Identifying Professional Goals and Promoting Career Development in Nursing Students Through Reflection and Simulation
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Santina Abbate1, Kathleen M Gambino, Paula M Timoney
1About the Authors The authors are affiliated with Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. Santina Abbate, PhD, MPA, RN, NE-BC, is clinical assistant professor and coordinator, Stony Brook Nursing Student Internship Program, Stony Brook University School of Nursing. Kathleen M. Gambino, EdD, RN, is clinical associate professor and program director, Registered Nurse to Baccalaureate Program and Registered Nurse to Master's Program, Stony Brook University School of Nursing. Paula M. Timoney, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, is clinical associate professor and chair, Graduate Studies in Nursing Organization and Leadership, and director, Master's in Nursing Leadership Program and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Programs, Stony Brook University School of Nursing. Anna-Marie Wellins, DNP, MEd, ANP-C, is clinical associate professor and director, Master of Nursing Education Program, Stony Brook University School of Nursing. Marianna Savoca, PhD, is associate vice president for career readiness & experiential education, Career Center, and research associate professor, School of Professional Development, Stony Brook University Melville Library. Urszula Zalewski, MBA, MS, is director of experiential education, Career Center, Stony Brook University Melville Library. For more information, contact Dr. Gambino at kathleen.gambino@stonybrook.edu .
Abstract:
Career planning is an important but often neglected component of a nursing program curriculum. To increase retention and encourage professional advancement at the school of nursing of a large, public university in the Northeast, a virtual simulated career development day was established to provide students with the tools needed to navigate the job acquisition process and secure appropriate employment. Course outcomes and student feedback indicated that a successful transition to practice and advancement to higher levels of professional nursing can be promoted through the development of superior interviewing skills, a strong resume, and insight regarding one's professional goals and values.
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