Chapterw01:wRolewTransitions ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Chapterw02:wPersonalwManagement:wTimewandwSelf-CarewStrategiesw. ......................................................................................... 19
Chapterw03:wMentorship,wPreceptorship,wandwNursewResidencywProgramsw.................................................................................. 33
Chapterw04:wEmploymentwConsiderations:wOpportunities,wResumes,wandwInterviewingw. ............................................................ 43
Chapterw05:wNCLEX-RN®wandwthewNewwGraduatew. ................................................................................................................... 55
Chapterw06:wHistoricalwPerspectives:wInfluenceswonwthewPresentw................................................................................................. 70
Chapterw07:wNursingwEducation.................................................................................................................................................... 82
Chapterw08:wNursingwTheory ........................................................................................................................................................ 94
Chapterw09:wProfessionalwImagewofwNursing .............................................................................................................................. 105
Chapterw10:wChallengeswofwNursingwManagementwandwLeadership. ........................................................................................... 113
Chapterw11:wBuildingwNursingwManagementwSkillsw. ................................................................................................................. 127
Chapterw12:wEffectivewCommunication,wTeamwBuilding,wandwInterprofessionalwPracticew. ........................................................ 141
Chapterw13:wConflictwManagement ............................................................................................................................................. 154
Chapterw14:wDelegationwinwthewClinicalwSetting.......................................................................................................................... 167
Chapterw15:wThewHealthwCarewOrganizationwandwPatternswofwNursingwCarewDeliveryw...................................................... 184
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 184
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 193
Chapterw16:wEconomicswinwthewHealthwCarewDeliverywSystemw. ........................................................................................ 197
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 197
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 206
Chapterw17:wPoliticalwActionwinwNursing ............................................................................................................................ 210
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 210
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 219
Chapterw18:wCollectivewBargaining:wTraditionalw(Union)wandwNontraditionalwApproachesw. ............................................ 224
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 224
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 233
Chapterw19:wEthicalwIssues ................................................................................................................................................. 237
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 237
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 249
Chapterw20:wLegalwIssues ................................................................................................................................................... 250
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 250
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 265
Chapterw21:wCulturalwandwSpiritualwAwareness .................................................................................................................. 267
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 267
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 276
Chapterw22:wQualitywPatientwCare....................................................................................................................................... 279
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 279
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 288
Chapterw23:wNursingwInformatics ....................................................................................................................................... 294
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 294
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 302
Chapterw24:wUsingwEvidence-BasedwPracticewandwNursingwResearchw............................................................................... 306
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 306
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 313
, Chapterw25:wWorkplacewIssues ........................................................................................................................................... 318
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 318
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 326
Chapterw26:wEmergencywPreparedness ............................................................................................................................... 332
MULTIPLEwCHOICE ............................................................................................................................................................ 332
MULTIPLEwRESPONSE . ..................................................................................................................................................... 342
, Chapter 01: Role Transitions.
w w w
MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Awgraduatewnursewhaswbeenwhiredwaswawnursewatwawlocalwhospital.wThewnewwnursewisw
inwthew.whoneymoonwphasewofwrolewtransitionwwhenwmakingwwhichwofwthewfollowingws
tatements?w a.w“Iwamwsownervouswaboutwbeingwonwmywownwaswawnurse.”
b. “Thiswwillwbewawgreatwlearningwexperience.” .
c. “Iwcan’twwaitwtowhavewawsteadywpaycheck.”
d. “Thiswjobwiswperfect.wIwcanwfinallywdowthingswmywownwway.”
ANS:wD .
Thewhoneymoonwphasewiswwhenwthewstudentwnursewseeswthewworldwofwnursingwaswquitewrosy.w
Often,wthewnewwgraduatewiswfascinatedwwithwthewthrillwofwarrivingwinwthewprofession.wRealityws
hockwoccurswwhenwonewmoveswintowthewworkforcewafterwseveralwyearswofweducationalwprepara
tion.wRecoverywandwresolutionwoccurwwhenwthewgraduatewnursewiswablewtowlaughwatw.wencounte
redwsituations.wDuringwthiswtime,wtensionwdecreases,wperceptionwincreases,wandwthewnursewiswa
blewtowgrowwaswawperson.
.
PTS:w1 DIF:wCognitivewLevel:wApplication/Applying
REF:wTablew1.1 OBJ:wIdentifywthewcharacteristicswofwrealitywshock.
TOP:wRealitywshock MSC:wNCLEX®:wSafewandweffectivewcarewenvironment
.
2. Whichwofwthewfollowingwactionswbywthewgraduatewnursewiswanwinappropriatewmethodolog
ywtow recoverwfromwrealitywshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingwawmentor
c. Returningwtowschool
d. Joiningwawsupportwgroup
.
ANS:wC
Thewtransitionwperiodwiswsuccessfullywmanagedwwhenwthewgraduatewiswablewtowevaluatewthew
workw situationwobjectivelywandwpredictweffectivelywthewactionswandwreactionswofwotherwstaff.
Nurturing
thewabilitywtowseewhumorwinwawsituationwmaywbewawfirstwstep.wReturningwtowschoolwiswawpositiv
ewstepw.wafterwthewgraduatewhaswworkedwthroughwrolewtransition,whaswsomewclinicalwexperienc
e,wandwiswreadywtowfocuswonwawnewwcareerwobjective.wNetworking,wobtainingwawmentor,wandwj
oiningwawsupportwgroupwwouldwgivewthewgraduatewnursewanwopportunitywtowtalkwtowotherswex
periencingwthew .