Role Transition

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Role Transition

• N2221
• L. D. Andrews

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Types of Roles

• Leader - Interface
• listening, encouraging, motivating, organizing,
  problem solving, developing, supporting
• Manager - Linking
• organizing, budgeting, hiring, evaluating,
  reporting, disseminating
• Follower - Respecting
• conforming, implementing, contributing,
  completing assignments

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ROLES

• R- Responsibilities
• O- Opportunities
• L - Lines of Communication
• E - Expectations
• S - Support

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Role Transition

• Job Interview
• role preview
• Offer/accept Job
• role acceptance
• Honeymoon
• role exploration
• Disillusionment
• role discrepancy
• Resolution
• role development
• Maturity
• role internalization

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Unexpected Role Transition

• Grief process
• shock, disbelief
• angry
• depression
• acceptance
• Restructuring

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Strategies to Promote Role Transition

• Internal Resources
• commitment, character, self-respect
• Role Negotiation
• document role expectations
• Mentors
• experienced nurse, see box 24-5
• Continued education