Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nursing career development....Pages 3-10
Transition from student to professional....Pages 11-23
Individual professional assertiveness....Pages 24-35
Professional stress....Pages 36-47
Legal issues relating to nursing....Pages 48-61
Employment law and professional discipline....Pages 62-82
Nursing career planning....Pages 83-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Continuing education....Pages 99-109
Nursing research....Pages 110-129
Reading the professional literature....Pages 130-147
Information technology....Pages 148-164
Public speaking....Pages 165-175
Conference attendance....Pages 176-184
Writing for professional publication....Pages 185-197
Travel scholarships....Pages 198-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Professional options and opportunities....Pages 209-224
Curriculum vitae preparation....Pages 225-232
Job search and application....Pages 233-242
Interview skills....Pages 243-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Professional networking....Pages 257-269
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Collective assertiveness....Pages 270-281
Preparing to leave nursing....Pages 282-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-301
