How does a return to school for a baccalaureate degree affect socializ

QUESTION

How does a return to school for a baccalaureate degree affect socialization of practicing nurses?

1. It has little effect.
2. These nurses regress in socialization back to the pre-nursing levels.
3. These nurses experience resocialization in many ways.
4. Resocialization does not occur until the degree is completed.

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 3

Returning to school triggers professional resocialization in registered nurses. These nurses must reassume the student role, must reassess their personal practice, and must begin to identify with those who hold the degree the student seeks. There is no indication that the nurse regresses to pre-nursing levels, as experiences as a nurse have already resulted in initial socialization. Resocialization occurs throughout the education process.