TEST gBANK gFOR gNURSING gTODAY gTRANSITION gAND gTRENDS
g11TH gEDITION gBY gZERWEKH g100% gverified
TEST BANK g
,Chapter g01: gRole gTransitions
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1. A ggraduate gnurse ghas gbeen ghired gas ga gnurse gat ga glocal ghospital. gThe gnew
gnurse gis gingthe g. ghoneymoon gphase gof grole gtransition gwhen gmaking gwhich gof
gthe gfollowing gstatements? g a. g―I gam gso gnervous gabout gbeing gon gmy gown gas
ga gnurse.‖
b. ―This gwill gbe ga ggreat glearning gexperience.‖ .
c. ―I gcan‘t gwait gto ghave ga gsteady gpaycheck.‖
d. ―This gjob gis gperfect. g I gcan gfinally gdo gthings gmy gown gway.‖
ANS: gD .
The ghoneymoon gphase gis gwhen gthe gstudent gnurse gsees gthe gworld gof gnursing gas
gquite grosy. gOften, gthe gnew ggraduate gis gfascinated gwith gthe gthrill gof garriving gin
gthe gprofession. gRealitygshock goccurs gwhen gone gmoves ginto gthe gworkforce gafter
gseveral gyears gof geducational gpreparation. gRecovery gand gresolution goccur gwhen gthe
.
ggraduate gnurse gis gable gto glaugh gat g gencountered gsituations. gDuring gthis gtime,
gtension gdecreases, gperception gincreases, gand gthegnurse gis gable gto ggrow gas ga
gperson.
.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gTable g1.1 OBJ: gIdentify gthe gcharacteristics gof greality gshock.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment
.
2. Which gof gthe gfollowing gactions gby gthe ggraduate gnurse gis gan ginappropriate
gmethodologygto g recover gfrom greality gshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining ga gmentor
c. Returning gto gschool
d. Joining ga gsupport ggroup
.
ANS: gC
The gtransition gperiod gis gsuccessfully gmanaged gwhen gthe ggraduate gis gable gto
gevaluate gthe gwork g situation gobjectively gand gpredict geffectively gthe gactions gand
greactions gof gother gstaff.
Nurturing
the gability gto gsee ghumor gin ga gsituation gmay gbe ga gfirst gstep. gReturning gto gschool gis
ga gpositivegstep g. gafter gthe ggraduate ghas gworked gthrough grole gtransition, ghas gsome
gclinical gexperience, gand gis gready gto gfocus gon ga gnew gcareer gobjective. gNetworking,
gobtaining ga gmentor, gand gjoining ga gsupport ggroup gwould ggive gthe ggraduate gnurse
gan gopportunity gto gtalk gto gothers gexperiencing gthe g .
, stress gassociated gwith greality gshock. gThe gnurse gwould gbenefit gfrom g―talking
gthrough‖ gissuesgand glearning ghow gto gcope.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying g.
REF: gp. g9 OBJ: gDescribe gmethods gto gpromote ga gsuccessful
gtransition.gTOP: gReality gshock
MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment gNot gapplicable
.
3. A gnurse gis gtrying gto gavoid gburnout. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions gis ga gvalid gway
gto gachievegthis?
a. Refusing gto gconstantly gwork gextra gshifts .
b. Withdrawing gfrom gpeer gsupport ggroup
c. ―Going gnative‖
d. Changing gjobs gevery g6 gto g12 gmonths g.
ANS: gA
One gof gthe gquickest gways gto gexperience gburnout gis gto g―overwork gthe govertime.‖ gSet
gpriorities gwith gyour gmental gand gphysical ghealth gbeing gthe ghighest gpriority. gLearning
gto gsay g―no‖ gto gextra gshifts gis ga gpositive gmeans gof gcoping gof gavoiding gburnout.
g―Going gnative‖ gis gthe gterm gthat g. gdescribes ghow grecent ggraduates gbegin gto gcopy
gand gidentify gthe greality gof gtheirgrole-transition gexperience gby grejecting gthe gvalues
gfrom gnursing gschool gand gfunctioning gmore glike ga gteam gmember gat gtheir gplace gof
gemployment. gWithdrawing gfrom gpeer gsupport ggroups, g―going gnative,‖ g. gand
gchanging gjobs gevery g6 gto g12 gmonths gwould gincrease gthe gchance gof gthe gnurse
gexperiencing
burnout. gThe gnurse gshould ginstead gfocus gon ghis/her gpractice gand gseek gout
gsupport gfromgother g nurses.
.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gp. g7 OBJ: gDescribe gmethods gto gpromote ga gsuccessful
gtransition.gTOP: gReality gshock
MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment gNot gapplicable g.
4. Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gby gthe ggraduate gnurse gshows gan
gunderstanding gofgreality g shock gas git gapplies gto gnursing? g.
a. ―Reality gshock gis gthe gperiod gwhen ga gperson gmoves gfrom gschool ginto gthe
b. workforce.‖―Reality gshock gis gthe grealization gthat gpractice gand geducation gare
gnot gthegsame.‖
c. ―Reality gshock gis gthe gperiod gfrom ggraduation gto gbecoming gan gexperienced gnurse.‖.
d. ―Reality gshock gis ga gtransition gphase gthat gnew ggraduates ggo gthrough gbefore
gchanginggjobs.‖
ANS: gA .
, ―Reality gshock‖ gis ga gterm goften gused gto gdescribe gthe greaction gexperienced gwhen
gone gmovesginto gthe gworkforce gafter gseveral gyears gof geducational gpreparation. gThe
gnew ggraduate gis gcaught gin gthe gsituation gof gmoving gfrom ga gfamiliar, gcomfortable
geducational genvironment ginto ga gnew grole gin g. gthe gworkforce gwhere gthe
gexpectations gare gnot gclearly gdefined gor gmay gnot geven gbe grealistic. gThe grealization
gthat gpractice gand gnursing gschool gare gnot gthe gsame gis goften gassociated gwith g―going
gnative.‖ gWhen gnurses gmove gfrom gone gposition gto ganother, gthey ghave galready
gexperienced
reality gshock. gBecoming gan gexperienced gnurse gtakes gtime gand gis gnot gpart gof gthe
gdefinitiongof g. greality gshock.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying g. gREF:
gp. g5gOBJ: gIdentify gthe gcharacteristics gof greality gshock.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gNot gapplicable
5. A gnew ggraduate gof gless gthan g1 gyear gdescribes ghis/her gperception gof ga gstaff gnurse
gposition,gstating: g―It gfeels ggreat gto gbe ga gnurse! gIn gfact, git‘s ga gsnap! gI gcan ghardly
gbelieve gthere‘s gno g. ginstructor glooking gover gmy gshoulder.‖ gWhat gphase gof greality
gshock gis gthe ggraduate gexperiencing?
a. Recovery .
b. Shock gand grejection
c. g g g Honeymoon
d. Transition .
ANS: gC
In gthe gfirst gphase gof gthe grole gtransition gprocess g(the ghoneymoon gphase), gthe ggraduate
gnurse gis gthrilled gwith gcompleting gschool gand gaccepting gthe gfirst gjob. gLife gis ga gbed gof
groses gbecause geveryone gknows gnursing gschool gis gmuch gharder gthan gnursing gpractice.
gShock gand grejection g. goccur gas gthe gnurse gtries gto gunderstand ghow gnursing gschool gand
gthe g―real gworld‖ gcome gtogether.gTransition goccurs gas gthe gnurse gbegins gthe gmove gfrom
gstudent gto gnurse gand grefers gto gthe gentire gprocess, gnot gjust ga gparticular gphase. gThe
grecovery gphase gis gwhen gthe gnurse gcan glaugh gat g. gsituations gthat ghe/she gis gin gand gis
gable gto gcope gwith gthe gsituations gthat gare gbeing gfaced.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gp. g7 OBJ: gCompare gand gcontrast gthe gphases gof greality gshock. g.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gNot gapplicable
6. A gstudent gin gthe glast gsemester gof gnursing gschool ghas gestablished ga ggoal gof
gmaking ga gsuccessful g . grole gtransition gto ggraduate gnurse. gWhich gstatement gby
gthe gstudent gindicatesghis/her g understanding gof ghow gto gachieve gthis ggoal?
a. ―I gshould gcare gfor gincreased gnumbers gof gpatients gto genhance gwork
gorganizationgskills.‖ .
b. ―I gwill gobserve gstaff gnurses gas gthey gperform gnursing gprocedures gto
grefinegtechnique.‖
c. ―I gshould gseek gincreasingly gclose gguidance gfrom gthe gnursing ginstructor gto greduce g.
errors.‖
d. ―I gwill gevaluate gmy gprogress gevery g7 gweeks gor gmore gto gallow gtime gfor ggrowth.‖
g11TH gEDITION gBY gZERWEKH g100% gverified
TEST BANK g
,Chapter g01: gRole gTransitions
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1. A ggraduate gnurse ghas gbeen ghired gas ga gnurse gat ga glocal ghospital. gThe gnew
gnurse gis gingthe g. ghoneymoon gphase gof grole gtransition gwhen gmaking gwhich gof
gthe gfollowing gstatements? g a. g―I gam gso gnervous gabout gbeing gon gmy gown gas
ga gnurse.‖
b. ―This gwill gbe ga ggreat glearning gexperience.‖ .
c. ―I gcan‘t gwait gto ghave ga gsteady gpaycheck.‖
d. ―This gjob gis gperfect. g I gcan gfinally gdo gthings gmy gown gway.‖
ANS: gD .
The ghoneymoon gphase gis gwhen gthe gstudent gnurse gsees gthe gworld gof gnursing gas
gquite grosy. gOften, gthe gnew ggraduate gis gfascinated gwith gthe gthrill gof garriving gin
gthe gprofession. gRealitygshock goccurs gwhen gone gmoves ginto gthe gworkforce gafter
gseveral gyears gof geducational gpreparation. gRecovery gand gresolution goccur gwhen gthe
.
ggraduate gnurse gis gable gto glaugh gat g gencountered gsituations. gDuring gthis gtime,
gtension gdecreases, gperception gincreases, gand gthegnurse gis gable gto ggrow gas ga
gperson.
.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gTable g1.1 OBJ: gIdentify gthe gcharacteristics gof greality gshock.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment
.
2. Which gof gthe gfollowing gactions gby gthe ggraduate gnurse gis gan ginappropriate
gmethodologygto g recover gfrom greality gshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtaining ga gmentor
c. Returning gto gschool
d. Joining ga gsupport ggroup
.
ANS: gC
The gtransition gperiod gis gsuccessfully gmanaged gwhen gthe ggraduate gis gable gto
gevaluate gthe gwork g situation gobjectively gand gpredict geffectively gthe gactions gand
greactions gof gother gstaff.
Nurturing
the gability gto gsee ghumor gin ga gsituation gmay gbe ga gfirst gstep. gReturning gto gschool gis
ga gpositivegstep g. gafter gthe ggraduate ghas gworked gthrough grole gtransition, ghas gsome
gclinical gexperience, gand gis gready gto gfocus gon ga gnew gcareer gobjective. gNetworking,
gobtaining ga gmentor, gand gjoining ga gsupport ggroup gwould ggive gthe ggraduate gnurse
gan gopportunity gto gtalk gto gothers gexperiencing gthe g .
, stress gassociated gwith greality gshock. gThe gnurse gwould gbenefit gfrom g―talking
gthrough‖ gissuesgand glearning ghow gto gcope.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying g.
REF: gp. g9 OBJ: gDescribe gmethods gto gpromote ga gsuccessful
gtransition.gTOP: gReality gshock
MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment gNot gapplicable
.
3. A gnurse gis gtrying gto gavoid gburnout. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions gis ga gvalid gway
gto gachievegthis?
a. Refusing gto gconstantly gwork gextra gshifts .
b. Withdrawing gfrom gpeer gsupport ggroup
c. ―Going gnative‖
d. Changing gjobs gevery g6 gto g12 gmonths g.
ANS: gA
One gof gthe gquickest gways gto gexperience gburnout gis gto g―overwork gthe govertime.‖ gSet
gpriorities gwith gyour gmental gand gphysical ghealth gbeing gthe ghighest gpriority. gLearning
gto gsay g―no‖ gto gextra gshifts gis ga gpositive gmeans gof gcoping gof gavoiding gburnout.
g―Going gnative‖ gis gthe gterm gthat g. gdescribes ghow grecent ggraduates gbegin gto gcopy
gand gidentify gthe greality gof gtheirgrole-transition gexperience gby grejecting gthe gvalues
gfrom gnursing gschool gand gfunctioning gmore glike ga gteam gmember gat gtheir gplace gof
gemployment. gWithdrawing gfrom gpeer gsupport ggroups, g―going gnative,‖ g. gand
gchanging gjobs gevery g6 gto g12 gmonths gwould gincrease gthe gchance gof gthe gnurse
gexperiencing
burnout. gThe gnurse gshould ginstead gfocus gon ghis/her gpractice gand gseek gout
gsupport gfromgother g nurses.
.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gp. g7 OBJ: gDescribe gmethods gto gpromote ga gsuccessful
gtransition.gTOP: gReality gshock
MSC: gNCLEX®: gSafe gand geffective gcare genvironment gNot gapplicable g.
4. Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gby gthe ggraduate gnurse gshows gan
gunderstanding gofgreality g shock gas git gapplies gto gnursing? g.
a. ―Reality gshock gis gthe gperiod gwhen ga gperson gmoves gfrom gschool ginto gthe
b. workforce.‖―Reality gshock gis gthe grealization gthat gpractice gand geducation gare
gnot gthegsame.‖
c. ―Reality gshock gis gthe gperiod gfrom ggraduation gto gbecoming gan gexperienced gnurse.‖.
d. ―Reality gshock gis ga gtransition gphase gthat gnew ggraduates ggo gthrough gbefore
gchanginggjobs.‖
ANS: gA .
, ―Reality gshock‖ gis ga gterm goften gused gto gdescribe gthe greaction gexperienced gwhen
gone gmovesginto gthe gworkforce gafter gseveral gyears gof geducational gpreparation. gThe
gnew ggraduate gis gcaught gin gthe gsituation gof gmoving gfrom ga gfamiliar, gcomfortable
geducational genvironment ginto ga gnew grole gin g. gthe gworkforce gwhere gthe
gexpectations gare gnot gclearly gdefined gor gmay gnot geven gbe grealistic. gThe grealization
gthat gpractice gand gnursing gschool gare gnot gthe gsame gis goften gassociated gwith g―going
gnative.‖ gWhen gnurses gmove gfrom gone gposition gto ganother, gthey ghave galready
gexperienced
reality gshock. gBecoming gan gexperienced gnurse gtakes gtime gand gis gnot gpart gof gthe
gdefinitiongof g. greality gshock.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying g. gREF:
gp. g5gOBJ: gIdentify gthe gcharacteristics gof greality gshock.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gNot gapplicable
5. A gnew ggraduate gof gless gthan g1 gyear gdescribes ghis/her gperception gof ga gstaff gnurse
gposition,gstating: g―It gfeels ggreat gto gbe ga gnurse! gIn gfact, git‘s ga gsnap! gI gcan ghardly
gbelieve gthere‘s gno g. ginstructor glooking gover gmy gshoulder.‖ gWhat gphase gof greality
gshock gis gthe ggraduate gexperiencing?
a. Recovery .
b. Shock gand grejection
c. g g g Honeymoon
d. Transition .
ANS: gC
In gthe gfirst gphase gof gthe grole gtransition gprocess g(the ghoneymoon gphase), gthe ggraduate
gnurse gis gthrilled gwith gcompleting gschool gand gaccepting gthe gfirst gjob. gLife gis ga gbed gof
groses gbecause geveryone gknows gnursing gschool gis gmuch gharder gthan gnursing gpractice.
gShock gand grejection g. goccur gas gthe gnurse gtries gto gunderstand ghow gnursing gschool gand
gthe g―real gworld‖ gcome gtogether.gTransition goccurs gas gthe gnurse gbegins gthe gmove gfrom
gstudent gto gnurse gand grefers gto gthe gentire gprocess, gnot gjust ga gparticular gphase. gThe
grecovery gphase gis gwhen gthe gnurse gcan glaugh gat g. gsituations gthat ghe/she gis gin gand gis
gable gto gcope gwith gthe gsituations gthat gare gbeing gfaced.
PTS: g1 DIF: gCognitive gLevel: gApplication/Applying
REF: gp. g7 OBJ: gCompare gand gcontrast gthe gphases gof greality gshock. g.
TOP: gReality gshock MSC: gNCLEX®: gNot gapplicable
6. A gstudent gin gthe glast gsemester gof gnursing gschool ghas gestablished ga ggoal gof
gmaking ga gsuccessful g . grole gtransition gto ggraduate gnurse. gWhich gstatement gby
gthe gstudent gindicatesghis/her g understanding gof ghow gto gachieve gthis ggoal?
a. ―I gshould gcare gfor gincreased gnumbers gof gpatients gto genhance gwork
gorganizationgskills.‖ .
b. ―I gwill gobserve gstaff gnurses gas gthey gperform gnursing gprocedures gto
grefinegtechnique.‖
c. ―I gshould gseek gincreasingly gclose gguidance gfrom gthe gnursing ginstructor gto greduce g.
errors.‖
d. ―I gwill gevaluate gmy gprogress gevery g7 gweeks gor gmore gto gallow gtime gfor ggrowth.‖
