A novice nurse is assigned a patient who has an order to draw blood for culture and sensitivity from a central line before antibiotic therapy is started

Question

The novice reads and rereads the procedure manual. An hour later he stands at the bedside of the patient and stares at the central line, without knowing how to proceed. This phase of reality shock is termed:
a. honeymoon.
b. shock or rejection.
c. recovery.
d. resolution.

Answer 1

ANS: B
Correct: During the shock or rejection phase, there is inconsistency with what was learned in school and the work environment, and the novice nurse lacks many of the skills needed to be independent in this new role.
Incorrect:
a. During the honeymoon phase, the novice nurse has not yet been faced with complicated tasks that he or she feels uncomfortable or incompetent to perform.
c. The novice nurse lacks confidence in himself or herself, and no healing is evident. The novice nurse has not reached the recovery phase, which precedes the resolution phase.
d. The novice nurse lacks confidence in himself or herself, and no healing is evident. The novice nurse has not reached the recovery phase, which precedes the resolution phase.