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MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Agraduatenursehasbeenhiredasanurseat alocalhospital.Thenewnurseisinthe m
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honeymoon phaseofroletransitionwhen makingwhich of thefollowingstatements? pw km km km m
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a. ―Iam sonervousabout beingon myown asanurse.‖
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b. ―Thiswill bea great learningexperience.‖ . kmk m xi k m




c. ―Ican‘twaittohaveasteadypaycheck.‖ km km km km




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ANS:D .
Thehoneymoon phaseiswhen thestudent nursesees the worldof nursingasquiterosy.Often, the pw km km pw m
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k newgraduateisfascinated withthethrillofarriving in theprofession.Realityshock occurs
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when onemovesintotheworkforceafterseveral yearsofeducationalpreparation.Recovery and
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resolutionoccurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat encounteredsituations.During pw




thistime,tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases,andthe nurseisableto growasaperson. m
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PTS:1 km DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying pw




REF:Table1.1 km




OBJ:Identifythecharacteristicsofrealityshock. TOP:Realitysh k m




ock MSC:NCLEX®:Safeand effectivecareenvironment xi




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2. Whichofthe followingactionsbythegraduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto r pw m
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ecover from realityshock? km km




a. Networking .

b. Obtaininga mentor xi




c. Returningtoschool i
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d. Joiningasupport group km k m




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ANS:C
Thetransition periodissuccessfullymanagedwhen thegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation o pw w
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bjectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff. km km km km km




Nurturing
theabilitytoseehumorina situation maybeafirststep.Returningto school isapositivestep . after the
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graduate hasworked throughroletransition,has some clinicalexperience, andis readyto km focus pw km m
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onanewcareerobjective.Networking,obtainingamentor,andjoininga supportgroup would give
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the graduate nursean opportunitytotalktoothers
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,experiencingthe .

, stressassociated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issues and lea
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rning how to cope. pw km km




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DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying . REF xi k m




: p. 9
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OBJ:Describemethodstopromoteasuccessful km k




mtransition. TOP:Realityshock xi km




MSC:NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingtoavoid burnout.Whichofthefollowing actionsisavalid waytoachieve this? k mk mk m k mk mk m xi




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b. Withdrawingfrom peersupport group pw pw




c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changingjobsevery6to12months. km km




ANS:A
Oneofthequickest waystoexperienceburnout isto―overwork theovertime.‖Set priorities with pw km pw m
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yourmentalandphysical health beingthehighest priority.Learning tosay―no‖toextra shiftsis
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a positivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖isthetermthat . describeshowr
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ecent graduatesbegintocopyandidentifythe realityoftheirrole-
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transition experiencebyrejecting thevaluesfromnursing schoolandfunctioningmorelikeat
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eam memberat theirplaceofemployment.Withdrawingfrom peersupport groups,―going
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native,‖. andchangingjobsevery6to12monthswouldincreasethe chanceofthenurse experien
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burnout. Thenurse shouldinstead focusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupport fromother nurses
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PTS:1 km




DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying R pw km




EF: p. 7 km km




OBJ:Describemethodstopromoteasuccessful tr k m




ansition.TOP: Realityshock km




MSC:NCLEX®:Safe andeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable . xi k mk mk mk m k m




4. Whichofthefollowingstatements bythegraduatenurseshowsanunderstanding k




m ofreality shock asitappliestonursing? . km km km m
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a. ―Realityshock istheperiod when aperson movesfrom school intothe pw km pw pw pw pw pw m
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b. workforce.‖―Realityshock istherealizationthatpractice andeducationarenot pw m
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c. ―Realityshockistheperiodfromgraduationtobecomingan experiencednurse.‖. pw pw pw pw pw