You have hired Chelsea as a new staff member on your unit. Although she is an experienced ICU nurse, this is her first educator role. A month into her new position, she confides that she feels really incompetent in her new position and bursts into tears. Your response is based on application of your understanding of:
a. Role acquisition.
b. Role conflict.
c. Role complexity.
d. Performance appraisal.
ANS: A
Acquisition of a role is time dependent and involves application of life experiences to each role and interpretation of the role within one’s own value system. As roles become more complex, an individual may take longer to assimilate the components of each role.