The newly graduated nurse is working with a mentor who has been a ...

[jilianpiloj]

The newly graduated nurse is working with a mentor who has been a nurse for 25 years. The mentor tells the new graduate, I learn something new about nursing every day. What does this indicate about the mentor's self-awareness?
 
  1. This nurse is not very self-aware.
  2. The mentor's self-awareness is behind normal development.
  3. Because this mentor has been a nurse for so long, self-awareness is no longer an important issue.
  4. Because self-awareness is never complete, this nurse is demonstrating desirable behavior.

Question 2

The staff development instructor planning self-concept development classes for staff nurses is going to include information to improve the nurses' self-concept along with information to use with clients. Why is the information for nurses important?
 
  1. The nurse's self-concept is more important than the client's.
  2. Poor self-concept is the number-one reason for nursing burnout.
  3. Nurses with positive self-concept are better able to help clients.
  4. Nurses with poor self-concept are more likely to make errors.

[potomatos]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The mentor's comment about learning something new about nursing everyday demonstrates self-awareness.
Rationale 2: Although this mentor has been a nurse for 25 years, there is still room for growth and development of self-awareness.
Rationale 3: Although this mentor has been a nurse for 25 years, there is still room for growth and development of self-awareness.
Rationale 4: Self-awareness takes time and energy and is never completed. This nurse is demonstrating desirable behavior in that there is still intellectual humility and a desire to learn.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The nurse's self-concept is not more important than the client's, but it is of equal importance in the nurseclient relationship.
Rationale 2: There is no evidence that nurses with poor self-concept burn out earlier than nurses with good self-concept.
Rationale 3: Nurses who have positive self-concept are better prepared to assist clients with their own understanding of needs, desires, feelings, and conflicts.
Rationale 4: There is no evidence that nurses with poor self-concept make more errors than nurses with good self-concept.

[jilianpiloj]

Gracias!

[marict]

Excellent