TEST BANK - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition (Zerwekh) Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters

TEST BANK - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends,
11th Edition (Zerwekh)
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters

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MULTIPLEl2CHOICE

1. Al2graduatel2nursel2hasl2beenl2hiredl2asl2al2nursel2atl2al2locall2hospital.l2Thel2newl2nurs
el2isl2in2lthel2.l2honeymoonl2phasel2ofl2rolel2transitionl2whenl2makingl2whichl2ofl2thel2follo
wingl2statements?l 2 a.l2“Il2aml2sol2nervousl2aboutl2beingl2onl2myl2ownl2asl2al2nurse.”
b. “Thisl2willl2bel2al2greatl2learningl2experience.” .

c. “Il2can’tl2waitl2tol2havel2al2steadyl2paycheck.”
d. “Thisl2jobl2isl2perfect.l2 Il2canl2finallyl2dol2thingsl2myl2ownl2way.”


ANSWER:l2D .
Thel2honeymoonl2phasel2isl2whenl2thel2studentl2nursel2seesl2thel2worldl2ofl2nursingl2asl2quitel2
rosy.l2Often,l2thel2newl2graduatel2isl2fascinatedl2withl2thel2thrilll2ofl2arrivingl2inl2thel2professio
n.l2Reality2lshockl2occursl2whenl2onel2movesl2intol2thel2workforcel2afterl2severall2yearsl2ofl2ed
ucationall2preparation.l2Recoveryl2andl2resolutionl2occurl2whenl2thel2graduatel2nursel2isl2able
.l2
l2tol2laughl2atl2 encounteredl2situations.l2Duringl2thisl2time,l2tension l2decreases,l2perceptionl2

increases,l2andl2the2lnursel2isl2ablel2tol2growl2asl2al2person.
.
PTS:l21 DIF:l2Cognitivel2Level:l2Application/Applying
REF:l2Tablel21.1 OBJ:l2Identifyl2thel2characteristicsl2ofl2realityl2shock.
TOP:l2Realityl2shock MSC:l2NCLEX®:l2Safel2andl2effectivel2carel2environment
.

2. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2actionsl2byl2thel2graduatel2nursel2isl2anl2inappropriatel2methodo
logy2ltol 2 recoverl2froml2realityl2shock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingl2al2mentor
c. Returningl2tol2school
d. Joiningl2al2supportl2group
.
ANSWER:l2C
Thel2transitionl2periodl2isl2successfullyl2managedl2whenl2thel2graduatel2isl2ablel2tol2evaluatel2t
hel2workl 2 situationl2objectivelyl2andl2predictl2effectivelyl2thel2actionsl2andl2reactionsl2ofl2othe
rl2staff.
Nurturing
thel2abilityl2tol2seel2humorl2inl2al2situationl2mayl2bel2al2firstl2step.l2Returningl2tol2schooll2isl2al2p
ositive2lstepl2.l2afterl2thel2graduatel2hasl2workedl2throughl2rolel2transition,l2hasl2somel2clinicall2e
xperience,2landl2isl2readyl2tol2focusl2onl2al2newl2careerl2objective.l2Networking,l2obtainingl2al2
mentor,l2andl2joiningl2al2supportl2groupl2wouldl2givel2thel2graduatel2nursel2anl2opportunityl2tol
2talkl2tol2othersl2experiencingl2thel 2 .

, stressl2associatedl2withl2realityl2shock.l2Thel2nursel2wouldl2benefitl2froml2“talkingl2through”l2is
sues2landl2learningl2howl2tol2cope.

PTS:l21 DIF:l2Cognitivel2Level:l2Application/Applyingl2.
REF:l2p.l29
OBJ:l2Describel2methodsl2tol2promotel2al2successfull2transiti
on.2lTOP:l2Realityl2shock
MSC:l2NCLEX®:l2Safel2andl2effectivel2carel2environmentl2Notl2applicable
.

3. Al2nursel2isl2tryingl2tol2avoidl2burnout.l2Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2actionsl2isl2al2validl2wayl2tol2a
chieve2lthis?
a. Refusingl2tol2constantlyl2workl2extral2shifts .
b. Withdrawingl2froml2peerl2supportl2group
c. “Goingl2native”
d. Changingl2jobsl2everyl26l2tol212l2monthsl2.

ANSWER:l2A
Onel2ofl2thel2quickestl2waysl2tol2experiencel2burnoutl2isl2tol2“overworkl2thel2overtime.”l2Setl2pri
oritiesl2withl2yourl2mentall2andl2physicall2healthl2beingl2thel2highestl2priority.l2Learningl2tol2sa
yl2“no”l2tol2extral2shiftsl2isl2al2positivel2meansl2ofl2copingl2ofl2avoidingl2burnout.l2“Goingl2nativ
e”l2isl2thel2terml2thatl2.l2describesl2howl2recentl2graduatesl2beginl2tol2copyl2andl2identifyl2thel2rea
lityl2ofl2their2lrole-
transitionl2experiencel2byl2rejectingl2thel2valuesl2froml2nursingl2schooll2andl2functioningl2more
l2likel2al2team l2memberl2atl2theirl2placel2ofl2employment. l2Withdrawingl2froml2peerl2supportl2gr

oups,l2“goingl2native,”l2.l2andl2changingl2jobsl2everyl26l2tol212l2monthsl2wouldl2increasel2thel2ch
ancel2ofl2thel2nursel2experiencing
burnout.l2Thel2nursel2shouldl2insteadl2focusl2onl2his/herl2practicel2andl2seekl2outl2supportl2
from2lotherl 2 nurses.
.
PTS:l21 DIF:l2Cognitivel2Level:l2Application/Applying
REF:l2p.l27
OBJ:l2Describel2methodsl2tol2promotel2al2successfull2transiti
on.2lTOP:l2Realityl2shock
MSC:l2NCLEX®:l2Safel2andl2effectivel2carel2environmentl2Notl2applicablel2.


4. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2statementsl2byl2thel2graduatel2nursel2showsl2anl2understandin
gl2of2lrealityl 2 shockl2asl2itl2appliesl2tol2nursing?l2 .
a. “Realityl2shockl2isl2thel2periodl2whenl2al2personl2movesl2froml2schooll2intol2the


b. workforce.”“Realityl2shockl2isl2thel2realizationl2thatl2practicel2andl2educationl2arel2not
l2the2lsame.”
c. “Realityl2shockl2isl2thel2periodl2froml2graduationl2tol2becomingl2anl2experiencedl2nurse.”.
d. “Realityl2shockl2isl2al2transitionl2phasel2thatl2newl2graduatesl2gol2throughl2beforel2chan
ging2ljobs.”

ANSWER:l2A .