1. The initial transition period for the newly qualified nurse is described as ___.

1. A period of stress
2. A period of time during which change takes place within the individual and the environment variance
3. A time of significant change
4. Role overload

2. Continuing professional development (CPD) encompasses ___.

1. Experiences, activities and practices that contribute towards the development of a nurse as a health care professional*
2. Activities necessary for revalidation
3. Formal education programmes
4. Sourcing information and self-directed learning

3. In the UK preceptorship is described as the process of  ___.

1. Professional development
2. Reflecting on their practice and experience
3. Supporting newly qualified nurses over the transition period from student to registered nurse (RN)
4. Gaining feedback on their performance

4. NMC Revalidation (2016) requires nurses to renew their registration every ___.

1. Year
2. Two years
3. Three years
4.  Four years

5. Resilience is influenced by ___.

1. Wellbeing and job satisfaction
2. Well-developed communication and conflict resolution skills
3. Adapting positively to stressful working conditions
4.  The interaction between individual and environmental factors*

6. As a registrant, self-development strategies that can help build personal resilience to workplace adversity include ___.

1. Listening attentively at all times, reflect in and on your actions ensuring that, you communicate effectively
2. Building positive nurturing professional relationships and networks*
3. Developing a sense of personhood that demonstrates respect for the person’s diversity, culture, norms, values and beliefs
4. Developing effective communication and conflict resolution skills

7. Reflection is a way of developing ___.

1. Personal and professional ethics and values
2. Personal resilience in order to survive and prosper
3. Insights and understandings into experiences, and of developing knowledge that can be used in subsequent situations
4. Appropriate standards of proficiency