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Chapter 30: Leading and Managing Your Career
Waddell/Walton: Yoder-
Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing, Third Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A new graduate is seeking a new position in nursing and wants to ―sell‖ herself effective l
y. The best strategy is to:
Create a résumé.
Practise interviewing.
Call the personnel offices.
Create a curriculum vitae (CV).
ANS: A
A résumé provides a customized overview of details of a person‘s professional backgroun
d that relates specifically to a position for which the person is applying. Résumés advertise an
applicant‘s skills to a prospective employer. Unlike the CV, a résumé allows more styl istic
freedom and is often tailored to a specific employment position.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
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ation
2. Careers pass in five stages. In what order do the five stages occur?
a. Entry, learning, consolidation, commitment, withdrawal.
b. Learning, entry, commitment, consolidation, withdrawal.
c.
Learning, commitment, consolidation, entry, withdrawal.
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Deciding, learning, consolidation, com mitmen t, withdrawal.
d.
ANS: B
Learning, is an individual‘s introduction to a profession. The entry phase begins when newl
y graduated nurses select their first workplace. In the commitment phase, early career nurse
s clearly identify their likes and dislikes in terms of their professional practice options, locat
i on and overall work life balance. In the consolidation phase, nurses become comfortable w
i th their chosen career path and with their relationship between the personal and the profess
i onal dimensions of their career. In the withdrawal stage, nurses prepare for either taking o
n a new role in nursing and going back to the learning stage or retirement where they begin
t o think about what might come after nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze REF: Pages 551–
552 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
A nurse is applying for a new position. This position is one in which she will serve as a liai so
n between a hospital and a school of nursing. The nurse has to update her résumé to incl ud
e her teaching experience. The goal of creating a CV is to:
Have a listing of facts about your professional life.
Create an opportunity to be interviewed.
Respond quickly whenever a position becomes available.
Be certain that you can recall facts for a prospective position.
ANS: B
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A CV provides an all-
inclusive listing of your professional life and needs to be provided before an interview. A
CV is used mostly within research and education; therefore it is more applicable in this cas
e than a résumé because the position is a joint one between practice and education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
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nt
To develop a CV or résumé, a nurse should begin with:
Creating an opportunity to be interviewed.
Listing facts about his or her professional life.
Hiring someone to market himself or herself.
Identifying his or her name and contact information.
ANS: B
Typically, a CV begins with the name and contact information. The contact information sh
ould include the street address with postal code; phone numbers, designated by work, home
, and cell; fax number; email address; and if the nurse has one, a website address.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply
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ation
During performance appraisal interviews, Joanna‘s nurse manager notices Joanna‘s excite me
nt when she talks about how she has helped patients on a rehabilitation unit understan d t
he complexities of their regimens. When Joanna‘s nurse manager asks her about her car e
er path plans, Joanna says that she wants to become a nurse administrator. The best resp o
nse to Joanna would be:
a. NURSINGTB.COM
―Nursing administration is rewarding. What experiences would help you along thi
path?‖
―You do not appear excited about nursing administration. Unless you are excite
by that career path, I wouldn‘t advise going in that direction.‖
―You seem to find teaching others very rewarding. Have you considered that
as a possible career path?‖
―You are too inexperienced to consider administration. Work for a few years,
a nd then consider administration.‖
ANS: C
Joanna evidences excitement about teaching patients, and although administration could be
a rewarding path for her, education might be a better option for her to consider. Looking
at job aspects that are rewarding is helpful in determining which career direction to pursu
e.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply
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ation
Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
Find your fit in positions and a career path.
Maintain a professional status.
Act in a manner that is legal and ethical.
Understand the role expectations of a position.
ANS: A
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Being aware of your strengths is critical in determining what you will bring to a position a n
d can be used to find your fit and possible career path. Knowledge and experience are imp o
rtant in maintaining the privilege of belonging to a profession and of behaving ethically an d
legally.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 552 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessme
nt
You are offered an opportunity to take a temporary leave from your position as a nurs
manager to lead a technology implementation project. Which of the following reason
s for accepting the opportunity is most consistent with developing a solid career path?
You are pressured to do so by your supervisor.
The organization has no other suitable candidate for the position.
You have limited knowledge of information technology and no real interest,
b ut this will increase your knowledge.
Accepting a position outside of your established skill set may establish y
o u organizationally as an innovative, adaptable leader.
ANS: D
Although giving in to organizational or supervisory pressure may enhance your learning an
d organizational profile, what is to be gained needs to be assessed against your career goa
ls, interest, and aspirations. Increasing and expanding your skill set within defined career i
nterests is a valid reason to consider a chance opportunity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 554 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessme
nt
The primary difference between a résumé and a CV is that a résumé:
a. NURSINGTB.COM
Reflects your skills, knowledge, and background in relation to specific positions.
Offers a detailed listing of positions held and where positions were held.
Includes a long and detailed explanation of academic and work experience.
Provides contact information and focuses on your background, in general.
ANS: A
A résumé is a short, customized overview of your professional life that relates to the qualif
ications of specific positions and how you are able to match your background to the qualifi
cations that are desired. Provision of contact information is common to both the résumé and
the CV. Résumés are more effective if details of particular positions that have been held ar
e highlighted, in comparison with a detailed listing of positions held.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Page 559 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
Your vision is your dream for your career. Who do you wish to be as a nurse? To achieve this
vision you need to visualize steps to help you reach your desired path. Which of the fol lo wing
will help you achieve your vision?
Take advantage of an opportunity.
Select specific courses that support your vision.
Seek faculty with similar interest to your nursing career.
All of the options.
ANS: D
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Chapter 30: Leading and Managing Your Career
Waddell/Walton: Yoder-
Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing, Third Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A new graduate is seeking a new position in nursing and wants to ―sell‖ herself effective l
y. The best strategy is to:
Create a résumé.
Practise interviewing.
Call the personnel offices.
Create a curriculum vitae (CV).
ANS: A
A résumé provides a customized overview of details of a person‘s professional backgroun
d that relates specifically to a position for which the person is applying. Résumés advertise an
applicant‘s skills to a prospective employer. Unlike the CV, a résumé allows more styl istic
freedom and is often tailored to a specific employment position.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 559 TOP: Nursing Process: Implement
ation
2. Careers pass in five stages. In what order do the five stages occur?
a. Entry, learning, consolidation, commitment, withdrawal.
b. Learning, entry, commitment, consolidation, withdrawal.
c.
Learning, commitment, consolidation, entry, withdrawal.
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USNT
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Deciding, learning, consolidation, com mitmen t, withdrawal.
d.
ANS: B
Learning, is an individual‘s introduction to a profession. The entry phase begins when newl
y graduated nurses select their first workplace. In the commitment phase, early career nurse
s clearly identify their likes and dislikes in terms of their professional practice options, locat
i on and overall work life balance. In the consolidation phase, nurses become comfortable w
i th their chosen career path and with their relationship between the personal and the profess
i onal dimensions of their career. In the withdrawal stage, nurses prepare for either taking o
n a new role in nursing and going back to the learning stage or retirement where they begin
t o think about what might come after nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze REF: Pages 551–
552 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
A nurse is applying for a new position. This position is one in which she will serve as a liai so
n between a hospital and a school of nursing. The nurse has to update her résumé to incl ud
e her teaching experience. The goal of creating a CV is to:
Have a listing of facts about your professional life.
Create an opportunity to be interviewed.
Respond quickly whenever a position becomes available.
Be certain that you can recall facts for a prospective position.
ANS: B
,Yoder-Wise's Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing 3rd Edition Yoder-
vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb
A CV provides an all-
inclusive listing of your professional life and needs to be provided before an interview. A
CV is used mostly within research and education; therefore it is more applicable in this cas
e than a résumé because the position is a joint one between practice and education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 559 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessme
nt
To develop a CV or résumé, a nurse should begin with:
Creating an opportunity to be interviewed.
Listing facts about his or her professional life.
Hiring someone to market himself or herself.
Identifying his or her name and contact information.
ANS: B
Typically, a CV begins with the name and contact information. The contact information sh
ould include the street address with postal code; phone numbers, designated by work, home
, and cell; fax number; email address; and if the nurse has one, a website address.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply
REF: Page 554 TOP: Nursing Process: Implement
ation
During performance appraisal interviews, Joanna‘s nurse manager notices Joanna‘s excite me
nt when she talks about how she has helped patients on a rehabilitation unit understan d t
he complexities of their regimens. When Joanna‘s nurse manager asks her about her car e
er path plans, Joanna says that she wants to become a nurse administrator. The best resp o
nse to Joanna would be:
a. NURSINGTB.COM
―Nursing administration is rewarding. What experiences would help you along thi
path?‖
―You do not appear excited about nursing administration. Unless you are excite
by that career path, I wouldn‘t advise going in that direction.‖
―You seem to find teaching others very rewarding. Have you considered that
as a possible career path?‖
―You are too inexperienced to consider administration. Work for a few years,
a nd then consider administration.‖
ANS: C
Joanna evidences excitement about teaching patients, and although administration could be
a rewarding path for her, education might be a better option for her to consider. Looking
at job aspects that are rewarding is helpful in determining which career direction to pursu
e.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply
REF: Page 559 TOP: Nursing Process: Implement
ation
Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
Find your fit in positions and a career path.
Maintain a professional status.
Act in a manner that is legal and ethical.
Understand the role expectations of a position.
ANS: A
, Yoder-Wise's Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing 3rd Edition Yoder-
vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb
Being aware of your strengths is critical in determining what you will bring to a position a n
d can be used to find your fit and possible career path. Knowledge and experience are imp o
rtant in maintaining the privilege of belonging to a profession and of behaving ethically an d
legally.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 552 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessme
nt
You are offered an opportunity to take a temporary leave from your position as a nurs
manager to lead a technology implementation project. Which of the following reason
s for accepting the opportunity is most consistent with developing a solid career path?
You are pressured to do so by your supervisor.
The organization has no other suitable candidate for the position.
You have limited knowledge of information technology and no real interest,
b ut this will increase your knowledge.
Accepting a position outside of your established skill set may establish y
o u organizationally as an innovative, adaptable leader.
ANS: D
Although giving in to organizational or supervisory pressure may enhance your learning an
d organizational profile, what is to be gained needs to be assessed against your career goa
ls, interest, and aspirations. Increasing and expanding your skill set within defined career i
nterests is a valid reason to consider a chance opportunity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
REF: Page 554 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessme
nt
The primary difference between a résumé and a CV is that a résumé:
a. NURSINGTB.COM
Reflects your skills, knowledge, and background in relation to specific positions.
Offers a detailed listing of positions held and where positions were held.
Includes a long and detailed explanation of academic and work experience.
Provides contact information and focuses on your background, in general.
ANS: A
A résumé is a short, customized overview of your professional life that relates to the qualif
ications of specific positions and how you are able to match your background to the qualifi
cations that are desired. Provision of contact information is common to both the résumé and
the CV. Résumés are more effective if details of particular positions that have been held ar
e highlighted, in comparison with a detailed listing of positions held.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Page 559 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
Your vision is your dream for your career. Who do you wish to be as a nurse? To achieve this
vision you need to visualize steps to help you reach your desired path. Which of the fol lo wing
will help you achieve your vision?
Take advantage of an opportunity.
Select specific courses that support your vision.
Seek faculty with similar interest to your nursing career.
All of the options.
ANS: D
