Nursing Today: Transition and Trends,
11th Edition JoAnn Zerwekh and Garneau
All Chapters 1-26
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,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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MULTIPLEICHOICE
1. AIgraduateInurseIhasIbeenIhiredIasIaInurseIatIaIlocalIhospital.ITheInewInurseIisIinItheI
.IhoneymoonIphaseIofIroleItransitionIwhenImakingIwhichIofItheIfollowingIstatements?
I a.I“IIamIsoInervousIaboutIbeingIonImyIownIasIaInurse.”
b. “ThisIwillIbeIaIgreatIlearningIexperience.” .
c. “IIcan’tIwaitItoIhaveIaIsteadyIpaycheck.”
d. “ThisIjobIisIperfect.IIIcanIfinallyIdoIthingsImyIownIway.”
ANSWER:ID .
TheIhoneymoonIphaseIisIwhenItheIstudentInurseIseesItheIworldIofInursingIasIquiteIrosy.IOf
ten,ItheInewIgraduateIisIfascinatedIwithItheIthrillIofIarrivingIinItheIprofession.IRealityIshockIo
ccursIwhenIoneImovesIintoItheIworkforceIafterIseveralIyearsIofIeducationalIpreparation.IR
ecoveryIandIresolutionIoccurIwhenItheIgraduateInurseIisIableItoIlaughIatI.IencounteredIsitua
tions.IDuringIthisItime,ItensionIdecreases,IperceptionIincreases,IandItheInurseIisIableItoIgro
wIasIaIperson.
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PTS:I1 DIF:ICognitiveILevel:IApplication/Applying
REF:ITableI1.1 OBJ:IIdentifyItheIcharacteristicsIofIrealityIshock.
TOP:IRealityIshock MSC:INCLEX®:ISafeIandIeffectiveIcareIenvironment
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2. WhichIofItheIfollowingIactionsIbyItheIgraduateInurseIisIanIinappropriateImethodologyItoI
recoverIfromIrealityIshock?
a. Networking .
b. ObtainingIaImentor
c. ReturningItoIschool
d. JoiningIaIsupportIgroup
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ANSWER:IC
TheItransitionIperiodIisIsuccessfullyImanagedIwhenItheIgraduateIisIableItoIevaluateItheIwor
kI situationIobjectivelyIandIpredictIeffectivelyItheIactionsIandIreactionsIofIotherIstaff.
Nurturing
theIabilityItoIseeIhumorIinIaIsituationImayIbeIaIfirstIstep.IReturningItoIschoolIisIaIpositiveIstepI
.IafterItheIgraduateIhasIworkedIthroughIroleItransition,IhasIsomeIclinicalIexperience,IandIisIr
eadyItoIfocusIonIaInewIcareerIobjective.INetworking,IobtainingIaImentor,IandIjoiningIaIsuppo
rtIgroupIwouldIgiveItheIgraduateInurseIanIopportunityItoItalkItoIothersIexperiencingItheI .
, stressIassociatedIwithIrealityIshock.ITheInurseIwouldIbenefitIfromI“talkingIthrough”IissuesIan
dIlearningIhowItoIcope.
PTS:I1 DIF:ICognitiveILevel:IApplication/ApplyingI.
REF:Ip.I9
OBJ:IDescribeImethodsItoIpromoteIaIsuccessfulItransition.I
TOP:IRealityIshock
MSC:INCLEX®:ISafeIandIeffectiveIcareIenvironmentINotIapplicable
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3. AInurseIisItryingItoIavoidIburnout.IWhichIofItheIfollowingIactionsIisIaIvalidIwayItoIachieveIthis?
a. RefusingItoIconstantlyIworkIextraIshifts .
b. WithdrawingIfromIpeerIsupportIgroup
c. “GoingInative”
d. ChangingIjobsIeveryI6ItoI12ImonthsI.
ANSWER:IA
OneIofItheIquickestIwaysItoIexperienceIburnoutIisItoI“overworkItheIovertime.”ISetIprioritiesIw
ithIyourImentalIandIphysicalIhealthIbeingItheIhighestIpriority.ILearningItoIsayI“no”ItoIextraIshif
tsIisIaIpositiveImeansIofIcopingIofIavoidingIburnout.I“GoingInative”IisItheItermIthatI.IdescribesI
howIrecentIgraduatesIbeginItoIcopyIandIidentifyItheIrealityIofItheirIrole-
transitionIexperienceIbyIrejectingItheIvaluesIfromInursingIschoolIandIfunctioningImoreIlikeIaIt
eamImemberIatItheirIplaceIofIemployment.IWithdrawingIfromIpeerIsupportIgroups,I“goingIna
tive,”I.IandIchangingIjobsIeveryI6ItoI12ImonthsIwouldIincreaseItheIchanceIofItheInurseIexperie
ncing
burnout.ITheInurseIshouldIinsteadIfocusIonIhis/herIpracticeIandIseekIoutIsupportIfromIot
herI nurses.
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PTS:I1 DIF:ICognitiveILevel:IApplication/Applying
REF:Ip.I7
OBJ:IDescribeImethodsItoIpromoteIaIsuccessfulItransition.I
TOP:IRealityIshock
MSC:INCLEX®:ISafeIandIeffectiveIcareIenvironmentINotIapplicableI.
4. WhichIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIbyItheIgraduateInurseIshowsIanIunderstandingIofIre
alityI shockIasIitIappliesItoInursing?I .
a. “RealityIshockIisItheIperiodIwhenIaIpersonImovesIfromIschoolIintoIthe
b. workforce.”“RealityIshockIisItheIrealizationIthatIpracticeIandIeducationIareInotItheIs
ame.”
c. “RealityIshockIisItheIperiodIfromIgraduationItoIbecomingIanIexperiencedInurse.”.
d. “RealityIshockIisIaItransitionIphaseIthatInewIgraduatesIgoIthroughIbeforeIchangingIjo
bs.”
ANSWER:IA .