Tomas,a new RN,is finding it difficult to practice because he is encountering,on a daily basis,differences between his learned ideals and what he is witnessing as nursing practice on the unit.This situation is an example of
A) the theory-to-practice gap.
B) transition shock.
C) an inadequately prepared nurse.
D) ethical distress.

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Entry into the workplace can cause a significant clash between learned ideals and actual nursing practice: reality shock was the term originally coined,but the clash is now referred to as transition shock.

Tomas,a New RN,is Finding It Difficult to Practice Because He