Taking Control Of Your Nursing Career

This book addresses the need nurses have to take control of their personal and professional futures by providing them with the tools they require to engage in a comprehensive career planning and development process. Taking Control of Your Nursing Career: Second Edition is jointly directed at students and practitioners and an accompanying web site is available with additional resources and tools for students, instructors, and practicing nurses.

This handbook has been designed to be a practical guide for anyone working in health care who is interested in ensuring that their career follows a path that suits their own particular needs and expectations - both from a professional and a personal standpoint. For close to 20 years, the authors have been providing a range of career planning and development programs and services - including workshops, seminars and personal coaching. Their easy-to-use model for career planning and development presents the key aspects to consider when contemplating your career and how to get the most out of it. Filled with practical examples, exercises and guidance, this is a must-have for all health care providers!

Dare To Be Free is for nurses who are seeking more out of their time, their lives, and their nursing careers. Reading this book could be dangerous! It will change the way you think, live, and practice nursing.

The essential theme of the book is "career" as a fluid process. A career is not stagnant or simply a "job." A career is a process that needs to be nurtured, constantly grown, and managed. A career is an opportunity for nurses to find their voice and use it to promote both the individual and professional impact of their expertise. A career should be challenging, always giving way to more learning and mentoring opportunities. A career has the uniqueness of being a global concept. The intricacies of career development and management across the globe cannot be overlooked. A career journey ebbs and flows, one of the great characteristics of a professional nursing career. There are always options to consider on one's career path. There are always opportunities to gain experience and expertise in diverse areas, often never considered, by a professional nurse. The second edition of Take Charge of Your Nursing Career will provide a unique and distinct perspective on career development and management for a nurse's complete career journey. The book covers timely and relevant topics, tips, strategies, and examples for professional nurses to use to develop and manage their careers from beginning to end. The topics discussed in the book are ones that professional nurses at all points on their career path are asking about and dealing with in their careers today and for their future. This "one stop shop" approach provides the professional nurse with a user-friendly book that can be referenced throughout their career, while also providing resources and applicable websites that they can access when they are needed as they create their personal career trajectory. Unique to this time, globally, as the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to impact our daily lives, career development and management has taken on even more importance to nursing professionals. New graduates are entering a nursing workforce where expectations are expanded and challenging. Many more experienced nurses have changed roles. Many nurses have seen their positions eliminated and are expected to change with the times, but without having the education or "skill set" and a "how to" approach to make those changes.

Nursing Leadership and Management, Third Canadian Edition, is designed to help students and beginning nurses develop the knowledge and skills to lead and manage nursing care delivery in the 21st century. The nursing shortage and fiscal realities are pressuring health care organizations to require nurses to do more with less and to adapt quickly to change. Recommendations for the health care profession highlight the need for nurses to be educated in a broader way, including education in the areas of interprofessional teamwork, integration, population-based health care, evidence-based practice, informatics, ethics, quality improvement, culture, spirituality, and change, to name just a few. This text addresses many of these topics, along with others, to prepare the beginning nurse leader and manager to successfully function in the modern health care system.

“Lois Marshall and her contributors have done it again! The second edition of Take Charge of Your Nursing Career reminds all nurses how essential intentional career planning is, whether it is developing, managing, or expanding one’s career. This incredible resource is well-written, relevant, timely, and important and offers numerous practical tips, strategies, and tools all nurses can use on their career journey.” –Carol Huston, DPA, MSN, FAAN Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Trinity Hall California State University, Chico “Brilliant—Dr. Marshall’s book guides nurses with steps to taking their nursing career to the next level. She takes you on a dynamic journey of identifying your nursing identity and how to market it in the workforce. Dr. Marshall is an exceptional nurse educator and a masterful writer who, through this book, reveals several techniques to catapult one’s nursing career. This comprehensive, in-depth text was long overdue.” –Donna Carrazzone, DNP, FNP-C, RN, AHN-BC Assistant Professor, Caldwell University No matter what stage you’re in, your nursing career is both a journey and a process that must be nurtured, grown, and managed. Wherever you are—in the world or in your nursing journey—you deserve career-development and management support that goes beyond merely writing a resumé or a curriculum vitae. You expect tailored advice and innovative resources applicable to the many roles you will play and challenges you will face in our rapidly expanding and ever-developing global industry. This newly updated book will give you insights and tools to help you navigate and thrive throughout the entire span of your individual nursing journey. Take Charge of Your Nursing Career, Second Edition, establishes a unique and distinct perspective from which to develop and manage your career from beginning to end. Author Lois Sarah Marshall offers timely and relevant topics, strategies, tips, and examples to help you: • Define your personal career trajectory no matter the stage in your journey • Expand your role and knowledge using professional development and continuing education • Understand and take full advantage of the value of mentorship • Leverage social media to develop, augment, and propel your career • Pursue entrepreneurship • Manage your professional and personal time TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Marketing Yourself Chapter 2: Your Career Repository: The Portfolio Chapter 3: Your Nursing Identity Chapter 4: Educational Advancement: Gaining New Expertise Chapter 5: Professional Development and Continuing Education: Role Expansion Chapter 6: The Value of Mentorship: A Two-Way Process to Pay It Forward Chapter 7: Career Development and Management for International Nurses Chapter 8: Using Social Media to Develop, Augment, and Propel Your Career Chapter 9: Expanding Your Reach: Using Your Voice Chapter 10: Entrepreneurship for the Professional Nurse Chapter 11: Work-Life Balance Issues: Managing Personal and Professional Time Appendix A: Examples of New and Experienced Nurse Resumés Appendix B: Curriculum Vitae Appendix C: Example of Blank CV Appendix D: Sample Cover Letters Appendix E: Personal Philosophy Example: Philosophy of Teaching Appendix F: Format for Developing Your Nursing Career Identity Appendix G: Mentoring Agreement AVAILABLE ON THE SIGMA REPOSITORY · Chapter 7: Career Development and Management for International Nurses · Examples of New and Experienced Nurse Resumés · Example Curriculum Vitae · Example of Blank CV · Sample Cover Letters · Personal Philosophy Example: Philosophy of Teaching · Format for Developing Your Nursing Career Identity · Sample Mentoring Agreement

The only career planning book available in Canada developed specifically for nursing students! This specialized workbook has been written specifically for nursing students as a tool to assist them in the process of planning their future career. Following the Donner-Wheeler "Career Planning and Development Model", the book aims to provide students with practical advice on how to get the most from their education, and subsequently, their careers. Students will learn how to: Develop a clinical learning plan Appropriately select courses Determine a foci for course assignments Balance extracurricular activities Establish a sense of control and direction over their academic career Develop a plan for future success Building on the success of the previous two editions, the fully-updated Third Edition of Building Your Nursing Career will serve as a valuable aid to any nursing student, no matter if they are just entering school or are close to graduating. "This inexpensive text is used from year one to fourth year...The self-assessment and reality check are great for preparing the students and compiling the work they've done in the program. When students interview, I get phone calls and rave reviews on the students because they are interviewing so well. Students are being offered jobs six weeks into senior practicum! Students have said this book is the most valuable book to have!" - Nursing instructor Kathryn Hyndman, Brandon University "I spent hours trying to decide what area of nursing I wanted to go into, as well as where I wanted my career to lead me. These have always been questions that I have found hard to answer. With so many different career options how could I choose? [This book] uses questions to encourage you to reflect about the things that you enjoy most, and ways in which you currently spend your time. This challenges you to consider ways in which you want to progress through your nursing education to gain the end result of a career that is right for you. It asks you many questions, with plenty of space to write your answers. The final chapter contains information about choosing your first job as a registered nurse, as well as interview technique and some of the possible questions that you may be asked. As a 3rd year approaching interview time I have certainly found this section handy! This is a good, valid resource tool, which is very useful when considering and challenging your personal future nursing career." - Nursing student Helen Rowe, Bournemouth University . Enhanced discussion of "Visioning" - a fundamental step in the Donner-Wheeler Career Planning and Development Model . Broader focus on learning styles and the importance of determining one's own style as a part of the Self-Assessment process . Practical advice on how to market yourself and be aware of your own projected image, including a discussion on social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.) and their new role in the hiring process . New content on e-portfolios and electronic resumes, and the importance of utilizing them as a tool in the career planning and development process . Updated discussion on mentors and their role in a student's academic career . Plenty of student examples and further resources