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MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. A agraduate anurse ahas abeen ahired aas aa anurse aat aa alocal ahospital. aThe anew
anurse ais ainathe a. ahoneymoon aphase aof arole atransition awhen amaking awhich aof athe
afollowing astatements? a a. a“I aam a so anervous a about abeing aon amy aown a as aa
anurse.”
b. “This awill abe aa agreat alearning aexperience.” .
c. “I acan’t await ato ahave aa asteady apaycheck.”
d. “This ajob ais aperfect. aI acan afinally ado athings amy aown away.”
ANSWER: aD .
The ahoneymoon aphase ais awhen athe astudent anurse asees athe aworld aof anursing aas aquite
arosy. aOften, athe anew agraduate ais afascinated awith athe athrill aof a arriving ain athe
aprofession. aRealityashock aoccurs a when aone amoves ainto athe aworkforce a after aseveral
ayears aof aeducational apreparation. a Recovery a and a resolution aoccur awhen athe agraduate
.a
anurse ais aable ato alaugh a at a encountered asituations. aDuring athis atime, atension
adecreases, aperception aincreases, aand atheanurse ais a able ato agrow a as aa aperson.
.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying
REF: aTable a1.1 OBJ: aIdentify athe acharacteristics aof areality ashock.
TOP: aReality ashock MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment
.
2. Which aof athe afollowing aactions aby athe agraduate anurse ais aan ainappropriate
amethodologyato a recover afrom areality ashock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining aa amentor
c. Returning ato aschool
d. Joining aa asupport agroup
.
ANSWER: aC
The atransition aperiod ais asuccessfully amanaged awhen athe agraduate ais aable ato aevaluate
athe awork a situation aobjectively aand apredict aeffectively athe aactions aand areactions aof
aother astaff.
Nurturing
the aability ato asee ahumor ain aa asituation amay abe aa afirst astep. aReturning ato aschool ais aa
apositiveastep a. aafter athe agraduate ahas aworked athrough arole atransition, ahas a some aclinical
aexperience, aand ais aready ato afocus aon aa anew acareer aobjective. aNetworking, aobtaining aa
amentor, aand ajoining aa a support agroup awould agive athe agraduate anurse aan aopportunity ato
atalk ato aothers aexperiencing athe a .
, stress aassociated awith areality ashock. aThe anurse awould abenefit afrom a“talking athrough”
aissuesaand alearning ahow ato a cope.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying a.
REF: ap. a9 OBJ: aDescribe amethods ato apromote aa asuccessful
atransition.aTOP: aReality ashock
MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment aNot aapplicable
.
3. A anurse ais atrying ato aavoid aburnout. aWhich aof athe afollowing aactions ais aa avalid away ato
aachieveathis?
a. Refusing ato aconstantly awork aextra ashifts .
b. Withdrawing afrom apeer asupport agroup
c. “Going anative”
d. Changing ajobs aevery a6 ato a12 amonths a.
ANSWER: aA
One aof athe aquickest aways ato aexperience aburnout ais ato a“overwork athe aovertime.” aSet
apriorities awith ayour amental aand aphysical ahealth a being athe ahighest apriority. aLearning ato
asay a“no” ato aextra ashifts ais aa apositive ameans aof a coping aof aavoiding aburnout. a“Going
anative” ais athe aterm athat a. adescribes ahow arecent a graduates abegin ato a copy a and aidentify
athe areality aof atheirarole-transition aexperience aby arejecting athe avalues afrom anursing
aschool a and afunctioning amore alike aa ateam amember aat atheir aplace aof aemployment.
aWithdrawing afrom apeer a support agroups, a“going a native,” a. aand a changing ajobs aevery a6
ato a12 amonths awould aincrease athe achance aof athe a nurse aexperiencing
burnout. aThe anurse ashould ainstead afocus aon ahis/her apractice aand aseek aout asupport
afromaother a nurses.
.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying
REF: ap. a7 OBJ: aDescribe amethods ato apromote aa asuccessful
atransition.aTOP: aReality ashock
MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment aNot aapplicable a.
4. Which aof athe afollowing astatements aby athe agraduate anurse ashows aan
understanding aofareality a shock aas ait aapplies ato anursing? a .
a
a. “Reality ashock ais athe aperiod awhen aa aperson amoves afrom aschool ainto athe
b. workforce.”“Reality ashock ais athe arealization athat apractice aand aeducation aare anot
theasame.”
a
c. “Reality ashock ais athe aperiod afrom agraduation ato abecoming aan aexperienced anurse.”.
d. “Reality ashock ais aa atransition aphase athat anew agraduates ago athrough abefore
achangingajobs.”
ANSWER: aA .
a a a a a a a
a 11th Edition (Zerwekh)
a a a
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
a a a a a a
, Test aBank a- aNursing aToday: aTransition aand aTrends, a11th aEdition a
TABLE OF CONTENTS a a
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
a a a
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. A agraduate anurse ahas abeen ahired aas aa anurse aat aa alocal ahospital. aThe anew
anurse ais ainathe a. ahoneymoon aphase aof arole atransition awhen amaking awhich aof athe
afollowing astatements? a a. a“I aam a so anervous a about abeing aon amy aown a as aa
anurse.”
b. “This awill abe aa agreat alearning aexperience.” .
c. “I acan’t await ato ahave aa asteady apaycheck.”
d. “This ajob ais aperfect. aI acan afinally ado athings amy aown away.”
ANSWER: aD .
The ahoneymoon aphase ais awhen athe astudent anurse asees athe aworld aof anursing aas aquite
arosy. aOften, athe anew agraduate ais afascinated awith athe athrill aof a arriving ain athe
aprofession. aRealityashock aoccurs a when aone amoves ainto athe aworkforce a after aseveral
ayears aof aeducational apreparation. a Recovery a and a resolution aoccur awhen athe agraduate
.a
anurse ais aable ato alaugh a at a encountered asituations. aDuring athis atime, atension
adecreases, aperception aincreases, aand atheanurse ais a able ato agrow a as aa aperson.
.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying
REF: aTable a1.1 OBJ: aIdentify athe acharacteristics aof areality ashock.
TOP: aReality ashock MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment
.
2. Which aof athe afollowing aactions aby athe agraduate anurse ais aan ainappropriate
amethodologyato a recover afrom areality ashock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining aa amentor
c. Returning ato aschool
d. Joining aa asupport agroup
.
ANSWER: aC
The atransition aperiod ais asuccessfully amanaged awhen athe agraduate ais aable ato aevaluate
athe awork a situation aobjectively aand apredict aeffectively athe aactions aand areactions aof
aother astaff.
Nurturing
the aability ato asee ahumor ain aa asituation amay abe aa afirst astep. aReturning ato aschool ais aa
apositiveastep a. aafter athe agraduate ahas aworked athrough arole atransition, ahas a some aclinical
aexperience, aand ais aready ato afocus aon aa anew acareer aobjective. aNetworking, aobtaining aa
amentor, aand ajoining aa a support agroup awould agive athe agraduate anurse aan aopportunity ato
atalk ato aothers aexperiencing athe a .
, stress aassociated awith areality ashock. aThe anurse awould abenefit afrom a“talking athrough”
aissuesaand alearning ahow ato a cope.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying a.
REF: ap. a9 OBJ: aDescribe amethods ato apromote aa asuccessful
atransition.aTOP: aReality ashock
MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment aNot aapplicable
.
3. A anurse ais atrying ato aavoid aburnout. aWhich aof athe afollowing aactions ais aa avalid away ato
aachieveathis?
a. Refusing ato aconstantly awork aextra ashifts .
b. Withdrawing afrom apeer asupport agroup
c. “Going anative”
d. Changing ajobs aevery a6 ato a12 amonths a.
ANSWER: aA
One aof athe aquickest aways ato aexperience aburnout ais ato a“overwork athe aovertime.” aSet
apriorities awith ayour amental aand aphysical ahealth a being athe ahighest apriority. aLearning ato
asay a“no” ato aextra ashifts ais aa apositive ameans aof a coping aof aavoiding aburnout. a“Going
anative” ais athe aterm athat a. adescribes ahow arecent a graduates abegin ato a copy a and aidentify
athe areality aof atheirarole-transition aexperience aby arejecting athe avalues afrom anursing
aschool a and afunctioning amore alike aa ateam amember aat atheir aplace aof aemployment.
aWithdrawing afrom apeer a support agroups, a“going a native,” a. aand a changing ajobs aevery a6
ato a12 amonths awould aincrease athe achance aof athe a nurse aexperiencing
burnout. aThe anurse ashould ainstead afocus aon ahis/her apractice aand aseek aout asupport
afromaother a nurses.
.
PTS: a1 DIF: aCognitive aLevel: aApplication/Applying
REF: ap. a7 OBJ: aDescribe amethods ato apromote aa asuccessful
atransition.aTOP: aReality ashock
MSC: aNCLEX®: aSafe aand aeffective acare aenvironment aNot aapplicable a.
4. Which aof athe afollowing astatements aby athe agraduate anurse ashows aan
understanding aofareality a shock aas ait aapplies ato anursing? a .
a
a. “Reality ashock ais athe aperiod awhen aa aperson amoves afrom aschool ainto athe
b. workforce.”“Reality ashock ais athe arealization athat apractice aand aeducation aare anot
theasame.”
a
c. “Reality ashock ais athe aperiod afrom agraduation ato abecoming aan aexperienced anurse.”.
d. “Reality ashock ais aa atransition aphase athat anew agraduates ago athrough abefore
achangingajobs.”
ANSWER: aA .
