Ch 1 Role Transitions

Question 1

Transitions

Answer 1

Passages or changes from one situation, condition, or state to another, which occur over time.

Question 2

Developmental Transition

Answer 2

Becoming a parent, midlife crisis…

Question 3

Situational Transition

Answer 3

Graduating from nursing program, career change, divorce.

Question 4

Health/illness transition

Answer 4

dealing with chronic illness.

Question 5

Organizational Transition

Answer 5

Change in leadership, new staffing patterns

Question 6

Stresses reported by new graduates (listed in order of frequency)

Answer 6

Not feeling confident or competent, making mistakes because of workload/responsibilities, encountering new situations, inconsistent preceptors, getting to know staff, encounters with unhappy nurses, short staffed, nurses unwilling to help.

Question 7

Reality Shock

Answer 7

reaction experienced when one moves into workforce after several years of educational prep.

Question 8

Phases of Reality Shock

Answer 8

Honeymoon phase, shock and rejection phase (Mistrust, decreased energy, fatigue, bad attitude), Recovery Phase (Sense of humor, decreased tension)

Question 9

Attitude

Answer 9

Is the latitude between success and failure