A nurse resigns from a position in a hospital to accept a job in a community setting. After starting the new job, the nurse feels helpless and confused, wondering if this was the right career choice. This nurse is likely experiencing cultural:
a. Conflict
b. Relativism
c. Shock
d. Brokering
C
Culture shock can happen to individuals within their own culture when they are having expe-riences such as starting a new job or career. Culture shock is brought on by anxiety from losing familiar signs and symbols of social interaction. Feelings associated with culture shock are hel-plessness, discomfort, and disorientation.
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