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Chapter fH01: fHReality fHShock
fH MULTIPLE fHCHOICE
1. A fHgraduate fHnurse fHhas fHbeen fHhired fHas fHa fHnurse fHat fHa fHlocal fHhospital. fHThe fHnew fHnurse fHis fHin fHthe
fHhoneymoon fHphase fHof fHrole fHtransition fHwhen fHmaking fHwhich fHof fHthe fHfollowing fHstatements?
a. ―I fHam fHso fHnervous fHabout fHbeing fHon fHmy fHown fHas fHa fHnurse.‖
b. ―This fHwill fHbe fHa fHgreat fHlearning fHexperience.‖
c. ―I fHcan‘t fHwait fHto fHhave fHa fHsteady fHpaycheck.‖
d. ―This fHjob fHis fHperfect. fHI fHcan fHfinally fHdo fHthings fHmy fHown fHway.‖
ANS: fHD
The fHhoneymoon fHphase fHis fHwhen fHthe fHstudent fHnurse fHsees fHthe fHworld fHof fHnursing fHas fHquite fHrosy. fHOften,
fHthe fHnew fHgraduate fHis fHfascinated fHwith fHthe fHthrill fHof fHarriving fHin fHthe fHprofession. fHReality fHshock fHoccurs
fHwhen fHone fHmoves fHinto fHthe fHworkforce fHafter fHseveral fHyears fHof fHeducational fHpreparation. fHRecovery fHand
fHresolution fHoccur fHwhen fHthe fHgraduate fHnurse fHis fHable fHto fHlaugh fHat fHencountered fHsituations. fHDuring fHthis
fHtime, fHtension fHdecreases, fHperception fHincreases, fHand fHthe fHnurse fHis fHable fHto fHgrow fHas fHa fHperson.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH7
OBJ: fHIdentify fHthe fHcharacteristics fHof fHreality fHs h o Nc kU. fHRTSOIP
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2. Which fHof fHthe fHfollowing fHactions fHby fHthe fHgraduate fHnurse fHis fHan fHinappropriate fHmethodology fHto
fHrecover fHfrom fHreality fHshock?
a. Networking c. Returning fHto fHschool
b. Obtaining fHa fHmentor d. Joining fHa fHsupport fHgroup
ANS: fHC
The fHtransition fHperiod fHis fHsuccessfully fHmanaged fHwhen fHthe fHgraduate fHis fHable fHto fHevaluate fHthe fHwork
fHsituation fHobjectively fHand fHpredict fHeffectively fHthe fHactions fHand fHreactions fHof fHother fHstaff. fHNurturing fHthe
fHability fHto fHsee fHhumor fHin fHa fHsituation fHmay fHbe fHa fHfirst fHstep. fHReturning fHto fHschool fHis fHa fHpositive fHstep
fHafter fHthe fHgraduate fHhas fHworked fHthrough fHrole fHtransition, fHhas fHsome fHclinical fHexperience, fHand fHis fHready
fHto fHfocus fHon fHa fHnew fHcareer fHobjective. fHNetworking, fHobtaining fHa fHmentor, fHand fHjoining fHa fHsupport fHgroup
fHwould fHgive fHthe fHgraduate fHnurse fHan fHopportunity fHto fHtalk fHto fHothers
experiencing fHthe fHstress fHassociated fHwith fHreality fHshock. fHThe fHnurse fHwould fHbenefit fHfrom fH‗talking
fHthrough‘ fHissues fHand fHlearning fHhow fHto fHcope.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH8
OBJ: fHDescribe fHfour fHpossible fHresolutions fHfor fHreality fHshock. fHTOP: fHReality
shock fHMSC: fHNCLEX®: fHSafe fHand fHeffective fHcare fHenvironment—
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3. A fHnurse fHis fHtrying fHto fHavoid fHburnout. fHWhich fHof fHthe fHfollowing fHactions fHis fHa fHvalid fHway fHto fHachieve fHthis?
a. Refusing fHto fHconstantly fHwork fHextra fHshifts
b. Withdrawing fHfrom fHpeer fHsupport fHgroup
c. ―Going fHnative‖
d. Changing fHjobs fHevery fH6 fHto fH12 fHmonths
ANS: fHA
One fHof fHthe fHquickest fHways fHto fHexperience fHburnout fHis fHto fH―overwork fHthe fHovertime.‖ fHSet fHpriorities fHwith
fHyour fHmental fHand fHphysical fHhealth fHbeing fHthe fHhighest fHpriority. fHLearning fHto fHsay fH―no‖ fHto fHextra fHshifts
fHis fHa fHpositive fHmeans fHof fHcoping fHof fHavoiding fHburnout. fH―Going fHnative‖ fHis fHthe fHterm fHthat fHdescribes
fHhow fHrecent fHgraduates fHbegin fHto fHcopy fHand fHidentify fHthe fHreality fHof fHtheir fHrole fHtransition fHexperience fHby
fHrejecting fHthe fHvalues fHfrom fHnursing fHschool fHand fHfunctioning fHmore fHlike fHa fHteam fHmember fHat fHtheir
fHplace fHof fHemployment. fHWithdrawing fHfrom fHpeer fHsupport fHgroups, fH―going fHnative,‖ fHand fHchanging fHjobs
fHevery fH6 fHto fH12 fHmonths fHwould fHincrease fHthe fHchance fHof fHthe fHnurse fHexperiencing fHburnout. fHThe fHnurse
fHshould fHinstead fHfocus fHon fHhis/her fHpractice fHand fHseek fHout fHsupport fHfrom fHother fHnurses.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH9
OBJ: fHDescribe fHfour fHpossible fHresolutions fHfor fHreality fHshock. fHTOP: fHReality
shock fHMSC: fHNCLEX®: fHSafe fHand fHeffective fHcare fHenvironment—
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4. fHWhich fHof fHthe fHfollowing fHstatements
graduate fHnursefHby fHthe an fHunderstanding fHof fHreality fHshock
as fHit fHapplies fHto fHnursing?
fH shows
a. ― fHReality fHshock fHis fHthe fHperiod fHwhen fHa fHperson fHmoves fHfrom fHschool fHinto fHthe fHworkforce.
b. ―Reality fHshock fHis fHthe fHrealization fHthat fHpractice fHand fHeducation fHare fHnot fHthe fHsame.‖
c. ―Reality fHshock fHis fHthe fHperiod fHfrom fHgraduation fHto fHbecoming fHan fHexperienced fHnurse.‖
d. ―Reality fHshock fHis fHa fHtransition fHphase fHthat fHnew fHgraduates fHgo fHthrough fHbefore fHchanging fHjobs.‖
ANS: fHA
―Reality fHshock‖ fHis fHa fHterm fHoften fHused fHto fHdescribe fHthe fHreaction fHexperienced fHwhen fHone fHmoves fHinto
fHthe fHworkforce fHafter fHseveral fHyears fHof fHeducational fHpreparation. fHThe fHnew fHgraduate fHis fHcaught fHin fHthe
fHsituation fHof fHmoving fHfrom fHa fHfamiliar, fHcomfortable fHeducational fHenvironment fHinto fHa fHnew fHrole fHin fHthe
fHworkforce fHwhere fHthe fHexpectations fHare fHnot fHclearly fHdefined fHor fHmay fHnot fHeven fHbe fHrealistic. fHThe
fHrealization fHthat fHpractice fHand fHnursing fHschool fHare fHnot fHthe fHsame fHis fHoften fHassociated fHwith fH―going
fHnative.‖ fHWhen fHnurses fHmove fHfrom fHone fHposition fHto fHanother, fHthey fHhave fHalready fHexperienced fHreality
fHshock. fHBecoming fHan fHexperienced fHnurse fHtakes fHtime fHand fHis fHnot fHpart fHof fHthe fHdefinition fHof fHreality
fHshock.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH6
OBJ: fHCompare fHand fHcontrast fHthe fHphases fHof fHreality fHshock. fHTOP: fHReality
shock fHMSC: fHNCLEX®: fHNot fHapplicable
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5. fHA fHstudent fHin fHthe fHlast fHsemester fHof fHnursing fHschool fHhas fHestablished fHa fHgoal fHof fHmaking fHa
fHsuccessful fHrole fHtransition fHto fHgraduate fHnurse. fHWhich fHstatement fHby fHthe fHstudent fHindicates fHhis/her
fHunderstanding fHof fHhow fHto fHachieve fHthis fHgoal?
a. ―I fHshould fHcare fHfor fHincreased fHnumbers fHof fHpatients fHto fHenhance fHwork fHorganization fHskills.‖
b. ―I fHwill fHobserve fHstaff fHnurses fHas fHthey fHperform fHnursing fHprocedures fHto fHrefine fHtechnique.‖
c. ―I fHshould fHseek fHincreasingly fHclose fHguidance fHfrom fHthe fHnursing fHinstructor fHto fHreduce fHerrors.‖
d. ―I fHwill fHevaluate fHmy fHprogress fHevery fH7 fHweeks fHor fHmore fHto fHallow fHtime fHfor fHgrowth.‖
ANS: fHA
It fHis fHimportant fHfor fHthe fHstudent fHto fHstart fHtaking fHcare fHof fHincreased fHnumbers fHof fHpatients fHto fHhelp fHwith
fHtime fHmanagement fHand fHwork fHorganization. fHThe fHstudent fHshould fHalso fHbe fHable fHto fHfunction fHwithout
fHclose fHguidance fHfrom fHthe fHnursing fHinstructor. fHAlthough fHit fHis fHgood fHfor fHstudents fHto fHobserve fHstaff, fHa
fHstudent fHin fHthe fHfinal fHsemester fHshould fHbe fHable fHto fHperform fHtasks fHwith fHminimal fHobservation fHand
fHshould fHinstead fHfocus fHon fHimplementing fHcare fHand fHtime fHmanagement. fHWaiting fH7 fHweeks fHto fHevaluate
fHprogress fHwould fHnot fHbe fHhelpful fHto fHthe fHstudent. fHAlthough fHregular fHself- fHevaluation fHis fHan fHimportant
fHprocess, fHit fHis fHthe fHactual fHexperience fHof fHtaking fHrealistic fHpatient fHassignments fHand fHworking fHtypical
fHshift fHhours fHthat fHassists fHwith fHsuccessful fHrole fHtransition.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH6
OBJ: fHDescribe fHfour fHpossible fHresolutions fHfor fHreality fHshock. fHTOP: fHReality fHshock
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6. A fHnew fHgraduate fHof fHless fHthan fH1 fHyear fHdescribes fHhis/her fHperception fHof fHa fHstaff fHnurse fHposition,
fHstating: fH―It fHfeels fHgreat fHto fHbe fHa fHnurse! fHIn fHfact, fHit‘s fHa fHsnap! fHI fHcan fHhardly fHbelieve fHthere‘s fHno
fHinstructor fHlooking fHover fHmy fHshoulder.‖ fHWhat fHphase fHof fHreality fHshock fHis fHthe fHgraduate
fHexperiencing?
a. Recovery c. Honeymoon
b. Shock fHand fHrejection d. Transition
ANS: fHC
In fHthe fHfirst fHphase fHof fHthe fHrole fHtransition fHprocess fH(the fHhoneymoon fHphase), fHthe fHgraduate fHnurse fHis
fHthrilled fHwith fHcompleting fHschool fHand fHaccepting fHthe fHfirst fHjob. fHLife fHis fHa fHbed fHof fHroses fHbecause
fHeveryone fHknows fHnursing fHschool fHis fHmuch fHharder fHthan fHnursing fHpractice. fHShock fHand fHrejection fHoccur
fHas fHthe fHnurse fHtries fHto fHunderstand fHhow fHnursing fHschool fHand fHthe fH―real fHworld‖ fHcome fHtogether.
fHTransition fHoccurs fHas fHthe fHnurse fHbegins fHthe fHmove fHfrom fHstudent fHto fHnurse fHand fHrefers fHto fHthe fHentire
fHprocess, fHnot fHjust fHa fHparticular fHphase. fHThe fHrecovery fHphase fHis fHwhen fHthe fHnurse fHcan fHlaugh fHat
fHsituations fHthat fHhe/she fHis fHin fHand fHis fHable fHto fHcope fHwith fHthe fHsituations fHthat fHare fHbeing fHfaced.
PTS: fH1 fHDIF: fHCognitive fHLevel: fHApplication fHREF: fHp. fH7
OBJ: fHCompare fHand fHcontrast fHthe fHphases fHof fHreality fHshock. fHTOP: fHReality
shock fHMSC: fHNCLEX®: fHNot fHapplicable
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