Career Management

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Career Management

• N2221 Contemporary Nursing
• L. D. Andrews

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Your Career

• What position in nursing do you want for
• 2006
• 2011
• What education do you need?
• What experience do you need?

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Career Management

• Career
• progress in professional life
• series of changes, growth
• continued competence

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Career Styles

• Traditional
• steady state
• linear
• Creative
• entrepreneurial and transient
• spiral

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Marketing Strategies

• Professional Peers
• Mentors
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• facts
• Resume
• unique experiences, abilities
• Cover Letter

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Interview

• Your preparation
• clothing, attitude
• philosophy of nursing
• work ethic
• communication style
• problem solving ability
• questions about facility

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Interview

• Multiple interviews
• Present CV, take portfolio
• page 449, questions to ask or be asked
• Thank you letter

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Continuing Learning

• Maintaining competence
• portfolio
• credit and non-credit courses
• keep certificates
• employment reviews with letters of recommendation
  and appreciation
• certification and recertification

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Professional Expectations

• Privileging
• peer review
• Reintegration
• education
• scholarship
• practice
• service

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Career Potential

• Acute care facilities
• Occupational health
• School nursing
• Forensic nursing