseeskthekworldkofknursingkaskquitekrosy.kOften,ktheknewkgradua
tekiskfascinatedkwithkthekthrillkofkarrivingkinkthekprofession.kRealitykshockkoccurskwhenkonekmoveskintokthekwor
kforcekafterkseveralkyearskofkeducationalkpreparation.kRecoverykandkresolutionkoccurkwhenkthekgraduateknursekis
kablektoklaughkatkencounteredksituations.kDuringkthisktime,ktensionkdecreases,kperceptionkincreases,kandktheknurs

ekiskablektokgrowkaskakperson.

PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k7

OBJ:kIdentifykthekcharacteristicskofkrealityks h o Nc kU. kRTSOIPN:GRTeBa.lC
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shock

MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironment—managementkofkcare

2. Whichkofkthekfollowingkactionskbykthekgraduateknursekiskankinappropriatekmethodologyktokrecoverkfromk
realitykshock?

a. Networking c. Returningktokschool

b. Obtainingkakmentor d. Joiningkaksupportkgroup


ANS:kC

Thektransitionkperiodkisksuccessfullykmanagedkwhenkthekgraduatekiskablektokevaluatekthekworkksituationkobjective
lykandkpredictkeffectivelykthekactionskandkreactionskofkotherkstaff.kNurturingkthekabilityktokseekhumorkinkaksituatio
nkmaykbekakfirstkstep.kReturningktokschoolkiskakpositivekstepkafterkthekgraduatekhaskworkedkthroughkrolektransition
,khasksomekclinicalkexperience,kandkiskreadyktokfocuskonkaknewkcareerkobjective.kNetworking,kobtainingkakmentor,
kandkjoiningkaksupportkgroupkwouldkgivekthekgraduateknursekankopportunityktoktalkktokothers

experiencingkthekstresskassociatedkwithkrealitykshock.kTheknursekwouldkbenefitkfromk‗talkingkthrough‘kissueskan
dklearningkhowktokcope.

PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k8

OBJ:kDescribekfourkpossiblekresolutionskforkrealitykshock.kTOP:kRealitykshockk

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3. Aknursekisktryingktokavoidkburnout.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkactionskiskakvalidkwayktokachievekthis?

a. Refusingktokconstantlykworkkextrakshifts

b. Withdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroup

c. ―Goingknative‖

d. Changingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonths


ANS:kA

Onekofkthekquickestkwaysktokexperiencekburnoutkisktok―overworkkthekovertime.‖kSetkprioritieskwithkyourkmentalka
ndkphysicalkhealthkbeingkthekhighestkpriority.kLearningktoksayk―no‖ktokextrakshiftskiskakpositivekmeanskofkcopingko
fkavoidingkburnout.k―Goingknative‖kiskthektermkthatkdescribeskhowkrecentkgraduateskbeginktokcopykandkidentifykth
ekrealitykofktheirkrolektransitionkexperiencekbykrejectingkthekvalueskfromknursingkschoolkandkfunctioningkmoreklik
ekakteamkmemberkatktheirkplacekofkemployment.kWithdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroups,k―goingknative,‖kandkcha
ngingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonthskwouldkincreasekthekchancekofktheknursekexperiencingkburnout.kTheknursekshoul
dkinsteadkfocuskonkhis/herkpracticekandkseekkoutksupportkfromkotherknurses.

PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k9

OBJ:kDescribekfourkpossiblekresolutionskforkrealitykshock.kTOP:kRealitykshockk

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4.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkstatements kbykthe
graduateknurse kshows

ankunderstandingkofkrealitykshockkaskitk
appliesktoknursing?

a. ―kRealitykshockkiskthekperiodkwhenkakpersonkmoveskfromkschoolkintokthekworkforce.

b. ―Realitykshockkiskthekrealizationkthatkpracticekandkeducationkareknotktheksame.‖

c. ―Realitykshockkiskthekperiodkfromkgraduationktokbecomingkankexperiencedknurse.‖

d. ―Realitykshockkiskaktransitionkphasekthatknewkgraduateskgokthroughkbeforekchangingkjobs.‖


ANS:kA

―Realitykshock‖kiskaktermkoftenkusedktokdescribekthekreactionkexperiencedkwhenkonekmoveskintokthekworkforcekaf
terkseveralkyearskofkeducationalkpreparation.kTheknewkgraduatekiskcaughtkinktheksituationkofkmovingkfromkakfamil
iar,kcomfortablekeducationalkenvironmentkintokaknewkrolekinkthekworkforcekwherekthekexpectationskareknotkclearl
ykdefinedkorkmayknotkevenkbekrealistic.kThekrealizationkthatkpracticekandknursingkschoolkareknotktheksamekiskoftenk
associatedkwithk―goingknative.‖kWhenknurseskmovekfromkonekpositionktokanother,ktheykhavekalreadykexperienced
krealitykshock.kBecomingkankexperiencedknursektakesktimekandkisknotkpartkofkthekdefinitionkofkrealitykshock.




PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k6

OBJ:kComparekandkcontrastkthekphaseskofkrealitykshock.kTOP:kRealitykshockkMS

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5.kAkstudentkinktheklastksemesterkofknursingkschoolkhaskestablishedkakgoalkofkmakingkaksuccessfulkrolektransitionk
tokgraduateknurse.kWhichkstatementkbykthekstudentkindicateskhis/herkunderstandingkofkhowktokachievekthiskgoal?

a. ―Ikshouldkcarekforkincreasedknumberskofkpatientsktokenhancekworkkorganizationkskills.‖

b. ―Ikwillkobservekstaffknurseskasktheykperformknursingkproceduresktokrefinektechnique.‖

c. ―Ikshouldkseekkincreasinglykclosekguidancekfromktheknursingkinstructorktokreducekerrors.‖

d. ―Ikwillkevaluatekmykprogresskeveryk7kweekskorkmorektokallowktimekforkgrowth.‖


ANS:kA

Itkiskimportantkforkthekstudentktokstartktakingkcarekofkincreasedknumberskofkpatientsktokhelpkwithktimekmanageme
ntkandkworkkorganization.kThekstudentkshouldkalsokbekablektokfunctionkwithoutkclosekguidancekfromktheknursingk
instructor.kAlthoughkitkiskgoodkforkstudentsktokobservekstaff,kakstudentkinkthekfinalksemesterkshouldkbekablektokpe
rformktaskskwithkminimalkobservationkandkshouldkinsteadkfocuskonkimplementingkcarekandktimekmanagement.k
Waitingk7kweeksktokevaluatekprogresskwouldknotkbekhelpfulktokthekstudent.kAlthoughkregularkself-
kevaluationkiskankimportantkprocess,kitkiskthekactualkexperiencekofktakingkrealistickpatientkassignmentskandkworki

ngktypicalkshiftkhourskthatkassistskwithksuccessfulkrolektransition.

PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k6

OBJ:kDescribekfourkpossiblekresolutionskforkrealitykshock.kTOP:kRealitykshock

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6. Aknewkgraduatekofklesskthank1kyearkdescribeskhis/herkperceptionkofkakstaffknursekposition,kstating:k―Itkfeelsk
greatktokbekaknurse!kInkfact,kit‘skaksnap!kIkcankhardlykbelievekthere‘sknokinstructorklookingkoverkmykshoulder.‖k
Whatkphasekofkrealitykshockkiskthekgraduatekexperiencing?

a. Recovery c. Honeymoon

b. Shockkandkrejection d. Transition


ANS:kC

Inkthekfirstkphasekofkthekrolektransitionkprocessk(thekhoneymoonkphase),kthekgraduateknursekiskthrilledkwithkcomp
letingkschoolkandkacceptingkthekfirstkjob.kLifekiskakbedkofkroseskbecausekeveryonekknowsknursingkschoolkiskmuchk
harderkthanknursingkpractice.kShockkandkrejectionkoccurkasktheknursektriesktokunderstandkhowknursingkschoolkan
dkthek―realkworld‖kcomektogether.kTransitionkoccurskasktheknursekbeginskthekmovekfromkstudentktoknursekandkref
ersktokthekentirekprocess,knotkjustkakparticularkphase.kThekrecoverykphasekiskwhenktheknursekcanklaughkatksituatio
nskthatkhe/shekiskinkandkiskablektokcopekwithktheksituationskthatkarekbeingkfaced.

PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k7

OBJ:kComparekandkcontrastkthekphaseskofkrealitykshock.kTOP:kRealitykshockkMS

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