A nurse manager is giving a presentation at a local community college. The nurse manager understands the job expectations of a new graduate when making which of the following state-ments?
a. "A graduate nurse should be able to per-form as independently as was demon-strated the last semester of nursing.".
b. "A graduate nurse should be able to func-tion competently as a registered nurse at the entry level.".
c. "A graduate nurse should be able to func-tion in the role that was described in the curriculum for the school of nursing.".
d. "A graduate nurse should be able to be able to function independently with ability to make clinical nursing judgments.".
B
The job expectations of a new graduate nurse are those of an entry-level new employee. This frequently includes an extended orientation to assist the new graduate to transition into the inde-pendent role of the nurse. The new graduate nurse is not expected to function independently with the ability to make clinical nursing judgments. School curriculum and how one functioned the last semester of school are usually not considered in the job expectations of a new graduate.
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