Building and managing a career in nursing
Subtitle: strategies for advancing your career
By: Terry W. Miller
Contributors: Sigma Theta Tau International
Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau International
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Indianapolis, IN
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781435660083
Subjects: Nurse & Patient; Nursing; Career Mobility; Orientation professionnelle; MEDICAL; Plan de carrie  re; Management & Leadership; Soins infirmiers; Career development; Vocational guidance
Notes: "A joint publication of The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and NurseWeek Publishing, Inc."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Work versus career; title: Ch. 2. Overview of the career creation process; title: Ch. 3. Shape and direction; title: Ch. 4. Stages of careers; title: Ch. 5. Change at the personal level; title: Ch. 6. Career opportunities; title: Ch. 7. The humanistic career pathway; title: Ch. 8. The opportunistic career pathway; title: Ch. 9. Achieving blance; title: Ch. 10. Markeplace, culture, politics and timing; title: Ch. 11. Experiencing career discontent; title: Ch. 12. Personal values and identity: basis for career change; title: Ch. 13. Crossing borders: international careers in nursing; title: Ch. 14. Assessing readiness for job/career change; title: Ch. 15. A new mission with new career goals; title: Ch. 16. How to transition: moving from where you were to where you want to be; title: Ch. 17. The stalled/delayed career; title: Ch. 18. The impaired career; title: Ch. 19. Overcoming damage and building new credibility; title: Ch. 20. Searching: where and how to locate employment; title: Ch. 21. Matching: locating the right position; title: Ch. 22. Choosing: interviewing and developing resumes/CVs; title: Ch. 23. Building support and establishing networks: referrals and references; title: Ch. 24. Mentoring.