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Reality Shock in the Workplace Chapter Ten

Explore the challenges faced by nurses transitioning from student to practitioner, dealing with reality shock, burnout syndrome, and effective coping strategies. Learn about the nursing shortage, role conflicts, and stress management techniques.

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Reality Shock in the Workplace Chapter Ten

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  1. Reality Shock in the WorkplaceChapter Ten Catherine Hrycyk, MScN Nursing 50

  2. Topics for today: -Nursing Shortage -Transition from student to nurse -Issues after employment

  3. Nursing Shortage • The demand increases and decreases with changes in the health-care system • The demand for nurses is to some extent regional • Strong economies tend to be reflected in drops in enrollment in nursing because there are more opportunities in areas outside of the traditional female role

  4. Reasons for ↓in nursing positions? -↑ concern for cost reduction in the health-care system -use of unlicensed personnel -high burn out

  5. Transitioning from student to nurse Problems integrating the ‘ideal image’, the ‘perceived image’ and the ‘performed role image’ • ideal: what is expected • Perceived: individual’s own definition • Performed: what the practitioner actually does Reality shock occurs when the ideal/perceived conflict with the performed role!

  6. Transitioning from student to nurse So what do we do about it?? • Preceptorships: in the final quarter/semester, students function as a real RN with a real workload. It is actually as close to the performed role as possible while still a student….allows for ‘adjusting’ the perceived role. • Internships: some opportunities in hospitals between school years with some participation in nursing tasks

  7. Issues after employment Burnout Syndrome- a state of emotional exhaustion that results from the accumulative stress of an individual’s life, including work, personal and family responsibilities • results mainly from personal/ professional dissatisfaction • usually more intelligent, idealistic , perfectionist, hard-working types • signs & symptoms?

  8. Treatment: -recognize the signs -manage the stress & time management -delegate those things that you can -overcome procrastination -prioritize tasks -take care of own health: eat well, sleep, exercise, no drinking in excess -set a daily decompression routine -share your feelings (work mates?)

  9. See you next class……Please do your readings & bring thoughtful questions!

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