Exam 24: Making the Transition From Student to Professional Nurse

A novice nurse is stressed due to always being behind with her assignments.She is overheard saying,"No one here worries about checking nasogastric tube placement before they give medications and hang feedings.Skipping that step would save me an extra 30 minutes to be used for charting.If they can do it,so can I." This nurse is experiencing which stage of reality shock?

A novice nurse is unsure how to correctly administer an injection using the Z-track method.What is the best approach for learning this procedure?

Which statements demonstrate characteristics would be desirable in a mentor? (Select all that apply. )