Test Bank for Nursing Today: Transition and
Trends, 11th Edition by JoAnn Zerwekh &
Ashley Zerwekh Garneau | Complete 2025/2026
Verified Questions with correct Answers PDF
Contents
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
,4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Professional Image of Nursing
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
11. Building Nursing Management Skills
12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
13. Conflict Management
14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing, 397
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional
Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Nursing Informatics
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 1. Role Transitions
A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The new nurse is in
the honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following
statements?
a. "I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse."
b. "This will be a great learning experience."
c. "I can't wait to have a steady paycheck."
d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way." - ANS: D
,The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite
rosy. Often, the new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession.
Reality shock occurs when one moves into the workforce after several years of
educational preparation. Recovery and resolution occur when the graduate nurse is
able to laugh at encountered situations. During this time, tension decreases,
perception increases, and the nurse is able to grow as a person.
A graduate nurse has been out of school for 3 months and working in a staff nurse
position for the past 2 months. What type of transition is the nurse experiencing?
a. A developmental transition
b. An organizational transition
c. A health-oriented transition
d. A situational transition - ANS: D
A situational transition is a lifestyle change that occurs because of a new situation.
Most often the changes are by choice—for instance, graduations, marriages, and
new jobs. Developmental transitions include becoming a parent or going through a
midlife crises. An organizational transition involves a change in leadership. A
health-oriented transition involves dealing with an illness or health issue, such as
coping with a chronic illness.
A graduate nurse has been reviewing the NCSBN's Transition to Practice model.
The graduate nurse understands the intention of the model when making which of
the following statements?
a. "The intention of the model is to mandate that all state boards of nursing provide a
regulatory model for transition to practice."
b. "The intention of the model is to provide educational modules so that the new
graduate does not need to work with a preceptor."
c. "The intention of the model is to have the new graduate take and pass the
NCLEX® Exam, obtain employment, and then enter a transition program."
d. "The intention of the model is to complete the formalized transition program within
6 weeks." - ANS: C
The NCSBN's Transition to Practice model is a regulatory model that is designed to
promote public safety by supporting the role transition experience of newly licensed
nurses. The new graduate would first take and pass the NCLEX® Exam, obtain
employment, and then enter the transition program. There are 5 transition modules
with content focused on communication and teamwork, patient-centered care,
evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. The time period for
completion of the program is 6 months with an expected additional 6 months of
ongoing support. Because of individual state's rights, the NCSBN encourages states
to adopt this model; however, they does not have the authority to mandate adoption
, of the model. This model does not act in replacement of a preceptor in the clinical
practice area.
A graduate nurse has clocked in for his/her second shift on a busy orthopedic unit.
After accepting the assignment, the graduate nurse notices a fellow nurse
complaining loudly at the nurse's station to other staff members. This fellow nurse is
typically upset with floor assignments and thinks that the "new nurses get all the
easy assignments." Which action would be best for the graduate nurse to take?
a. Join the conversation and tell the fellow nurse that he/she does not care for the
assignment either.
b. Begin a conversation with another staff member about the fellow nurse who is
complaining.
c. Steer clear of the nurse who is complaining and try to focus on the positive.
d. Begin complaining about his/her own assignment. - ANS: C
The graduate nurse would have the most success by steering clear of the
complaining nurse and focus on the positive. Joining the conversation and focusing
on the negative will not help the graduate nurse adjust to his/her new job.
A new graduate has worked on a busy unit for 6 months since graduating from
nursing school. The graduate tells a friend, "I've never been so upset in all my life!
The care that some of the staff give our patients is outrageously bad. There's
practically no attention to the principles of asepsis the way I learned them! The staff
tells me that we have to cut corners if we're going to get all the work done. I can't
stand it!" What phase of reality shock is this graduate experiencing?
a. Honeymoon
b. Shock and rejection
c. Recovery
d. Role transformation - ANS: B
The honeymoon phase for the new graduate nurse is short lived when the graduate
identifies the conflicts between the way she or he was taught and the reality of what
is done. Shock and rejection cause mental and emotional withdrawal, moral outrage,
and a hypercritical attitude, which are just some of the symptoms of the realization
that the honeymoon is over. Excessive mistrust, frequent pains and illness, a
decrease in energy and fatigue, feeling like a failure and blaming oneself for every
mistake, a hypercritical attitude, and feeling morally outraged are characteristics of
the shock and rejection phase. The recovery phase is characterized by a beginning
sense of humor (usually the first sigh), a decrease in tension, and an increase in the
ability to cope with the situations that he/she is faced with. Role transformation is the
process of transforming from student to nurse.
A new graduate of less than 1 year describes his/her perception of a staff nurse
position, stating: "It feels great to be a nurse! In fact, it's a snap! I can hardly believe
there's no instructor looking over my shoulder." What phase of reality shock is the
graduate experiencing?
Trends, 11th Edition by JoAnn Zerwekh &
Ashley Zerwekh Garneau | Complete 2025/2026
Verified Questions with correct Answers PDF
Contents
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
,4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Professional Image of Nursing
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
11. Building Nursing Management Skills
12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
13. Conflict Management
14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing, 397
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional
Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Nursing Informatics
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 1. Role Transitions
A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The new nurse is in
the honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following
statements?
a. "I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse."
b. "This will be a great learning experience."
c. "I can't wait to have a steady paycheck."
d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way." - ANS: D
,The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite
rosy. Often, the new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession.
Reality shock occurs when one moves into the workforce after several years of
educational preparation. Recovery and resolution occur when the graduate nurse is
able to laugh at encountered situations. During this time, tension decreases,
perception increases, and the nurse is able to grow as a person.
A graduate nurse has been out of school for 3 months and working in a staff nurse
position for the past 2 months. What type of transition is the nurse experiencing?
a. A developmental transition
b. An organizational transition
c. A health-oriented transition
d. A situational transition - ANS: D
A situational transition is a lifestyle change that occurs because of a new situation.
Most often the changes are by choice—for instance, graduations, marriages, and
new jobs. Developmental transitions include becoming a parent or going through a
midlife crises. An organizational transition involves a change in leadership. A
health-oriented transition involves dealing with an illness or health issue, such as
coping with a chronic illness.
A graduate nurse has been reviewing the NCSBN's Transition to Practice model.
The graduate nurse understands the intention of the model when making which of
the following statements?
a. "The intention of the model is to mandate that all state boards of nursing provide a
regulatory model for transition to practice."
b. "The intention of the model is to provide educational modules so that the new
graduate does not need to work with a preceptor."
c. "The intention of the model is to have the new graduate take and pass the
NCLEX® Exam, obtain employment, and then enter a transition program."
d. "The intention of the model is to complete the formalized transition program within
6 weeks." - ANS: C
The NCSBN's Transition to Practice model is a regulatory model that is designed to
promote public safety by supporting the role transition experience of newly licensed
nurses. The new graduate would first take and pass the NCLEX® Exam, obtain
employment, and then enter the transition program. There are 5 transition modules
with content focused on communication and teamwork, patient-centered care,
evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. The time period for
completion of the program is 6 months with an expected additional 6 months of
ongoing support. Because of individual state's rights, the NCSBN encourages states
to adopt this model; however, they does not have the authority to mandate adoption
, of the model. This model does not act in replacement of a preceptor in the clinical
practice area.
A graduate nurse has clocked in for his/her second shift on a busy orthopedic unit.
After accepting the assignment, the graduate nurse notices a fellow nurse
complaining loudly at the nurse's station to other staff members. This fellow nurse is
typically upset with floor assignments and thinks that the "new nurses get all the
easy assignments." Which action would be best for the graduate nurse to take?
a. Join the conversation and tell the fellow nurse that he/she does not care for the
assignment either.
b. Begin a conversation with another staff member about the fellow nurse who is
complaining.
c. Steer clear of the nurse who is complaining and try to focus on the positive.
d. Begin complaining about his/her own assignment. - ANS: C
The graduate nurse would have the most success by steering clear of the
complaining nurse and focus on the positive. Joining the conversation and focusing
on the negative will not help the graduate nurse adjust to his/her new job.
A new graduate has worked on a busy unit for 6 months since graduating from
nursing school. The graduate tells a friend, "I've never been so upset in all my life!
The care that some of the staff give our patients is outrageously bad. There's
practically no attention to the principles of asepsis the way I learned them! The staff
tells me that we have to cut corners if we're going to get all the work done. I can't
stand it!" What phase of reality shock is this graduate experiencing?
a. Honeymoon
b. Shock and rejection
c. Recovery
d. Role transformation - ANS: B
The honeymoon phase for the new graduate nurse is short lived when the graduate
identifies the conflicts between the way she or he was taught and the reality of what
is done. Shock and rejection cause mental and emotional withdrawal, moral outrage,
and a hypercritical attitude, which are just some of the symptoms of the realization
that the honeymoon is over. Excessive mistrust, frequent pains and illness, a
decrease in energy and fatigue, feeling like a failure and blaming oneself for every
mistake, a hypercritical attitude, and feeling morally outraged are characteristics of
the shock and rejection phase. The recovery phase is characterized by a beginning
sense of humor (usually the first sigh), a decrease in tension, and an increase in the
ability to cope with the situations that he/she is faced with. Role transformation is the
process of transforming from student to nurse.
A new graduate of less than 1 year describes his/her perception of a staff nurse
position, stating: "It feels great to be a nurse! In fact, it's a snap! I can hardly believe
there's no instructor looking over my shoulder." What phase of reality shock is the
graduate experiencing?
