Reflect on your journey of becoming a nurse and the possibility of reality shock, which is the reaction you may experience as a new graduate when you discover the healthcare field may not always reflect what you learned in your nursing program. Consider the reality shock you have experienced as a nursing student. Think about how to continue your role as a lifelong learner to overcome future reality shock in the medical field.
Identify three reality shocks that you have already experienced during your journey of becoming a nurse.
Provide 2–3 coping skills you have used as a nursing student to overcome reality shock.
Research different continuing education platforms for nurses and select one you are interested in taking within five years of entering the field. Explain how this platform will help to continue to advance your career as a nurse.
Three reality shocks that I have experienced during my journey of becoming a nurse is the patient nurse ratio and how nurses don’t always follow all the steps when administering medications and retrieving medication from the pyxis medication system.
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