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What is one way to gain research and investigative skills?
What is one way to increase understanding of how abilities, interests, and values match career/academic requirements?
What is one way to gain an appreciation for working with individuals from diverse cultures?
What is one way to develop conflict resolution skills?
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What is one way to enhance self-management skills?
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What is one way to obtain work-related transferable skills?
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What is the first step in the job search process?
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What aspect of career development does 'Transition' relate to?
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What is 'Career Time' in career development?
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What is 'Direction' in career development?
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What is one way to gain competency in communicating in a professional manner?
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What is a 'Projected Outcome' in career development?
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What is the main focus of a Public Health Nurse?
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What is a unique characteristic of a Nurse Practitioner?
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What is the main role of a Perinatal Nurse?
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Which type of nurse specializes in caring for patients with pregnancy and childbirth issues?
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What is the role of an Ambulatory Care Nurse?
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Which type of nurse works with patients who have diabetes?
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What is a critical care nurse responsible for?
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What is a Case Management Nurse responsible for?
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What is the first step in the career planning process?
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Which of the following best describes a career?
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Which strategy can help improve self-confidence?
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What is essential for strategic career planning?
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What type of classes are beneficial for gaining self-awareness?
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Why is it important to assess personal traits and characteristics?
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Which of the following is a competency area relevant to career planning?
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In career planning, why is it critical to investigate education and training required?
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What is the primary role of a registered nurse in a hospital setting?
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Why is it important for supervisors to explain the importance of growth to employees?
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What is a key responsibility of an outpatient nurse?
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How should employees approach their career development?
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What services do occupational health nurses provide?
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What is crucial for a productive feedback session between a supervisor and an employee?
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What is the main focus of home health nursing?
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What factors should an organization provide to support employee career development?
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Study Notes
Career Planning Process
- A career is the sequence of jobs held throughout one's working life, requiring willingness to get training to build skills for the future.
- Career planning consists of activities and actions taken to achieve individual career goals, an ongoing process involving:
- Exploring interests and abilities
- Strategically planning career goals
- Creating future work success through learning and action plans
- Assessing interrelationship between self and occupational choice
Self-Awareness and Exploration
- Start by:
- Learning interests, abilities, skills, and work values
- Listing accomplishments
- Understanding physical and psychological needs
- Assessing aspirations and motivation level
- Deciphering personal traits and characteristics
- Strategies for gaining competencies:
- Take exploratory classes
- Identify personality style
- Demonstrate skill in overcoming self-defeating behaviors
- Identify symptoms of stress
Investigating the World of Work
- Start by:
- Learning academic and career entrance requirements
- Learning related majors and careers to one's interests
- Investigating education and training required
- Learning skills and experience required
- Planning academic and career alternatives
- Learning job market trends
- Strategies for gaining competencies:
- Read occupational resources
- Get assistance from a counselor
- Talk to people who work in areas of interest
- Attend job/career fairs and/or career panels
- Transferable skills should be gained
Career Development and Growth
- Competency areas:
- Gain research and investigative skills
- Practice decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Increase understanding of how abilities, interests, and values match career/academic requirements
- Gain supervisory/leadership/teamwork skills
- Enhance self-management skills
- Obtain work-related transferable skills
- Develop conflict resolution skills
- Strategies for gaining competencies:
- Attend relevant conferences and seminars
- Practice making decisions by supervising a group of people
- Talk to alumni about career goals
- Work part-time or during summer
- Learn how to prepare resumes and cover letters, and complete employment applications
Career Planning and Development Options
- Direction: assessing employee wants and organizational needs, common goal setting
- Career time: relates to distance and speed of an employee, how far and how fast can an employee move on career path?
- Transition: relates to changes expected to a career goal, analyzing transition factors, setting goals and a timetable
- Career planning options:
- Advancement
- Lateral (various directions)
- Change to lower grade
- Mobility
- Job enrichment
- Exploratory research
Nursing as a Career
- Types of nurses:
- Hospital nurse (registered nurse)
- Outpatient nurse
- Home health nurse
- Occupational health nurse
- Public health nurse
- Nurse practitioners
- Perinatal nurse
- Many specialized areas of nursing, including:
- Ambulatory care nurse
- Cardiac care nurse
- Clinical nurse
- Critical care nurse
- Case management nurse
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Correctional facility nurse
- Geriatric nurse
- Developmental disability nurse
- Many others
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Learn the steps in the career planning process, identify sources of career information and discuss career fields with growth potential. Understand what a career is and its significance in one's life.