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UNITI:PROFESSIONAL GROWTHANDTRANSITION
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1. RoleTransitions
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2. PersonalManagement:TimeandSelf-CareStrategies
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3. Mentorship,Preceptorship,andNurseResidencyPrograms v v v v v
4. EmploymentConsiderations:Opportunities,Resumes,andInterviewing v v v v
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® andthe New Graduate v v v v
UNITII:NURSING:ADEVELOPINGPROFESSION
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6. HistoricalPerspectives:InfluencesonthePresent v v v v v
7. NursingEducation v
8. NursingTheories v
9. Professional Image of Nursing v v v
UNITIII:NURSINGMANAGEMENT
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10. ChallengesofNursingManagementandLeadership v v v v v
11. BuildingNursingManagementSkills v v v
12. EffectiveCommunication,TeamBuilding,andInterprofessionalPractice
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13. ConflictManagement v
14. DelegationintheClinicalSetting v v v v
UNIT IV: CURRENTISSUESINHEALTH CARE
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15. TheHealthCareOrganizationandPatterns ofNursing CareDelivery
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16. EconomicsoftheHealthCareDeliverySystem v v v v v v
17. Political ActioninNursing,397 v v v
18. CollectiveBargaining:Traditional(Union)andNontraditionalApproaches
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19. EthicalIssues v
20. LegalIssues v
UNITV:CONTEMPORARYNURSINGPRACTICE
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21. CulturalandSpiritualAwareness v v v
22. QualityPatientCare v v
23. Nursing Informatics z
24. UsingEvidence-BasedPracticeandNursingResearch
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25. WorkplaceIssues v
26. EmergencyPreparedness v
, Chapter01:RoleTransitions
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MULTIPLECHOICE v
1. Agraduate nurse has been hired asanurse atalocalhospiatbailrb..T
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eymoon phaseof role transition when makingwhich ofthe followingstatements?
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a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖ v v v v v v v v v v
b. ―This will be a great learning experience.‖ v v v v v v
c. ―Ican‘t wait to have a steadypaycheck.‖ v z v v v
d. ―Thisjobisperfect. Ican finallydo thingsmyownway.‖ v v v v v v z v v
ANS: D v
Thehoneymoon phaseis whenthestudentnurseseestheworldofnursing asquiterosy.Often,th enew
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graduateis fascinatedwiththethrillofarrivingintheprofession.Realityshockoccurswhe n one
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movesintotheworkforceafterseveralyearsofeducationalpreparation.Recoveryandresolut
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ionoccurwhenthe gradaubairtbe.cnomu/rtseest is able to laugh at encountered situations.Duringthistim e,
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tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases, andthenurseis ableto grow as aperson.
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PTS: 1 DIF: v
CognitiveLevel:Application/ApplyingREF: Ta v v v v
ble1.1 v OBJ: Identifythecharacteristicsof realityshock. v v
TOP: Realityshock v MSC: NCLEX®:Safeand effectivecareenvironment v v v z v v
2. Which ofthefollowingactionsbythegraduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto rec
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over from reality shock?
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a. Networking
b. Obtaining amentor z v
c. Returning to school z z
d. Joiningasupportgroup v v v
ANS: C v
Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatetheworksitu
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ation objectivelyandpredicteffectivelytheactionsandreactionsofotherstaff.Nurturing the abil
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ityto seehumorinasituationmaybeafirststep.Rabeitrbu.rcnomin/tgestto schoolisapositivestepafterthegraduate
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hasworkedthrough roletransition,hassomeclinicalexperience,andisreadytofocuson a new career
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objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, and joining a
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support group would give thegraduate nurse an opportuniatyb i rtbo.cot mal/ kt estto othersexperiencing the stre
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ss associated with reality shock. The nurse would benefit from ―talking through‖ issues and learn ing
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how to cope.
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PTS: 1 v DIF: CognitiveLevel:Application/Appalbyiribn.gc om/test v v
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OBJ:Describemethodstopromote asuccessfultransition.T v v v z v v
OP: Realityshock v v
MSC: NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingto avoidburnout.Whichofthe followingactionsisavalidwaytoachievethis
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a. Refusingto constantlywork extra shifts v v v
b. Withdrawingfrom peersupport group v v v