Career Planning
Career Planning
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 200 points REQUIREMENTS 1. Write a 4-5 page essay that includes the
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followingcomponents: § Transitioninto the ProfessionalNursing Role: Identify actionsto be considered in the transition from student to BSN graduate nurse including: • Identify the state in which the studentis seeking employment. • Detail a minimum of three (3) criteria set forth by the Board of Nursing for obtaining an RN license in thatstate. • Research and identify three (3) positions/employers the student could work for as a new graduate BSN in the geographic area the student is seeking employment. Identify motivatorsand NR452 Capstone Course NR452 RUA Career Planning Guidelines V2.docx March 8, 2018 KL 2 possible detractors for working in those positions/with the selected employers. o Hint: Check out the LiquidCompassjob board to identify New Graduate nursing positions in your geographic area. LiquidCompass is available in CareerCare under the ‘Additional Resources’ tab. • Provide the details of what is required to submit an application for the positionsidentified above. • Determine career goals through the completion of a Career Assessment Profile in CareerCare. • Holistic Life Balance: Provide a description of the ways in which the student intends to maintain holistic balance in their personal life as well as in the role of professional nurse within the first year and at five years. • Stressors and Challenges: Identify known stressors and anticipated challenges as well as plans for managing each of them within the first year and at five years. Career Services can provide assistance with this assignment element (i.e., How do I get to where I want to go in nursing? What are my goals? What challenges must be addressed to reach my goals? etc.). • Lifelong Learning: Determine a plan for lifelong learning and educational development anticipated within the first year and at fiveyears. o This plan can include, but is not limited to, specialty certification, advanced nursing education, and the pursuit of formal education outside of the nursing discipline. • Professional Contributions: Summarize plans for (a) contributing to at least one professional nursing community as well as the student’s general community in the healthcare professional role within the first year and at five years, and (b) examining the need for the student’s own professional nursing development related to monitoring outcomes data for patient quality & safety (i.e., how do I need to develop to better assess data that helps me deliver safe patient care and improve the quality of that care?). • Scholarly Resources: o A minimumof three (3) peer-reviewedscholarly sources are required in support of this assignment. o A minimumof one (1) professional nursing organization website or Board of Nursing website is required in supportof this assignment. PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT • Maximum of 4-5 pagesincluding the title page and the reference page. • Students may find the following list of resources helpful in completing the assignment: oAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center at http://www.nursecredentialing.org/certification.as… o Board of Nursing Contact at https://www.ncsbn.org/contact-bon.htm oHolistic Nursing at http://www.ahna.org/About-Us/What-is-Holistic-Nurs… o National Council of State Boards of Nursing at https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm o Nursing Community at http://www.thenursingcommunity.org/ o Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at http://www.rwjf.org/ oSigma Theta Tau International at http://www.nursingsociety.org • Update Career Assessment Profile o To complete the profile access CareerCare through yourst
