The novice nurse arrives on the nursing unit, is introduced to the staff, is assigned a preceptor, and is asked to participate in the next staff meeting. This introduction into nursing is appropriately termed:
a. biculturalism.
b. socialization.
c. transition.
d. "going native."
ANS: B
Correct: Socialization involves the acceptance and integration of the novice nurse into the profession of nursing, as well as the identification of the novice nurse with the profession of nursing.
Incorrect:
a. Biculturalism is the blending of school values with those of the workplace.
c. Transition involves competency when moving from the school to the work environment, and this situation does not require competency on the part of the novice nurse.
d. "Going native" describes an inappropriate attempt to move from the shock phase to the recovery phase in which the novice nurse mimics the unsafe practices of experienced nurses.
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