Chapter 17: Transitioning From Student to Professional Nurse and Beyond

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A nursing student who is going to graduate from a Bachelor of Science Nursing Program (BSN) is preparing a résumé. Which notation should not be included?

1. Educational background

2. Volunteer history

3. Interest in position

4. Awards or certification

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2. Which nursing action reflects a culture of competence?

1. A student nurse reads only what is required for classroom assignments.

2. A staff nurse does not attend clinical in-service training on unit due to her own evaluation of established clinical judgment.

3. Staff nurses on the unit all sign up for a physical assessment class to review procedures and policies.

4. A graduate nurse who has recently become licensed is waiting to meet continuing education requirements until her license is due to be renewed to prevent distraction from being oriented to her new role as a registered nurse.

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3. Which activity would indicate reflective learning?

1. Meeting learning outcomes in a nursing course

2. Seeking opportunities for improvement

3. Completing a continuing education (CE) activity

4. Making sure that all requirements for license renewal have been satisfied

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4. Which research evidence supports the Institute of Medicine (IOM) mandate of 2020 to support the growth of baccalaureate (BSN) prepared nurses?

1. Associate degree nursing programs are not needed.

2. Medication errors by nurses have increased, regardless of the nurses’ educational level.

3. Better patient outcomes have been realized with BSN nurses.

4. No difference in length of stay (LOS) for patients is seen regardless if taken care of by nurses with different educational backgrounds.

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5. In order to facilitate a healthy working environment for nurses, which option would not be included?

1. Opportunities for education

2. Focus on limiting communication

3. Opportunities to outreach to local communities

4. Self-identification of personal challenges

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6. A group of new graduate nurses are discussing what they will do following graduation. One of the new graduate nurses has identified that she will focus her clinical practice pathway in hospital-based bedside nursing as that was what her family had expected her to do upon graduation. What type of future is demonstrated by this statement?

1. Preferable
2. Plausible
3. Possible
4. Probable

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MULTIPLE RESPONSE

7. Which actions would directly affect nurses’ participation in clinical decision making within a clinical care system? Select all that apply.

1. Reimbursement for educational programs

2. Centralized framework structure

3. Inclusion in hospital committees

4. Utilization review of established practices on nursing units by nursing staff

5. Provision of incentive programs for nurses who are interested in furthering their education

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8. Which statements are accurate with regard to preceptors or mentors? Select all that apply.

1. Preceptors serve as role models.

2. Mentors are nurses who provide instruction to their mentees.

3. The use of mentors can benefit nurses across all levels of practice and/or experience.

4. Preceptors typically are viewed as advanced beginners.

5. Mentored relationships are considered to be long term in nature.

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9. Which measures would help to reduce stress levels experienced by new graduate nurses? Select all that apply.

1. Graduation from an accredited nursing program

2. Inclusion of a nurse residency program

3. Utilization of unit-specific orientations

4. Anticipation that the new graduate nurse is ready to assume the role of a registered nurse (RN) in clinical practice

5. Incorporation of education as well as clinical training

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10. Which self-care techniques could be incorporated by a nurse to help solidify the role of a “healthy nurse”? Select all that apply.

1. Make sure that you have enough sleep and rest between shifts.

2. Focus only on individual viewpoints to frame your beliefs and practices in the clinical setting.

3. Plan to work a shift even though you are not feeling well.

4. Focus on establishing relationships that do not contain toxic people.

5. Adapt to change based on personal reflection.

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