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1. Agraduate nursehas been hired as anurse at a local hospital. Thenew nurseis inthe .
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honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following statements?
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a. ―Iam so nervous about being on myown as a nurse.‖
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b. ―This will bea great learning experience.‖ V. V xi V xi
c. ―Ican‘t wait to havea steadypaycheck.‖ V V V V
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ANS: D V .
The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite rosy.Often,
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the new graduate is fascinated with the thrill of arriving in the profession. Realityshock occurs
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when one moves into the workforce after several years of educational preparation. Recovery
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and resolution occur when the graduate nurse is able to laugh at . encounteredsituations. During
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this time, tensiondecreases, perceptionincreases, and thenurse is able to grow as a person.
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PTS: 1 V DIF:Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
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V V V OBJ: Identifythecharacteristicsofrealityshock.
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TOP: Realityshock V MSC:NCLEX®: Safeandeffective careenvironment V xi xi
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2. Which ofthe followingactions bythe graduate nurseis an inappropriate methodologyto
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a. Networking .
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d. Joininga support group xi V
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ANS: C V
The transition period is successfully managed when the graduate is able to evaluate the work situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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Nurturing
the abilityto seehumor in a situation maybe a first step. Returning to school is apositivestep . after
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Vthe graduate has worked through role transition, has some clinical experience,and is ready to
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Vfocus on a new career objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, and joining a support group
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Vwould give the graduate nurse an opportunityto talk to others
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,experiencing the
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, stress associated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issuesand
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Vlearning how to cope. V V V
PTS: 1 V DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying. xi
REF: p. 9
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3. Anurseis tryingto avoid burnout. Which ofthe following actions is a valid wayto achievethis?
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a. .
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c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changing jobs every6 to 12 months . xi V V V V V
ANS: A V
One of the quickest ways to experience burnout is to ―overwork the overtime.‖ Set priorities
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Vwith your mental and physical health being the highest priority. Learning to say―no‖ to extra
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Vshifts is a positive means of coping of avoiding burnout. ―Going native‖ is the term that .
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Vdescribes how recent graduates begin to copyand identifythe realityoftheirrole-transition
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Vexperience by rejecting the values from nursing school and functioning more like a team
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Vmember at their place of employment. Withdrawing from peer support groups, ―going
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Vnative,‖ . and changing jobs every 6 to 12 months would increase the chance of the nurse
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burnout. Thenurseshould instead focuson his/herpractice and seek out support fromother
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nurses.
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PTS: 1 V DIF:Cognitive Level: Application/Applying V V V
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V V OBJ: Describe methods to promote asuccessful
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transition.TOP: Reality shock
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4. Which ofthe following statements bythe graduate nurseshows an understanding
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Vofreality shock as it applies to nursing? . V V V V V V V
a. ―Realityshock is the period when a person moves from school into the V V V V V V V V V V V
b. workforce.‖―Realityshock istherealization thatpractice and education are not V V V V V V
thesame.‖
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c. ―Realityshock istheperiod from graduation to becomingan experienced nurse.‖. V V V V V V V V
d. ―Realityshock is a transition phasethatnew graduates go throughbefore xi V V V V V
V changingjobs.‖ xi