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UNITI:PROFESSIONAL GROWTHANDTRANSITION
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1. RoleTransitions
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2. PersonalManagement: TimeandSelf-CareStrategies
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3. Mentorship,Preceptorship,andNurseResidencyPrograms g g g g g
4. EmploymentConsiderations:Opportunities,Resumes,andInterviewing g g g g
5. NCLEX-RN Exam® andthe New Graduate g g g g
UNITII:NURSING:ADEVELOPINGPROFESSION
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6. HistoricalPerspectives:InfluencesonthePresent g g g g g
7. NursingEducation g
8. NursingTheories g
9. Professional Image of Nursing g g g
UNITIII:NURSINGMANAGEMENT
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10. ChallengesofNursingManagementandLeadership g g g g g
11. BuildingNursingManagementSkills g g g
12. EffectiveCommunication,TeamBuilding,andInterprofessionalPractice
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13. ConflictManagement g
14. DelegationintheClinicalSetting g g g g
UNIT IV: CURRENTISSUESINHEALTH CARE
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15. TheHealthCareOrganizationandPatterns ofNursing CareDelivery
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16. EconomicsoftheHealthCareDeliverySystem g g g g g g
17. Political ActioninNursing,397 g g g
18. CollectiveBargaining:Traditional(Union)andNontraditionalApproaches
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19. EthicalIssues g
20. LegalIssues g
UNITV:CONTEMPORARYNURSINGPRACTICE
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21. CulturalandSpiritualAwareness g g g
22. QualityPatientCare g g
23. Nursing Informatics z
24. UsingEvidence-BasedPracticeandNursingResearch
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25. WorkplaceIssues g
26. EmergencyPreparedness g
, Chapter01:RoleTransitions
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1. Agraduate nurse has been hired asanurse atalocalhospiatbailrb..T
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eymoon phaseof role transition when makingwhich ofthe followingstatements?
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a. ―Iamsonervousaboutbeingonmyownasanurse.‖ g g g g g g g g g g
b. ―This will be a great learning experience.‖ g g g g g g
c. ―Ican‘t wait to have a steadypaycheck.‖ g z g g g
d. ―Thisjobisperfect. Ican finallydo thingsmyownway.‖ g g g g g g z g g
ANS: D g
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: g
CognitiveLevel:Application/ApplyingREF: Ta g g g g
ble1.1 g OBJ: Identifythecharacteristicsof realityshock. g g
TOP: Realityshock g MSC: NCLEX®:Safeand effectivecareenvironment g g g z g g
2. Which ofthefollowingactionsbythegraduatenurseisaninappropriatemethodologyto rec
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over from reality shock?
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a. Networking
b. Obtaining amentor z g
c. Returning to school z z
d. Joiningasupportgroup g g g
ANS: C g
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 g DIF: CognitiveLevel:Application/Appalbyiribn.gc om/test g g
REF: p. 9
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OBJ:Describemethodstopromote asuccessfultransition.T g g g z g g
OP: Realityshock g g
MSC: NCLEX®:SafeandeffectivecareenvironmentNotapplicable
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3. Anurseistryingto avoidburnout.Whichofthe followingactionsisavalidwaytoachievethis
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a. Refusingto constantlywork extra shifts g g g
b. Withdrawingfrompeersupportgroup g g g