TEST BANK - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends,
11th Edition (Zerwekh)
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
, TesthBankh-hNursinghToday:hTransitionhandhTrends,h11thhEditionh
TABLE OF CONTENTS h h
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
h h h
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MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahgraduatehnursehhashbeenhhiredhashahnursehathahlocalhhospital.hThehnewhnursehishinht
heh.hhoneymoonhphasehofhrolehtransitionhwhenhmakinghwhichhofhthehfollowinghstatem
ents?h a.h―Ihamhsohnervoushabouthbeinghonhmyhownhashahnurse.‖
b. ―Thishwillhbehahgreathlearninghexperience.‖ .
c. ―Ihcan‘thwaithtohhavehahsteadyhpaycheck.‖
d. ―Thishjobhishperfect.h Ihcanhfinallyhdohthingshmyhownhway.‖
ANSWER:hD .
Thehhoneymoonhphasehishwhenhthehstudenthnursehseeshthehworldhofhnursinghashquitehrosy.hO
ften,hthehnewhgraduatehishfascinatedhwithhthehthrillhofharrivinghinhthehprofession.hRealityhsho
ckhoccurshwhenhonehmoveshintohthehworkforcehafterhseveralhyearshofheducationalhpreparati
on.hRecoveryhandhresolutionhoccurhwhenhthehgraduatehnursehishablehtohlaughhath.hencountere
dhsituations.hDuringhthishtime,htensionhdecreases,hperceptionhincreases,handhthehnursehishabl
ehtohgrowhashahperson.
.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applying
REF:hTableh1.1 OBJ:hIdentifyhthehcharacteristicshofhrealityhshock.
TOP:hRealityhshock MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironment
.
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghactionshbyhthehgraduatehnursehishanhinappropriatehmethodologyht
oh recoverhfromhrealityhshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaininghahmentor
c. Returninghtohschool
d. Joininghahsupporthgroup
.
ANSWER:hC
Thehtransitionhperiodhishsuccessfullyhmanagedhwhenhthehgraduatehishablehtohevaluatehthehwo
rkh situationhobjectivelyhandhpredictheffectivelyhthehactionshandhreactionshofhotherhstaff.
Nurturing
thehabilityhtohseehhumorhinhahsituationhmayhbehahfirsthstep.hReturninghtohschoolhishahpositivehst
eph.hafterhthehgraduatehhashworkedhthroughhrolehtransition,hhashsomehclinicalhexperience,hand
hishreadyhtohfocushonhahnewhcareerhobjective.hNetworking,hobtaininghahmentor,handhjoiningha
hsupporthgrouphwouldhgivehthehgraduatehnursehanhopportunityhtohtalkhtohothershexperiencingh
theh .
, stresshassociatedhwithhrealityhshock.hThehnursehwouldhbenefithfromh―talkinghthrough‖hissuesha
ndhlearninghhowhtohcope.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applyingh.
REF:hp.h9
OBJ:hDescribehmethodshtohpromotehahsuccessfulhtransition.h
TOP:hRealityhshock
MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironmenthNothapplicable
.
3. Ahnursehishtryinghtohavoidhburnout.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghactionshishahvalidhwayhtohachieveht
his?
a. Refusinghtohconstantlyhworkhextrahshifts .
b. Withdrawinghfromhpeerhsupporthgroup
c. ―Goinghnative‖
d. Changinghjobsheveryh6htoh12hmonthsh.
ANSWER:hA
Onehofhthehquickesthwayshtohexperiencehburnouthishtoh―overworkhthehovertime.‖hSethpriorities
hwithh yourhmentalhandhphysicalhhealthhbeinghthehhighesthpriority.h Learninghtohsayh―no‖htohext
rahshiftshishahpositivehmeanshofhcopinghofhavoidinghburnout.h―Goinghnative‖hishthehtermhthath.h
describeshhowhrecenthgraduateshbeginhtohcopyhandhidentifyhthehrealityhofhtheirhrole-
transitionhexperiencehbyhrejectinghthehvalueshfromhnursinghschoolhandhfunctioninghmorehlikeh
ahteamhmemberhaththeirhplacehofhemployment.hWithdrawinghfromhpeerhsupporthgroups,h―goin
ghnative,‖h.handhchanginghjobsheveryh6htoh12hmonthshwouldhincreasehthehchancehofhthehnursehe
xperiencing
burnout.hThehnursehshouldhinsteadhfocushonhhis/herhpracticehandhseekhouthsupporthfromho
therh nurses.
.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applying
REF:hp.h7
OBJ:hDescribehmethodshtohpromotehahsuccessfulhtransition.h
TOP:hRealityhshock
MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironmenthNothapplicableh.
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshbyhthehgraduatehnursehshowshanhunderstandinghofhr
ealityh shockhashithapplieshtohnursing?h .
a. ―Realityhshockhishthehperiodhwhenhahpersonhmoveshfromhschoolhintohthe
b. workforce.‖―Realityhshockhishthehrealizationhthathpracticehandheducationharehnoththehs
ame.‖
c. ―Realityhshockhishthehperiodhfromhgraduationhtohbecominghanhexperiencedhnurse.‖.
d. ―Realityhshockhishahtransitionhphasehthathnewhgraduateshgohthroughhbeforehchanginghj
obs.‖
ANSWER:hA .
11th Edition (Zerwekh)
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
, TesthBankh-hNursinghToday:hTransitionhandhTrends,h11thhEditionh
TABLE OF CONTENTS h h
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
h h h
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahgraduatehnursehhashbeenhhiredhashahnursehathahlocalhhospital.hThehnewhnursehishinht
heh.hhoneymoonhphasehofhrolehtransitionhwhenhmakinghwhichhofhthehfollowinghstatem
ents?h a.h―Ihamhsohnervoushabouthbeinghonhmyhownhashahnurse.‖
b. ―Thishwillhbehahgreathlearninghexperience.‖ .
c. ―Ihcan‘thwaithtohhavehahsteadyhpaycheck.‖
d. ―Thishjobhishperfect.h Ihcanhfinallyhdohthingshmyhownhway.‖
ANSWER:hD .
Thehhoneymoonhphasehishwhenhthehstudenthnursehseeshthehworldhofhnursinghashquitehrosy.hO
ften,hthehnewhgraduatehishfascinatedhwithhthehthrillhofharrivinghinhthehprofession.hRealityhsho
ckhoccurshwhenhonehmoveshintohthehworkforcehafterhseveralhyearshofheducationalhpreparati
on.hRecoveryhandhresolutionhoccurhwhenhthehgraduatehnursehishablehtohlaughhath.hencountere
dhsituations.hDuringhthishtime,htensionhdecreases,hperceptionhincreases,handhthehnursehishabl
ehtohgrowhashahperson.
.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applying
REF:hTableh1.1 OBJ:hIdentifyhthehcharacteristicshofhrealityhshock.
TOP:hRealityhshock MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironment
.
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghactionshbyhthehgraduatehnursehishanhinappropriatehmethodologyht
oh recoverhfromhrealityhshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaininghahmentor
c. Returninghtohschool
d. Joininghahsupporthgroup
.
ANSWER:hC
Thehtransitionhperiodhishsuccessfullyhmanagedhwhenhthehgraduatehishablehtohevaluatehthehwo
rkh situationhobjectivelyhandhpredictheffectivelyhthehactionshandhreactionshofhotherhstaff.
Nurturing
thehabilityhtohseehhumorhinhahsituationhmayhbehahfirsthstep.hReturninghtohschoolhishahpositivehst
eph.hafterhthehgraduatehhashworkedhthroughhrolehtransition,hhashsomehclinicalhexperience,hand
hishreadyhtohfocushonhahnewhcareerhobjective.hNetworking,hobtaininghahmentor,handhjoiningha
hsupporthgrouphwouldhgivehthehgraduatehnursehanhopportunityhtohtalkhtohothershexperiencingh
theh .
, stresshassociatedhwithhrealityhshock.hThehnursehwouldhbenefithfromh―talkinghthrough‖hissuesha
ndhlearninghhowhtohcope.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applyingh.
REF:hp.h9
OBJ:hDescribehmethodshtohpromotehahsuccessfulhtransition.h
TOP:hRealityhshock
MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironmenthNothapplicable
.
3. Ahnursehishtryinghtohavoidhburnout.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghactionshishahvalidhwayhtohachieveht
his?
a. Refusinghtohconstantlyhworkhextrahshifts .
b. Withdrawinghfromhpeerhsupporthgroup
c. ―Goinghnative‖
d. Changinghjobsheveryh6htoh12hmonthsh.
ANSWER:hA
Onehofhthehquickesthwayshtohexperiencehburnouthishtoh―overworkhthehovertime.‖hSethpriorities
hwithh yourhmentalhandhphysicalhhealthhbeinghthehhighesthpriority.h Learninghtohsayh―no‖htohext
rahshiftshishahpositivehmeanshofhcopinghofhavoidinghburnout.h―Goinghnative‖hishthehtermhthath.h
describeshhowhrecenthgraduateshbeginhtohcopyhandhidentifyhthehrealityhofhtheirhrole-
transitionhexperiencehbyhrejectinghthehvalueshfromhnursinghschoolhandhfunctioninghmorehlikeh
ahteamhmemberhaththeirhplacehofhemployment.hWithdrawinghfromhpeerhsupporthgroups,h―goin
ghnative,‖h.handhchanginghjobsheveryh6htoh12hmonthshwouldhincreasehthehchancehofhthehnursehe
xperiencing
burnout.hThehnursehshouldhinsteadhfocushonhhis/herhpracticehandhseekhouthsupporthfromho
therh nurses.
.
PTS:h1 DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplication/Applying
REF:hp.h7
OBJ:hDescribehmethodshtohpromotehahsuccessfulhtransition.h
TOP:hRealityhshock
MSC:hNCLEX®:hSafehandheffectivehcarehenvironmenthNothapplicableh.
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshbyhthehgraduatehnursehshowshanhunderstandinghofhr
ealityh shockhashithapplieshtohnursing?h .
a. ―Realityhshockhishthehperiodhwhenhahpersonhmoveshfromhschoolhintohthe
b. workforce.‖―Realityhshockhishthehrealizationhthathpracticehandheducationharehnoththehs
ame.‖
c. ―Realityhshockhishthehperiodhfromhgraduationhtohbecominghanhexperiencedhnurse.‖.
d. ―Realityhshockhishahtransitionhphasehthathnewhgraduateshgohthroughhbeforehchanginghj
obs.‖
ANSWER:hA .
