This document discusses advancing and managing a nursing career. It addresses viewing nursing as a career versus a job, and describes taking steps like obtaining higher education, engaging in lifelong learning, and pursuing leadership roles to advance a career. The document also covers assessing organizations, mentoring, managing stress, and maintaining work-life balance to successfully progress professionally.

1. Chapter 7 Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 7 Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career ON Chapter 7
Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing CareerAfter reading Chapter 7 and
reviewing the lecture power point (located in lectures tab), please answer the following
questions. Each question must have at least 3 paragraphs and you must use at 3 least
references (APA) included in your main post.Important NO plagiarism Questions:1. Do you
view nursing as a career or a job? What are your professional goals related to nursing?2.
Describe the steps you would take to prepare yourself to interview for your ideal future
Nursing role?Chapter 7 Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing
Careerattachment_1Unformatted Attachment PreviewChapter 7 Advancing and Managing
Your Professional Nursing Career Nursing: A Job or a Career? (1 of 2) • View of nursing as a
job: – Obtains least amount of education needed for nursing licensure – Obtains the
minimum continuing education units required for licensure and/or the job – Continues with
job as long as it meets personal needs of nurse; expects reasonable work for reasonable pay;
responsibility ends with shift Nursing: A Job or a Career? (2 of 2) • View of nursing as a
career: – Obtains a BSN and often pursues an advanced nursing degree – Engages in formal
and informal lifelong learning experiences across the career – Actively and joyfully engages
in practicing the art and science of professional nursing as a member and possibly leader in
professional nursing initiatives within the nurse’s healthcare agency and in professional
nursing Trends to Consider in Nursing Career Decisions • Where health care is delivered •
The type of practitioners needed • The nursing educational preparation required to provide
this care Key Messages from The Future of Nursing • Nurses should practice to the full
extent of their education and training • Nurses should achieve higher levels of education
and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic
progression • Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare
professionals, in redesigning health care in the U.S. • Effective workforce planning and
policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure
Recommendations from The Future of Nursing • Remove scope-of-practice barriers •
Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts •
Implement nurse residency programs • Increase the percentage of nurses with a
baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020 • Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by
2020 • Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning • Prepare and enable nurses to lead
change to advance health • Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of
interprofessional healthcare workforce data The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action

2. Video https://youtu.be/V_PnaXjVn2c Questions to Ask Yourself (1 of 4) • What is the future
of nursing for me? • Am I currently practicing to the fullest extent of my nursing education
and training? • What changes need to occur in my current practice in order to actualize this
personal vision of my career? • What are the projected employment trends and
opportunities for nursing in my area? Questions to Ask Yourself (2 of 4) • Chapter 7
Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing CareerHave I achieved the highest level
of education and training to my desired career goals? • What career path am I best
equipped for and motivated to pursue to lead change and advance health and what
specialization should I consider? • Have I sought out and had a dialogue with seasoned
colleagues who have demonstrated success in advancing their nursing careers and elicited
their input on trends in nursing practice and nursing education options? Questions to Ask
Yourself (3 of 4) • Have I explored nursing education program options at accredited
academic institutions that will my career advancement interest? • Have I pursued ways to
pay for advancing my nursing education through reimbursement at work, state and federal
scholarship and traineeships, and/or public and private foundations? Questions to Ask
Yourself (4 of 4) • How will I balance work-family-study demands and remain physically,
psychologically, and financially healthy? • Lastly and perhaps, most importantly, am I ready
to take action in advancing my professional nursing career? Showcasing Your Professional
Self • Professional portfolio • Resume • The interview Characteristics of the Organization
That You Should Assess (1 of 2) • Manifest a philosophy of clinical care emphasizing quality,
safety, interdisciplinary collaboration, continuity of care, and professional accountability •
Recognize the value of nurses’ expertise on clinical care quality and patient outcomes •
Promote executive level nursing leadership • Empower nurses’ participation in clinical
decision making and organization of clinical care systems Characteristics of the
Organization That You Should Assess (2 of 2) • Demonstrate professional development for
nurses • Maintain clinical advancement programs based on education, certification, and
advanced preparation • Create collaborative relationships among members of the
healthcare team • Utilize technological advances in clinical care and information systems
Mentoring: The Benefits • Increased self-confidence • Enhanced leadership skills •
Accelerated acclimation to the culture of a unit/facility • Advancement opportunities •
Enhanced communication skills • Reduced stress • Improved networking ability • Political
savvy • Legal and ethical insight Education and Lifelong Learning • ANA’s standards of
professional performance, standard number 8, indicates that it is the responsibility of every
nurse to seek “knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice” • Every
state board of nursing should require mandatory continuing education for all practicing
RNs, but they do not Nursing Career Paths ed by Graduate-Level Academic Programs •
Expert clinician (APRN) • Clinical nurse leader (CNL) • Nurse executive • Nurse educator •
Nurse researcher Professional Engagement • Engagement in your healthcare organization •
Engagement in professional nursing organizations Expectations of Your Performance • Self-
appraisal • Work performance evaluations conducted by nurse managers on behalf of
healthcare organizations • Collegial evaluations Suggestions for the Evaluation of Your
Professional Performance (1 of 2) • Conduct your own self-appraisal first in order to have a
more informed dialogue with your nurse manager • Identify your areas of strength and

3. areas in need of growth • Pursue continuing education to enhance both your strengths and
narrow your limitations Suggestions for the Evaluation of Your Professional Performance (2
of 2) • Accept constructive feedback with respect, gratitude, and civility • If feedback does
not make sense to you, clarify what is being said • Develop an ongoing plan of quality
improvement for yourself Care of Self • Eating a balanced diet • Getting enough sleep •
Avoiding addictive substances • Exercising on a regular basis • Paying attention to mental
and spiritual health • Being vigilant in coping with stress triggers at work and at home Tips
for Time Management (1 of 2) • Be organized • Make a list of the tasks you will need to do
and post it in a place that you can easily see • Before making your rounds, make a checklist
of the things you need to do for each patient • When doing rounds, always see your most
critical patient first • Do not do other tasks when giving medications Tips for Time
Management (2 of 2) • Pay attention to time • Learn how to write quickly • Always bring
easy-to-eat snacks • Be keen on details • Learn how to communicate • Learn to multitask •
Be realistic Managing Stress • Prevent burnout • Prevent compassion fatigue • Maintain a
civil work environment • Sustain a resilient self …Chapter 7 Advancing and Managing Your
Professional Nursing Career