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UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
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1. Role Transitions
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2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
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3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
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4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
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5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate
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UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
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6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
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7. Nursing Education
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8. Nursing Theories
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9. Professional Image of Nursing
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UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
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10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
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11. Building Nursing Management Skills
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12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
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13. Conflict Management
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14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting
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UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
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15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
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16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
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17. Political Action in Nursing, 397
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18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
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19. Ethical Issues
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20. Legal Issues
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UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
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21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
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22. Quality Patient Care
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23. Nursing Informatics
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24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
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25. Workplace Issues
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26. Emergency Preparedness
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, Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local h os p iat bai lr b. . T
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eymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following statements?
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a. ―I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse.‖
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b. ―This will be a great learning experience.‖ z z z z z z
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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ANS: D z
The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite rosy. Often, th
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e new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession. Reality shock occurs whe
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n one moves into the workforce after several years of educational preparation. Recovery and resolut
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ion occur when the gr a d aubai rtbe. c no mu /rt se es t is able to laugh at encountered situations. During this tim
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e, tension decreases, perception increases, and the nurse is able to grow as a person.
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Cognitive Level: Application/Applying REF: Ta z z z z
ble 1.1 z OBJ: Identify the characteristics of reality shock. z z z z z z
TOP: Reality shock z MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment
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2. Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse is an inappropriate methodology to rec
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a. Networking
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c. Returning to school z z
d. Joining a support group z z z
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The transition period is successfully managed when the graduate is able to evaluate the work situ
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ation objectively and predict effectively the actions and reactions of other staff. Nurturing the abil
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ity to see humor in a situation may be a first step. Ra bei tr bu. rc no mi n/ t ge s tt o school is a positive step after the gr
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aduate has worked through role transition, has some clinical experience, and is ready to focus on
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a new career objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, and joining a
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support group would give the graduate nurse an opportuniatyb i rtbo.cot mal/ ktestto others experiencing the stre
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ss associated with reality shock. The nurse would benefit from ―talking through‖ issues and learn
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OBJ: Describe methods to promote a successful transition. T
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MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment Not applicable
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3. A nurse is trying to avoid burnout. Which of the following actions is a valid way to achieve this
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