Test Bank for Nursing Today: Transition and Trends 11th Edition by JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Garneau ISBN: 9798352352007

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1. Agraduatenursehasbeenhiredasanurseatalocalhospital.Thenewnurseisinthe. q. q. q. q. q. .
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honeymoonphaseofroletransitionwhenmakingwhichofthefollowingstatements? q. q. q. q. q. .
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Thehoneymoonphaseiswhenthestudentnurseseestheworldofnursingasquiterosy.Often, thenew
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graduateisfascinatedwiththethrillofarrivingintheprofession.Realityshockoccurs whenone
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movesintotheworkforceafterseveral yearsofeducational preparation.Recovery
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andresolutionoccurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat. encounteredsituations.During
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thistime,tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases,and thenurseis ableto grow as a person.
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2. Whichofthefollowingactionsbythe graduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto q. q. .
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Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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thegraduatehasworkedthroughroletransition,hassomeclinicalexperience,andis readytofocuson
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anewcareerobjective. Networking,obtainingamentor,andjoininga support group would givethe
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graduate nursean opportunitytotalktoothers
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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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3. Anurseistryingtoavoidburnout.Whichofthefollowing actionsisa validwaytoachievethis?
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Oneofthequickestwaystoexperienceburnoutisto―overworktheovertime.‖Setpriorities
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withyourmentalandphysicalhealthbeingthehighestpriority.Learningtosay―no‖toextra
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shiftsisapositivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖isthetermthat. describes
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howrecent graduatesbegin tocopyandidentifythe realityoftheirrole-transition experience
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byrejectingthevalues fromnursingschool andfunctioningmorelikeateam
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memberattheirplaceofemployment.Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroups,―going native,‖.
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andchangingjobsevery6to12monthswouldincreasethe chanceofthenurse experiencing
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burnout.Thenurseshould insteadfocusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupportfromother nurses.
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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b. workforce.‖―Realityshockistherealizationthatpractice andeducationarenot .
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c. ―Realityshockistheperiodfromgraduationtobecominganexperiencednurse.‖. q. .
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