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Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmamlocalmhospital.mThemnewmnu
rsemisminmthem.mhoneymoonmphasemofmrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmofmthem
followingmstatements?m a.m“Imammsomnervousmaboutmbeingmonmmymownmasmamnurs
e.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreatmlearningmexperience.” .
c. “Imcan’tmwaitmtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.mImcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANSWER:mD .
Themhoneymoonmphasemismwhenmthemstudentmnursemseesmthemworldmofmnursingmasmquit
emrosy.mOften,mthemnewmgraduatemismfascinatedmwithmthemthrillmofmarrivingminmthemprof
ession.mRealitymshockmoccursmwhenmonemmovesmintomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyear
smofmeducationalmpreparation.mRecoverymandmresolutionmoccurmwhenmthemgraduatemnur
semismablemtomlaughmatm.mencounteredmsituations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,
mperceptionmincreases, mandmthemnursemismablemto mgrowmas mamperson.
.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
REF:mTablem1.1 OBJ:mIdentifymthemcharacteristicsmofmrealitymshock.
TOP:mRealitymshock MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment
.
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmetho
dologymtom recovermfrommrealitymshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingmammentor
c. Returningmtomschool
d. Joiningmamsupportmgroup
.
ANSWER:mC
Themtransitionmperiodmismsuccessfullymmanagedmwhenmthemgraduatemismablemtomevaluate
mthemworkm situationmobjectivelymandmpredictmeffectivelymthemactionsmandmreactions mofm
othermstaff.
Nurturing
themabilitymtomseemhumorminmamsituationmmaymbemamfirstmstep.mReturningmtomschoolmisma
mpositive mstepm.maftermthemgraduatemhas mworkedmthrough mrole mtransition,mhasmsomemclini
calmexperience,mandmismreadymtomfocusmonmamnewmcareermobjective.mNetworking,mobtain
ingmammentor,mandmjoiningmamsupportmgroupmwouldmgivemthemgraduatemnursemanmopport
unitymtomtalkmtomothersmexperiencingmthem .
, stressmassociatedmwithmrealitymshock.mThemnursemwouldmbenefitmfromm“talkingmthrough”m
issuesmandmlearningmhowmtomcope.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applyingm.
REF:mp.m9
OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransi
tion.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicable
.
3. Amnursemismtryingmtomavoidmburnout.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalidmwaymto
machievemthis?
a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts .
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgroup
c. “Goingmnative”
d. Changingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsm.
ANSWER:mA
Onemofmthemquickestmwaysmtomexperiencemburnoutmismtom“overworkmthemovertime.”mSetm
prioritiesmwithmyourmmentalmandmphysicalmhealthmbeingmthemhighestmpriority.mLearningmt
omsaym“no”mtomextramshiftsmismampositivemmeansmofmcopingmofmavoidingmburnout.m“Goin
gmnative”mismthemtermmthatm.mdescribesmhowmrecentmgraduatesmbeginmtomcopymandmidenti
fymthemrealitymofmtheirmrole-
transitionmexperiencembymrejectingmthemvaluesmfrommnursingmschoolmandmfunctioningmmo
remlikemamteammmembermatmtheirmplacemofmemployment.mWithdrawingmfrommpeermsuppor
tmgroups,m“goingmnative,”m.mandmchangingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsmwouldmincreasem
themchancemofmthemnursemexperiencing
burnout.mThemnursemshouldminsteadmfocusmonmhis/hermpracticemandmseekmoutmsuppor
tmfrommotherm nurses.
.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
REF:mp.m7
OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransi
tion.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicablem.
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemgraduatemnursemshowsmanmunderstand
ingmofmrealitym shockmasmitmappliesmtomnursing?m .
a. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmwhenmampersonmmovesmfrommschoolmintomthe
b. workforce.”“Realitymshockmismthemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmeducationmaremn
otmthemsame.”
c. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmfrommgraduationmtombecomingmanmexperiencedmnurse.”.
d. “Realitymshockmismamtransitionmphasemthatmnewmgraduatesmgomthroughmbeforemch
angingmjobs.”
ANSWER:mA .
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition (Zer
m m m m m m m m
wekh) m
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
m m m m m m
, TestmBankm-mNursingmToday:mTransitionmandmTrends,m11thmEditionm
TABLE OF CONTENTS m m
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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.
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amgraduatemnursemhasmbeenmhiredmasmamnursematmamlocalmhospital.mThemnewmnu
rsemisminmthem.mhoneymoonmphasemofmrolemtransitionmwhenmmakingmwhichmofmthem
followingmstatements?m a.m“Imammsomnervousmaboutmbeingmonmmymownmasmamnurs
e.”
b. “Thismwillmbemamgreatmlearningmexperience.” .
c. “Imcan’tmwaitmtomhavemamsteadympaycheck.”
d. “Thismjobmismperfect.mImcanmfinallymdomthingsmmymownmway.”
ANSWER:mD .
Themhoneymoonmphasemismwhenmthemstudentmnursemseesmthemworldmofmnursingmasmquit
emrosy.mOften,mthemnewmgraduatemismfascinatedmwithmthemthrillmofmarrivingminmthemprof
ession.mRealitymshockmoccursmwhenmonemmovesmintomthemworkforcemaftermseveralmyear
smofmeducationalmpreparation.mRecoverymandmresolutionmoccurmwhenmthemgraduatemnur
semismablemtomlaughmatm.mencounteredmsituations.mDuringmthismtime,mtensionmdecreases,
mperceptionmincreases, mandmthemnursemismablemto mgrowmas mamperson.
.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
REF:mTablem1.1 OBJ:mIdentifymthemcharacteristicsmofmrealitymshock.
TOP:mRealitymshock MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironment
.
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmbymthemgraduatemnursemismanminappropriatemmetho
dologymtom recovermfrommrealitymshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingmammentor
c. Returningmtomschool
d. Joiningmamsupportmgroup
.
ANSWER:mC
Themtransitionmperiodmismsuccessfullymmanagedmwhenmthemgraduatemismablemtomevaluate
mthemworkm situationmobjectivelymandmpredictmeffectivelymthemactionsmandmreactions mofm
othermstaff.
Nurturing
themabilitymtomseemhumorminmamsituationmmaymbemamfirstmstep.mReturningmtomschoolmisma
mpositive mstepm.maftermthemgraduatemhas mworkedmthrough mrole mtransition,mhasmsomemclini
calmexperience,mandmismreadymtomfocusmonmamnewmcareermobjective.mNetworking,mobtain
ingmammentor,mandmjoiningmamsupportmgroupmwouldmgivemthemgraduatemnursemanmopport
unitymtomtalkmtomothersmexperiencingmthem .
, stressmassociatedmwithmrealitymshock.mThemnursemwouldmbenefitmfromm“talkingmthrough”m
issuesmandmlearningmhowmtomcope.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applyingm.
REF:mp.m9
OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransi
tion.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicable
.
3. Amnursemismtryingmtomavoidmburnout.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmismamvalidmwaymto
machievemthis?
a. Refusingmtomconstantlymworkmextramshifts .
b. Withdrawingmfrommpeermsupportmgroup
c. “Goingmnative”
d. Changingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsm.
ANSWER:mA
Onemofmthemquickestmwaysmtomexperiencemburnoutmismtom“overworkmthemovertime.”mSetm
prioritiesmwithmyourmmentalmandmphysicalmhealthmbeingmthemhighestmpriority.mLearningmt
omsaym“no”mtomextramshiftsmismampositivemmeansmofmcopingmofmavoidingmburnout.m“Goin
gmnative”mismthemtermmthatm.mdescribesmhowmrecentmgraduatesmbeginmtomcopymandmidenti
fymthemrealitymofmtheirmrole-
transitionmexperiencembymrejectingmthemvaluesmfrommnursingmschoolmandmfunctioningmmo
remlikemamteammmembermatmtheirmplacemofmemployment.mWithdrawingmfrommpeermsuppor
tmgroups,m“goingmnative,”m.mandmchangingmjobsmeverym6mtom12mmonthsmwouldmincreasem
themchancemofmthemnursemexperiencing
burnout.mThemnursemshouldminsteadmfocusmonmhis/hermpracticemandmseekmoutmsuppor
tmfrommotherm nurses.
.
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplication/Applying
REF:mp.m7
OBJ:mDescribemmethodsmtompromotemamsuccessfulmtransi
tion.mTOP:mRealitymshock
MSC:mNCLEX®:mSafemandmeffectivemcaremenvironmentmNotmapplicablem.
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemgraduatemnursemshowsmanmunderstand
ingmofmrealitym shockmasmitmappliesmtomnursing?m .
a. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmwhenmampersonmmovesmfrommschoolmintomthe
b. workforce.”“Realitymshockmismthemrealizationmthatmpracticemandmeducationmaremn
otmthemsame.”
c. “Realitymshockmismthemperiodmfrommgraduationmtombecomingmanmexperiencedmnurse.”.
d. “Realitymshockmismamtransitionmphasemthatmnewmgraduatesmgomthroughmbeforemch
angingmjobs.”
ANSWER:mA .
