YOUR NURSING CAREER

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CHAPTER 14

• YOUR NURSING CAREER

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Asking Questions

• What other opportunities for professional growth
  are available?
• How are promotion and advancement handled?

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Additional Question Tips

• Do not begin with questions about vacation,
  benefits, or sick leave
• Begin with questions about the employers
  expectations of you
• Be sure you know enough about the position to
  make a reasonable decision

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Additional Question Tips

• Ask questions about the organization as a whole
• Bring a list of important points to discuss to
  help you if you are nervous

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The Second Interview

• Dress professionally
• Be professional and pleasant
• Do not smoke

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The Second Interview

• Remember table manners
• Avoid controversial topics for small talk
• Obtain answers to questions you might have
  developed since last visit

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Making the Right Choice

• Job content
• Development

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Making the Right Choice

• Direction
• Work climate
• Compensation

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The Critical First Year

• Adopt the right attitudes, and adjust your
  expectations
• Manage a good impression, and build effective
  relationships

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The Critical First Year

• Develop organizational savvy
• Master the skills and knowledge of the position

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Conclusion

• Finding your first position is
• More than being in the right place at the right
  time
• A complex combination of learning about yourself
  and the organizations in which you are interested
• Presenting your strengths and weaknesses in the
  most positive manner possible.

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Conclusion

• Remember
• Recognize that the independence and the ability
  to "do your own thing" may not be the skills you
  need to keep you in your first position
• Be a team player
• Learn about organizational politics
• Find a mentor