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UNITI:PROFESSIONAL GROWTHANDTRANSITION
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1. RoleTransitions
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2. Personal Management: TimeandSelf-CareStrategies
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3. Mentorship,Preceptorship,andNurseResidencyPrograms b b b b b
4. EmploymentConsiderations:Opportunities,Resumes,andInterviewing b b b b
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® andthe New Graduate b b b b
UNITII:NURSING:ADEVELOPINGPROFESSION
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6. HistoricalPerspectives:InfluencesonthePresent b b b b b
7. NursingEducation b
8. NursingTheories b
9. Professional Image of Nursing b b b
UNITIII:NURSINGMANAGEMENT
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10. ChallengesofNursingManagementandLeadership b b b b b
11. BuildingNursingManagementSkills b b b
12. EffectiveCommunication,TeamBuilding,andInterprofessionalPractice
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13. ConflictManagement b
14. DelegationintheClinicalSetting b b b b
UNIT IV: CURRENTISSUESINHEALTH CARE
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15. TheHealthCareOrganizationandPatterns ofNursing CareDelivery
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16. EconomicsoftheHealthCareDeliverySystem b b b b b b
17. Political ActioninNursing, 397 b b b
18. CollectiveBargaining:Traditional(Union) andNontraditionalApproaches
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19. EthicalIssues b
20. LegalIssues b
UNITV:CONTEMPORARYNURSINGPRACTICE
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21. CulturalandSpiritualAwareness b b b
22. QualityPatientCare b b
23. Nursing Informatics z
24. UsingEvidence-BasedPracticeandNursingResearch
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25. WorkplaceIssues b
26. EmergencyPreparedness b
, Chapter01:RoleTransitions
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. Agraduate nurse has been hired asanurse atalocalhospiatbailrb..T
cohme/tenset wnurseis inthehon
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eymoon phaseof role transition when makingwhich ofthe followingstatements?
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a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖ b b b b b b b b b b
b. ―This will be a great learning experience.‖ b b b b b b
c. ―Ican‘t wait to have a steadypaycheck.‖ b z b b b
d. ―Thisjobisperfect. Ican finallydo thingsmyownway.‖ b b b b b b z b b
ANS: D b
Thehoneymoon phaseis whenthestudentnurseseestheworldofnursing asquiterosy.Often,th enew
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graduateis fascinatedwiththethrillofarrivingintheprofession.Realityshockoccurswhe n one
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movesintotheworkforceafterseveralyearsofeducationalpreparation.Recoveryandresolut
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ionoccurwhenthe gradaubairtbe.cnomu/rtseest is able to laugh at encountered situations.Duringthistim e,
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tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases, andthenurseis ableto grow as aperson.
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PTS: 1 DIF: b
CognitiveLevel:Application/ApplyingREF: Ta b b b b
ble1.1 b OBJ: Identifythecharacteristicsof realityshock. b b
TOP: Realityshock b MSC: NCLEX®:Safeand effectivecareenvironment b b b z b b
2. Which ofthefollowingactionsbythegraduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto rec
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over from reality shock?
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a. Networking
b. Obtaining amentor z b
c. Returning to school z z
d. Joiningasupportgroup b b b
ANS: C b
Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatetheworksitu
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ation objectivelyandpredicteffectivelytheactionsandreactionsofotherstaff.Nurturing the abil
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ityto seehumorinasituationmaybeafirststep.Rabeitrbu.rcnomin/tgestto schoolisapositivestepafterthegr
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aduatehasworkedthrough roletransition,hassomeclinicalexperience,andisreadytofocuson anew
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career objective. Networking, obtaining a mentor, and joining a
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support group would give thegraduate nurse an opportuniatyb i rtbo.cot mal/ kt estto othersexperiencing the stre
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ss associated with reality shock. The nurse would benefit from ―talking through‖ issues and learn ing
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how to cope.
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PTS: 1 b DIF: CognitiveLevel:Application/Appalbyiribn.gc om/test b b
REF: p. 9
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OBJ:Describemethodstopromote asuccessfultransition.T b b b z b b
OP: Realityshock b b
MSC: NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingto avoidburnout.Whichofthe followingactionsisavalidwaytoachievethis
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?
a. Refusingto constantlywork extra shifts b b b
b. Withdrawingfrom peersupport group b b b