Exam 27: Advancing Your Career

A nurse knows that both experiences and a plan are important when building a résumé. Which attributes are the most important for the plan part of this endeavor? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A nurse has interviewed with the nurse manager for a position and is very interested in obtaining it. After the interview, what would be an appropriate action to take?

Several months ago, the nurse accepted a management position in the neurological care unit. The nurse has been very challenged and stressed and is unsure the position change was the correct choice. What should the nurse do now?

A nurse with an associate degree in nursing is interested in obtaining more education but is unsure if it is wiser to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing or to pursue certification. The answers to which questions would assist the nurse in making a decision? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A student who is about to graduate is discussing the future with a nursing instructor. The instructor asks the student, "What schedule are you interested in working? What organization is near your home?" The student says that salary is the most important thing. Which response by the instructor would be appropriate?

During an interview for a night shift ICU position, the manager asks the job candidate, "Will working the night shift interfere with your husband's schedule?" How should the candidate interpret this question?

The nurse has worked 11 years as an RN and is starting to assume more duties, including cross-training to another unit and representing the unit in various health and job fairs. What stage of the nursing career does this practice portray?

A baccalaureate nurse has been invited to join Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). While trying to decide about taking the offer, the nurse asks a member about the organization. Which option reflects the best reason to join a group such as this?

________ is a formal ________ that a nurse has acquired ________ knowledge, skills, and experience that meet identified standards.

A nurse has been in practice for 14 years and has worked in three different departments in the hospital. The nurse is a member of a professional organization and is considering running for an office next year. According to Shirey, this nurse is in which career phase?

In an activity log, a nurse records attendance at an education seminar as, "Class on arrhythmia recognition, State College, taught by Sue Smith, RN." What else would be valuable for the nurse to include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A nurse says, "At last I feel like I am beginning to harvest some of the benefits of my career. I love sharing what I have learned with the new generation of nurses." Someone hearing this statement would interpret it to mean the nurse has likely practiced for at least ________ years.