,Contents
Chapterr01:rRolerTransitions .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Chapterr02:rPersonalrManagement:rTimerandrSelf-CarerStrategies....................................................................................... 19
Chapterr03:rMentorship,rPreceptorship,randrNurserResidencyrPrograms .............................................................................. 32
Chapterr04:rEmploymentrConsiderations:rOpportunities,rResumes,randrInterviewing ......................................................... 42
Chapterr05:rNCLEX-RN®randrtherNewrGraduate ................................................................................................................ 54
Chapterr06:rHistoricalrPerspectives:rInfluencesronrtherPresent ............................................................................................. 70
Chapterr07:rNursingrEducation ............................................................................................................................................. 83
Chapterr08:rNursingrTheory ................................................................................................................................................. 95
Chapterr09:rProfessionalrImagerofrNursing ......................................................................................................................... 106
Chapterr10:rChallengesrofrNursingrManagementrandrLeadership. ...................................................................................... 114
Chapterr11:rBuildingrNursingrManagementrSkills .............................................................................................................. 128
Chapterr12:rEffectiverCommunication,rTeamrBuilding,randrInterprofessionalrPractice ...................................................... 143
Chapterr13:rConflictrManagement ...................................................................................................................................... 157
Chapterr14:rDelegationrinrtherClinicalrSetting..................................................................................................................... 170
Chapterr15:rTherHealthrCarerOrganizationrandrPatternsrofrNursingrCarerDelivery .......................................................... 188
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 188
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 197
Chapterr16:rEconomicsrinrtherHealthrCarerDeliveryrSystem ........................................................................................... 201
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 201
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
210
Chapterr17:rPoliticalrActionrinrNursing .......................................................................................................................... 214
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 214
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 223
Chapterr18:rCollectiverBargaining:rTraditionalr(Union)randrNontraditionalrApproaches ............................................... 228
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 228
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 237
Chapterr19:rEthicalrIssues ............................................................................................................................................... 241
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 241
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 253
Chapterr20:rLegalrIssues ................................................................................................................................................. 254
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 254
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
269
Chapterr21:rCulturalrandrSpiritualrAwareness................................................................................................................. 271
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 271
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 280
Chapterr22:rQualityrPatientrCare..................................................................................................................................... 283
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 283
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 292
Chapterr23:rNursingrInformatics..................................................................................................................................... 298
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 298
,MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
306
Chapterr24:rUsingrEvidence-BasedrPracticerandrNursingrResearch ................................................................................ 310
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 310
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
317
Chapterr25:rWorkplacerIssues......................................................................................................................................... 322
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 322
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
330
Chapterr26:rEmergencyrPreparedness............................................................................................................................. 337
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 337
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
347
, Chapter 01: Role Transitions
r r r
Zerwekh:rNursingrToday:rTransitionsrandrTrends,r11thrEdition
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Argraduaternurserhasrbeenrhiredrasrarnurseratrarlocalrhospital.rThernewrnurserisrinrther.rhone
ymoonrphaserofrrolertransitionrwhenrmakingrwhichrofrtherfollowingrstatements?ra.r“Iramrsorn
ervousraboutrbeingronrmyrownrasrarnurse.”
b. “Thisrwillrberargreatrlearningrexperience.” .
c. “Ircan’trwaitrtorhaverarsteadyrpaycheck.”
d. “Thisrjobrisrperfect.r Ircanrfinallyrdorthingsrmyrownrway.”
ANS:rD .
Therhoneymoonrphaserisrwhenrtherstudentrnurserseesrtherworldrofrnursingrasrquiterrosy.rOfte
n,rthernewrgraduaterisrfascinatedrwithrtherthrillrofrarrivingrinrtherprofession.rRealityrshockroc
cursrwhenronermovesrintortherworkforcerafterrseveralryearsrofreducationalrpreparation.rRec
overyrandrresolutionroccurrwhenrthergraduaternurserisrablertorlaughratr.rencounteredrsituatio
ns.rDuringrthisrtime,rtensionrdecreases,rperceptionrincreases,randrthernurserisrablertorgrowrasr
arperson.
.
PTS:r1 DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rApplication/Applying
REF:rTabler1.1 OBJ:rIdentifyrthercharacteristicsrofrrealityrshock.
TOP:rRealityrshock MSC:rNCLEX®:rSaferandreffectivercarerenvironment
.
2. Whichrofrtherfollowingractionsrbyrthergraduaternurserisranrinappropriatermethodologyrtorrec
overrfromrrealityrshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingrarmentor
c. Returningrtorschool
d. Joiningrarsupportrgroup
.
ANS:rC
Thertransitionrperiodrisrsuccessfullyrmanagedrwhenrthergraduaterisrablertorevaluatertherwork
rsituationrobjectivelyrandrpredictreffectivelyrtheractionsrandrreactionsrofrotherrstaff.
Nurturing
therabilityrtorseerhumorrinrarsituationrmayrberarfirstrstep.rReturningrtorschoolrisrarpositiverstepr.
rafterrthergraduaterhasrworkedrthroughrrolertransition,rhasrsomerclinicalrexperience,randrisrre
adyrtorfocusronrarnewrcareerrobjective.rNetworking,robtainingrarmentor,randrjoiningrarsuppor
trgrouprwouldrgiverthergraduaternurseranropportunityrtortalkrtorothersrexperiencingrther.
Chapterr01:rRolerTransitions .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Chapterr02:rPersonalrManagement:rTimerandrSelf-CarerStrategies....................................................................................... 19
Chapterr03:rMentorship,rPreceptorship,randrNurserResidencyrPrograms .............................................................................. 32
Chapterr04:rEmploymentrConsiderations:rOpportunities,rResumes,randrInterviewing ......................................................... 42
Chapterr05:rNCLEX-RN®randrtherNewrGraduate ................................................................................................................ 54
Chapterr06:rHistoricalrPerspectives:rInfluencesronrtherPresent ............................................................................................. 70
Chapterr07:rNursingrEducation ............................................................................................................................................. 83
Chapterr08:rNursingrTheory ................................................................................................................................................. 95
Chapterr09:rProfessionalrImagerofrNursing ......................................................................................................................... 106
Chapterr10:rChallengesrofrNursingrManagementrandrLeadership. ...................................................................................... 114
Chapterr11:rBuildingrNursingrManagementrSkills .............................................................................................................. 128
Chapterr12:rEffectiverCommunication,rTeamrBuilding,randrInterprofessionalrPractice ...................................................... 143
Chapterr13:rConflictrManagement ...................................................................................................................................... 157
Chapterr14:rDelegationrinrtherClinicalrSetting..................................................................................................................... 170
Chapterr15:rTherHealthrCarerOrganizationrandrPatternsrofrNursingrCarerDelivery .......................................................... 188
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 188
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 197
Chapterr16:rEconomicsrinrtherHealthrCarerDeliveryrSystem ........................................................................................... 201
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 201
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
210
Chapterr17:rPoliticalrActionrinrNursing .......................................................................................................................... 214
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 214
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 223
Chapterr18:rCollectiverBargaining:rTraditionalr(Union)randrNontraditionalrApproaches ............................................... 228
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 228
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 237
Chapterr19:rEthicalrIssues ............................................................................................................................................... 241
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 241
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 253
Chapterr20:rLegalrIssues ................................................................................................................................................. 254
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 254
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
269
Chapterr21:rCulturalrandrSpiritualrAwareness................................................................................................................. 271
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 271
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 280
Chapterr22:rQualityrPatientrCare..................................................................................................................................... 283
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 283
MULTIPLErRESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 292
Chapterr23:rNursingrInformatics..................................................................................................................................... 298
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 298
,MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
306
Chapterr24:rUsingrEvidence-BasedrPracticerandrNursingrResearch ................................................................................ 310
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 310
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
317
Chapterr25:rWorkplacerIssues......................................................................................................................................... 322
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 322
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
330
Chapterr26:rEmergencyrPreparedness............................................................................................................................. 337
MULTIPLErCHOICE .................................................................................................................................................... 337
MULTIPLEr RESPONSE....................................................................................................................................................r.
347
, Chapter 01: Role Transitions
r r r
Zerwekh:rNursingrToday:rTransitionsrandrTrends,r11thrEdition
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Argraduaternurserhasrbeenrhiredrasrarnurseratrarlocalrhospital.rThernewrnurserisrinrther.rhone
ymoonrphaserofrrolertransitionrwhenrmakingrwhichrofrtherfollowingrstatements?ra.r“Iramrsorn
ervousraboutrbeingronrmyrownrasrarnurse.”
b. “Thisrwillrberargreatrlearningrexperience.” .
c. “Ircan’trwaitrtorhaverarsteadyrpaycheck.”
d. “Thisrjobrisrperfect.r Ircanrfinallyrdorthingsrmyrownrway.”
ANS:rD .
Therhoneymoonrphaserisrwhenrtherstudentrnurserseesrtherworldrofrnursingrasrquiterrosy.rOfte
n,rthernewrgraduaterisrfascinatedrwithrtherthrillrofrarrivingrinrtherprofession.rRealityrshockroc
cursrwhenronermovesrintortherworkforcerafterrseveralryearsrofreducationalrpreparation.rRec
overyrandrresolutionroccurrwhenrthergraduaternurserisrablertorlaughratr.rencounteredrsituatio
ns.rDuringrthisrtime,rtensionrdecreases,rperceptionrincreases,randrthernurserisrablertorgrowrasr
arperson.
.
PTS:r1 DIF:rCognitiverLevel:rApplication/Applying
REF:rTabler1.1 OBJ:rIdentifyrthercharacteristicsrofrrealityrshock.
TOP:rRealityrshock MSC:rNCLEX®:rSaferandreffectivercarerenvironment
.
2. Whichrofrtherfollowingractionsrbyrthergraduaternurserisranrinappropriatermethodologyrtorrec
overrfromrrealityrshock?
a. Networking .
b. Obtainingrarmentor
c. Returningrtorschool
d. Joiningrarsupportrgroup
.
ANS:rC
Thertransitionrperiodrisrsuccessfullyrmanagedrwhenrthergraduaterisrablertorevaluatertherwork
rsituationrobjectivelyrandrpredictreffectivelyrtheractionsrandrreactionsrofrotherrstaff.
Nurturing
therabilityrtorseerhumorrinrarsituationrmayrberarfirstrstep.rReturningrtorschoolrisrarpositiverstepr.
rafterrthergraduaterhasrworkedrthroughrrolertransition,rhasrsomerclinicalrexperience,randrisrre
adyrtorfocusronrarnewrcareerrobjective.rNetworking,robtainingrarmentor,randrjoiningrarsuppor
trgrouprwouldrgiverthergraduaternurseranropportunityrtortalkrtorothersrexperiencingrther.