The student nurse experiences a paradigm shift as a result of increasing knowledge and finds the result of the shift is what?
1. Life changing
2. Temporary
3. Short-lived
4. Overwhelming
ANS: 1
Whether the shift is positive or negative, life altering, or as simple as when to make your bed, a paradigm shift changes the world of the person experiencing it.
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