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Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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1. A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The new nurse is in
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c. ―I can‘t wait to have a steady paycheck.‖
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d. ―This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way.‖
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The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite rosy.
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Often, the new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession. Reality
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shock occurs when one moves into the workforce after several years of educational
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preparation. Recovery and resolution occur when the graduate nurse is able to laugh at .
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encountered situations. During this time, tension decreases, perception increases, and the
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REF: Table 1.1 u u OBJ: Identify the characteristics of reality shock.
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The transition period is successfully managed when the graduate is able to evaluate the
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3. A nurse is trying to avoid burnout. Which of the following actions is a valid way to achieve
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One of the quickest ways to experience burnout is to ―overwork the overtime.‖ Set
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priorities with your mental and physical health being the highest priority. Learning to say
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―no‖ to extra shifts is a positive means of coping of avoiding burnout. ―Going native‖ is
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the term that . describes how recent graduates begin to copy and identify the reality of their
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role-transition experience by rejecting the values from nursing school and functioning
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more like a team member at their place of employment. Withdrawing from peer support
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groups, ―going native,‖ . and changing jobs every 6 to 12 months would increase the
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burnout. The nurse should instead focus on his/her practice and seek out support from
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TOP: Reality shock
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4. Which of the following statements by the graduate nurse shows an understanding of
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reality shock as it applies to nursing? .
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a. ―Reality shock is the period when a person moves from school into the
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c. ―Reality shock is the period from graduation to becoming an experienced nurse.‖.
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d. ―Reality shock is a transition phase that new graduates go through before changing
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