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Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition (Zerwekh)
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Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
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, TestkBankk-kNursingkToday:kTransitionkandkTrends,k11thkEditionk
TABLE OF CONTENTS k k
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akgraduateknursekhaskbeenkhiredkaskaknursekatkaklocalkhospital.kTheknewknursekiskinkt
hek.khoneymoonkphasekofkrolektransitionkwhenkmakingkwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatem
ents?k a.k“Ikamksoknervouskaboutkbeingkonkmykownkaskaknurse.”
b. “Thiskwillkbekakgreatklearningkexperience.” .
c. “Ikcan’tkwaitktokhavekaksteadykpaycheck.”
d. “Thiskjobkiskperfect.k Ikcankfinallykdokthingskmykownkway.”
ANSWER:kD .
Thekhoneymoonkphasekiskwhenkthekstudentknursekseeskthekworldkofknursingkaskquitekrosy.kO
ften,ktheknewkgraduatekiskfascinatedkwithkthekthrillkofkarrivingkinkthekprofession.kRealityksho
ckkoccurskwhenkonekmoveskintokthekworkforcekafterkseveralkyearskofkeducationalkpreparati
on.kRecoverykandkresolutionkoccurkwhenkthekgraduateknursekiskablektoklaughkatk.kencountere
dksituations.kDuringkthisktime,ktensionkdecreases,kperceptionkincreases,kandktheknursekiskabl
ektokgrowkaskakperson.
.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applying
REF:kTablek1.1 OBJ:kIdentifykthekcharacteristicskofkrealitykshock.
TOP:kRealitykshock MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironment
.
2. Whichkofkthekfollowingkactionskbykthekgraduateknursekiskankinappropriatekmethodologykt
ok recoverkfromkrealitykshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingkakmentor
c. Returningktokschool
d. Joiningkaksupportkgroup
.
ANSWER:kC
Thektransitionkperiodkisksuccessfullykmanagedkwhenkthekgraduatekiskablektokevaluatekthekwo
rkk situationkobjectivelykandkpredictkeffectivelykthekactionskandkreactionskofkotherkstaff.
Nurturing
thekabilityktokseekhumorkinkaksituationkmaykbekakfirstkstep.kReturningktokschoolkiskakpositivekst
epk.kafterkthekgraduatekhaskworkedkthroughkrolektransition,khasksomekclinicalkexperience,kand
kiskreadyktokfocuskonkaknewkcareerkobjective.kNetworking,kobtainingkakmentor,kandkjoiningka
ksupportkgroupkwouldkgivekthekgraduateknursekankopportunityktoktalkktokotherskexperiencingk
thek .
, stresskassociatedkwithkrealitykshock.kTheknursekwouldkbenefitkfromk“talkingkthrough”kissueska
ndklearningkhowktokcope.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applyingk.
REF:kp.k9
OBJ:kDescribekmethodsktokpromotekaksuccessfulktransition.k
TOP:kRealitykshock
MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironmentkNotkapplicable
.
3. Aknursekisktryingktokavoidkburnout.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkactionskiskakvalidkwayktokachievekt
his?
a. Refusingktokconstantlykworkkextrakshifts .
b. Withdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroup
c. “Goingknative”
d. Changingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonthsk.
ANSWER:kA
Onekofkthekquickestkwaysktokexperiencekburnoutkisktok“overworkkthekovertime.”kSetkpriorities
kwithkyourkmentalkandkphysicalkhealthkbeingkthekhighestkpriority.kLearningktoksayk“no”ktokext
rakshiftskiskakpositivekmeanskofkcopingkofkavoidingkburnout.k“Goingknative”kiskthektermkthatk.k
describeskhowkrecentkgraduateskbeginktokcopykandkidentifykthekrealitykofktheirkrole-
transitionkexperiencekbykrejectingkthekvalueskfromknursingkschoolkandkfunctioningkmoreklikek
akteamkmemberkatktheirkplacekofkemployment.kWithdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroups,k“goin
gknative,”k.kandkchangingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonthskwouldkincreasekthekchancekofktheknurseke
xperiencing
burnout.kTheknursekshouldkinsteadkfocuskonkhis/herkpracticekandkseekkoutksupportkfromko
therk nurses.
.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applying
REF:kp.k7
OBJ:kDescribekmethodsktokpromotekaksuccessfulktransition.k
TOP:kRealitykshock
MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironmentkNotkapplicablek.
4. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskbykthekgraduateknursekshowskankunderstandingkofkr
ealityk shockkaskitkappliesktoknursing?k .
a. “Realitykshockkiskthekperiodkwhenkakpersonkmoveskfromkschoolkintokthe
b. workforce.”“Realitykshockkiskthekrealizationkthatkpracticekandkeducationkareknotktheks
ame.”
c. “Realitykshockkiskthekperiodkfromkgraduationktokbecomingkankexperiencedknurse.”.
d. “Realitykshockkiskaktransitionkphasekthatknewkgraduateskgokthroughkbeforekchangingkj
obs.”
ANSWER:kA .
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 11th Edition (Zerwekh)
k k k k k k k k
Chapters 1 - 26 | All Chapters
k k k k k k
, TestkBankk-kNursingkToday:kTransitionkandkTrends,k11thkEditionk
TABLE OF CONTENTS k k
,Chapter 01: Role Transitions
k k k
.
abirb.com/test
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akgraduateknursekhaskbeenkhiredkaskaknursekatkaklocalkhospital.kTheknewknursekiskinkt
hek.khoneymoonkphasekofkrolektransitionkwhenkmakingkwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatem
ents?k a.k“Ikamksoknervouskaboutkbeingkonkmykownkaskaknurse.”
b. “Thiskwillkbekakgreatklearningkexperience.” .
c. “Ikcan’tkwaitktokhavekaksteadykpaycheck.”
d. “Thiskjobkiskperfect.k Ikcankfinallykdokthingskmykownkway.”
ANSWER:kD .
Thekhoneymoonkphasekiskwhenkthekstudentknursekseeskthekworldkofknursingkaskquitekrosy.kO
ften,ktheknewkgraduatekiskfascinatedkwithkthekthrillkofkarrivingkinkthekprofession.kRealityksho
ckkoccurskwhenkonekmoveskintokthekworkforcekafterkseveralkyearskofkeducationalkpreparati
on.kRecoverykandkresolutionkoccurkwhenkthekgraduateknursekiskablektoklaughkatk.kencountere
dksituations.kDuringkthisktime,ktensionkdecreases,kperceptionkincreases,kandktheknursekiskabl
ektokgrowkaskakperson.
.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applying
REF:kTablek1.1 OBJ:kIdentifykthekcharacteristicskofkrealitykshock.
TOP:kRealitykshock MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironment
.
2. Whichkofkthekfollowingkactionskbykthekgraduateknursekiskankinappropriatekmethodologykt
ok recoverkfromkrealitykshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingkakmentor
c. Returningktokschool
d. Joiningkaksupportkgroup
.
ANSWER:kC
Thektransitionkperiodkisksuccessfullykmanagedkwhenkthekgraduatekiskablektokevaluatekthekwo
rkk situationkobjectivelykandkpredictkeffectivelykthekactionskandkreactionskofkotherkstaff.
Nurturing
thekabilityktokseekhumorkinkaksituationkmaykbekakfirstkstep.kReturningktokschoolkiskakpositivekst
epk.kafterkthekgraduatekhaskworkedkthroughkrolektransition,khasksomekclinicalkexperience,kand
kiskreadyktokfocuskonkaknewkcareerkobjective.kNetworking,kobtainingkakmentor,kandkjoiningka
ksupportkgroupkwouldkgivekthekgraduateknursekankopportunityktoktalkktokotherskexperiencingk
thek .
, stresskassociatedkwithkrealitykshock.kTheknursekwouldkbenefitkfromk“talkingkthrough”kissueska
ndklearningkhowktokcope.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applyingk.
REF:kp.k9
OBJ:kDescribekmethodsktokpromotekaksuccessfulktransition.k
TOP:kRealitykshock
MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironmentkNotkapplicable
.
3. Aknursekisktryingktokavoidkburnout.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkactionskiskakvalidkwayktokachievekt
his?
a. Refusingktokconstantlykworkkextrakshifts .
b. Withdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroup
c. “Goingknative”
d. Changingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonthsk.
ANSWER:kA
Onekofkthekquickestkwaysktokexperiencekburnoutkisktok“overworkkthekovertime.”kSetkpriorities
kwithkyourkmentalkandkphysicalkhealthkbeingkthekhighestkpriority.kLearningktoksayk“no”ktokext
rakshiftskiskakpositivekmeanskofkcopingkofkavoidingkburnout.k“Goingknative”kiskthektermkthatk.k
describeskhowkrecentkgraduateskbeginktokcopykandkidentifykthekrealitykofktheirkrole-
transitionkexperiencekbykrejectingkthekvalueskfromknursingkschoolkandkfunctioningkmoreklikek
akteamkmemberkatktheirkplacekofkemployment.kWithdrawingkfromkpeerksupportkgroups,k“goin
gknative,”k.kandkchangingkjobskeveryk6ktok12kmonthskwouldkincreasekthekchancekofktheknurseke
xperiencing
burnout.kTheknursekshouldkinsteadkfocuskonkhis/herkpracticekandkseekkoutksupportkfromko
therk nurses.
.
PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplication/Applying
REF:kp.k7
OBJ:kDescribekmethodsktokpromotekaksuccessfulktransition.k
TOP:kRealitykshock
MSC:kNCLEX®:kSafekandkeffectivekcarekenvironmentkNotkapplicablek.
4. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskbykthekgraduateknursekshowskankunderstandingkofkr
ealityk shockkaskitkappliesktoknursing?k .
a. “Realitykshockkiskthekperiodkwhenkakpersonkmoveskfromkschoolkintokthe
b. workforce.”“Realitykshockkiskthekrealizationkthatkpracticekandkeducationkareknotktheks
ame.”
c. “Realitykshockkiskthekperiodkfromkgraduationktokbecomingkankexperiencedknurse.”.
d. “Realitykshockkiskaktransitionkphasekthatknewkgraduateskgokthroughkbeforekchangingkj
obs.”
ANSWER:kA .
