A new nurse is adjusting to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse has completed orientation. The nurse is confiding in a peer regarding his level of stress and feeling incompetent
The nurse informs the new nurse this is a typical reaction and is called, ?reality shock.? Which of the following describes reality shock? 1. The inability to function as a registered nurse
2. The transition from the student nurse to work nurse environment
3. The transition from orientation to the actual work environment
4. The difficulty in functioning as a competent nurse
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Explanation: 1. Reality shock is the stress experienced when students change their role to a professional
practitioner role. The new nurse is a registered nurse, and orientation is just a period of time
for the nurse to learn the processes on the unit and within the organization.
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