What activity would most likely promote a positive feeling of well-being in a graduate nurse about 6 months after employment?
a. Have a group of staff nurses over for a party.
b. Participate in hospital-sponsored programs for community health.
c. Spend some time with an old friend who is in the middle of a divorce.
d. Get involved in a new hobby and attend social gatherings to meet new people.
D
Planning pleasurable activities, such as a hobby or attending a social gathering, that are not asso-ciated with nursing or other people's problems can help you to reenergize and feel better about yourself. Having nurses over for a party or participating in hospital-sponsored programs would not give the graduate nurse the time needed away from nursing. Spending time with a friend going through a divorce would not promote a positive feeling of well-being in the graduate nurse.
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