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1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmamlocalmhospital.mThemnewmnursemismin
m them.mhoneymoonmphasemofmrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmofmthemfollowingm stat
ements?m a.m“Imammsomnervousmaboutmbeingmonmmymownmasmamnurse.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreatmlearningmexperience.” .
c. “Imcan’tmwaitmtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.m Imcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANSWER:mD .
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m Often,m themnewmgraduatemism fascinatedmwithmthemthrillmof marrivingm inmthemprofession.mReality
m shockmoccursmwhenmonem movesm intomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyearsmofmeducationalm pre
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ounteredmsituations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,mperceptionmincreases,mandmthem nu
rsemismablemtomgrowmasmamperson.
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PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
REF:mTablem1.1 OBJ:mIdentifymthemcharacteristicsmofmrealitymshock.
TOP:mRealitymshock MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment
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2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmethodology
m tom recovermfrommrealitymshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingmammentor
c. Returningmtomschool
d. Joiningmamsupportmgroup
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ANSWER:mC
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dmismreadymtomfocusmonmamnewmcareermobjective.mNetworking,mobtainingmammentor,mandm joiningm
amsupportmgroupmwouldmgivemthemgraduatemnursemanmopportunitymtomtalkmtomothersm experiencin
gmthem .
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PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applyingm.
REF:mp.m9
OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransition.
mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicable
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3. Amnursemismtryingmtomavoidmburnout.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalidmwaymtomachieve
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a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts .
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgroup
c. “Goingmnative”
d. Changingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsm.
ANSWER:mA
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esmwithmyourmmentalmandmphysicalmhealthmbeingmthemhighestmpriority.mLearningmtomsaym “no”mtom
extramshiftsmismampositivemmeansmofmcopingmofmavoidingmburnout.m“Goingmnative”mism themtermmt
hatm .mdescribesmhowmrecentmgraduatesmbeginmtomcopymandmidentifymthemrealitymofmtheirm role-
transitionmexperiencembymrejectingmthemvaluesmfrommnursingmschoolmandmfunctioningm moremlike
mamteammmembermatmtheirmplacemofmemployment.m Withdrawingm frommpeermsupportm groups,m“g
oingmnative,”m.mandmchangingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsmwouldmincreasemthem chancemofmthemn
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m otherm nurses.
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PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
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OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransition.
mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicablem.
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemgraduatemnursemshowsmanmunderstandingm of
m realitym shockmasmitmappliesmtomnursing?m .
a. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmwhenmampersonmmovesmfrommschoolmintomthe
b. workforce.”“Realitymshockmismthemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmeducationmaremnotmthem
same.”
c. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmfrommgraduationmtombecomingmanmexperiencedmnurse.”.
d. “Realitymshockmismamtransitionmphasemthatmnewmgraduatesmgomthroughmbeforemchanging
m jobs.”
ANSWER:mA
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