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MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. A jgraduate jnurse jhas jbeen jhired jas ja jnurse jat ja jlocal jhospital. jThe jnew jnurse jis jin
j the j. jhoneymoon jphase jof jrole jtransition jwhen jmaking jwhich jof jthe jfollowing
j statements? j a. j “I jam jso j nervous jabout jbeing jon jmy jown jas ja jnurse.”
b. “This jwill jbe ja jgreat jlearning jexperience.” .
c. “I jcan’t jwait jto jhave ja jsteady jpaycheck.”
d. “This jjob jis jperfect. j I jcan jfinally jdo jthings jmy jown jway.”
ANSWER: jD .
The jhoneymoon jphase jis jwhen jthe jstudent jnurse jsees jthe jworld jof jnursing jas jquite jrosy.
j Often, j the jnew jgraduate jis j fascinated jwith jthe jthrill jof jarriving j in jthe jprofession. jReality
j shock joccurs jwhen jone j moves j into jthe jworkforce jafter jseveral jyears jof jeducational
j preparation. jRecovery jand jresolution joccur jwhen jthe jgraduate jnurse j is jable jto jlaugh jat j
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encountered jsituations. jDuring jthis jtime, jtension jdecreases, jperception jincreases, jand jthe
j nurse jis jable jto j grow jas ja jperson.
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PTS: j1 DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jApplication/Applying
REF: jTable j1.1 OBJ: jIdentify jthe jcharacteristics jof jreality jshock.
TOP: jReality jshock MSC: jNCLEX®: jSafe jand jeffective jcare jenvironment
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2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jactions jby jthe jgraduate jnurse jis jan jinappropriate jmethodology
jto j recover jfrom jreality jshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining ja jmentor
c. Returning jto jschool
d. Joining ja jsupport jgroup
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ANSWER: jC
The jtransition jperiod jis jsuccessfully jmanaged jwhen jthe jgraduate jis jable jto jevaluate jthe
j work j situation jobjectively jand jpredict j effectively jthe jactions jand jreactions jof jother j staff.
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the jability jto jsee jhumor jin ja jsituation jmay jbe ja jfirst jstep. jReturning jto jschool jis ja jpositive
j step j. jafter jthe jgraduate jhas jworked jthrough jrole jtransition, j has jsome jclinical jexperience, j and
j is jready jto j focus jon ja jnew jcareer j objective. j Networking, j obtaining ja j mentor, jand j joining ja
jsupport j group jwould jgive jthe jgraduate jnurse jan jopportunity jto jtalk jto jothers j experiencing
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, stress jassociated jwith jreality jshock. jThe jnurse jwould jbenefit j from j“talking j through” jissues
and jlearning jhow jto jcope.
PTS: j1 DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jApplication/Applying j.
REF: jp. j9 OBJ: jDescribe jmethods jto jpromote ja jsuccessful jtransition.
TOP: jReality jshock
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MSC: jNCLEX®: jSafe jand jeffective jcare jenvironment jNot japplicable
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3. A jnurse jis jtrying jto javoid jburnout. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions jis ja jvalid jway jto jachieve
jthis?
a. Refusing jto jconstantly jwork jextra jshifts .
b. Withdrawing jfrom jpeer jsupport jgroup
c. “Going jnative”
d. Changing jjobs jevery j6 jto j12 jmonths j.
ANSWER: jA
One jof jthe jquickest jways jto jexperience jburnout jis jto j“overwork jthe jovertime.” jSet j priorities
jwith jyour j mental jand jphysical jhealth jbeing jthe jhighest j priority. j Learning jto jsay j “no” jto
jextra jshifts j is ja jpositive j means jof jcoping jof javoiding j burnout. j“Going j native” j is j the jterm
jthat j . jdescribes jhow jrecent j graduates jbegin jto j copy jand j identify jthe jreality jof jtheir j role-
transition jexperience jby jrejecting jthe jvalues jfrom jnursing jschool jand jfunctioning j more jlike ja
jteam jmember jat jtheir jplace jof jemployment. j Withdrawing j from jpeer jsupport j groups, j“going
j native,” j. jand jchanging j jobs jevery j6 jto j 12 jmonths jwould j increase jthe j chance jof jthe jnurse
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burnout. jThe jnurse jshould jinstead jfocus jon jhis/her jpractice jand jseek jout jsupport jfrom
j other j nurses.
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PTS: j1 DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jApplication/Applying
REF: jp. j7 OBJ: jDescribe jmethods jto jpromote ja jsuccessful jtransition.
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MSC: jNCLEX®: jSafe jand jeffective jcare jenvironment jNot japplicable j.
4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jstatements jby jthe jgraduate jnurse jshows jan junderstanding j of
jreality j shock jas jit japplies jto jnursing? j .
a. “Reality jshock jis jthe jperiod jwhen ja jperson jmoves jfrom jschool jinto jthe
b. workforce.”“Reality jshock jis jthe jrealization jthat jpractice jand jeducation jare jnot jthe
j same.”
c. “Reality jshock jis jthe jperiod jfrom jgraduation jto jbecoming jan jexperienced jnurse.”.
d. “Reality jshock jis ja jtransition jphase jthat jnew jgraduates jgo jthrough jbefore jchanging
j jobs.”
ANSWER: jA
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