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1. Agraduatenursehasbeenhiredasanurseatalocalhospital.Thenewnurseisinthe. ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
xi
honeymoonphaseofroletransitionwhenmakingwhichofthefollowingstatements? ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖ ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
b. ―Thiswill bea greatlearning experience.‖ . ,i ,i xi ,i xi
c. ―Ican‘t wait to havea steadypaycheck.‖ ,i , i , i , i
d. ―This job is perfect. I can finallydo things myown way.‖ xi xi xi x i ,i xi xi xi xi xi xi xi
ANS:D ,i .
Thehoneymoonphaseiswhenthestudentnurseseestheworldofnursingasquiterosy.Often, thenew
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graduateisfascinatedwiththethrillofarrivingintheprofession.Realityshockoccurs whenone
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movesintotheworkforceafterseveral yearsofeducationalpreparation.Recovery andresolution
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occurwhenthegraduatenurseisabletolaughat. encounteredsituations.During thistime,
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tensiondecreases,perceptionincreases,and then urse isableto growasa person.
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PTS:1 ,i DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
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TOP:Realityshock ,i MSC:NCLEX®:Safeand effective careenvironment ,i xi xi
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2. Whichofthefollowingactionsbythegraduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
recover from realityshock?
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a. Networking .
b. Obtaininga mentor xi
c. Returning toschool xi
d. Joininga support group xi , i
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Thetransitionperiodissuccessfullymanagedwhenthegraduateisabletoevaluatethework situation
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objectivelyand predict effectivelytheactions and reactions ofotherstaff.
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Nurturing
theabilitytoseehumorina situationmaybeafirststep.Returning toschoolisapositivestep. afterthe
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graduatehasworkedthroughroletransition,hassomeclinicalexperience,andis readytofocusona
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newcareerobjective.Networking,obtainingamentor,andjoininga supportgroup would givethe
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graduate nursean opportunitytotalktoothers
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,experiencingthe
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, stress associated with realityshock. The nursewould benefit from ―talking through‖ issuesa nd
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learninghow to cope.
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PTS:1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying .
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REF: p. 9 ,i OBJ:Describemethodstopromote a successful
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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MSC:NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingtoavoidburnout.Whichofthefollowing actionsisa validwaytoachievethis?
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a. Refusing to constantlywork extra shifts xi xi xi xi xi .
b. Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroup ,i ,i ,i
c. ―Goingnative‖
d. Changing jobsevery6to12months. xi ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
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Oneofthequickestwaystoexperienceburnoutisto―overworktheovertime.‖Setpriorities with
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yourmentalandphysicalhealthbeingthehighestpriority.Learningtosay―no‖toextra shiftsisa
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positivemeansofcopingofavoidingburnout.―Goingnative‖isthetermthat. describeshow
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recent graduatesbegintocopyandidentifythe realityoftheirrole-transition experienceby
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rejectingthevaluesfromnursingschoolandfunctioningmorelikeateam memberattheirplaceof
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employment.Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroups,―going native,‖. andchangingjobsevery
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6to12monthswouldincreasethechanceofthenurse experiencing
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burnout.Thenurse should insteadfocusonhis/herpracticeand seekoutsupportfromo ther nurses.
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PTS:1 DIF:CognitiveLevel:Application/Applying
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REF: p. 7 ,i OBJ:Describemethods to p romote asuccessful
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transition.TOP: Realityshock
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MSC:NCLEX®:S afe and effective careenvironmentNotapplicable.
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4. Whichofthefollowing statementsbythegraduatenurseshowsanunderstanding ,i ,i xi ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
ofreality shock asitappliestonursing? .
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a. ―Realityshockistheperiodwhenapersonmovesfromschoolintothe ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
b. workforce.‖―Realityshockistherealizationthatpractice andeducationarenot ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
thesame.‖
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c. ―Realityshockistheperiodfromgraduationtobecominganexperiencednurse.‖. ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
d. ―Realityshock is at ransition phasethatnew graduates gothroughbefore xi ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i
, i changingjobs.‖ xi