Deck 31: Leading and Managing Your Career

Question 1

A new graduate is seeking a new position in nursing and wants to "sell" herself effectively.The best strategy is to:

A) Create a résumé.
B) Practise interviewing.
C) Call the personnel offices.
D) Create a curriculum vitae (CV).

Answer 1

Create a résumé.

Question 2

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 following will help you achieve your vision?

A) Take advantage of an opportunity.
B) Select specific courses that support your vision.
C) Seek faculty with similar interest to your nursing career.
D) All of the options.

Answer 2

All of the options.

Question 3

You demonstrate leadership when you? (Select all that apply.)

A) Volunteer.
B) Join committees.
C) Seek student membership.
D) Attend class.

Answer 3

Volunteer.
Join committees.
Seek student membership.

Question 4

Emily has completed an environmental scan.She is interested in being a nurse specialist in geriatrics particularly in dementia and Alzheimer care.Which of the findings in the environmental scan would most assist Emily in successfully fulfilling this vision?

A) The elder population is growing.
B) Long-term care facilities need more nurses.
C) Many nurses do not prefer to work in long-term care.
D) Dementia and Alzheimer disease in the elderly population continues to rise.

Question 5

An environmental scan is about looking outside yourself and into the world.What aspects would you include in an environmental scan? (Select all that apply.)

A) School.
B) Local.
C) National.
D) Global.
E) None of above

Question 6

You are offered an opportunity to take a temporary leave from your position as a nurse manager to lead a technology implementation project.Which of the following reasons for accepting the opportunity is most consistent with developing a solid career path?

A) You are pressured to do so by your supervisor.
B) The organization has no other suitable candidate for the position.
C) You have limited knowledge of information technology and no real interest,but this will increase your knowledge.
D) Accepting a position outside of your established skill set may establish you organizationally as an innovative,adaptable leader.

Question 7

During performance appraisal interviews,Joanna's nurse manager notices Joanna's excitement when she talks about how she has helped patients on a rehabilitation unit understand the complexities of their regimens.When Joanna's nurse manager asks her about her career path plans,Joanna says that she wants to become a nurse administrator.The best response to Joanna would be:

A) "Nursing administration is rewarding.What experiences would help you along this path?"
B) "You do not appear excited about nursing administration.Unless you are excited by that career path,I wouldn't advise going in that direction."
C) "You seem to find teaching others very rewarding.Have you considered that as a possible career path?"
D) "You are too inexperienced to consider administration.Work for a few years,and then consider administration."

Question 8

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.
D) Deciding,learning,consolidation,commitment,withdrawal.

Question 9

Activities that contribute to pursuing and developing a rewarding nursing career include? (Select all that apply.)

A) Travelling.
B) Education.
C) Volunteer work.
D) Work experience.

Question 10

To develop a CV or résumé,a nurse should begin with:

A) Creating an opportunity to be interviewed.
B) Listing facts about his or her professional life.
C) Hiring someone to market himself or herself.
D) Identifying his or her name and contact information.

Question 11

A nurse is applying for a new position.This position is one in which she will serve as a liaison between a hospital and a school of nursing.The nurse has to update her résumé to include her teaching experience.The goal of creating a CV is to:

A) Have a listing of facts about your professional life.
B) Create an opportunity to be interviewed.
C) Respond quickly whenever a position becomes available.
D) Be certain that you can recall facts for a prospective position.

Question 12

Management in relation to your career requires which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Setting goals.
B) Waiting for the right time.
C) Taking action with your career vision.
D) Engaging in activities to achieve career vision.

Question 13

A self-assessment is about looking inside yourself.You would not consider developing a care plan without a thorough assessment,and so it does not make sense to develop your own career plan without a thorough self-assessment.Reflect on the question,"Who am I?" What information would be included in this phase? (Select all that apply.)

A) Professional and personal values.
B) Knowledge.
C) Skills.
D) Achievements.
E) None of above

Question 14

The number of career options for nurses has increased dramatically.Which of the following are a potential opportunity for a nursing career? (Select all that apply.)

A) Working with philanthropic organizations.
B) Working as a pharmaceutical company representative.
C) Taking on a political role.
D) Providing counselling.
E) None of above

Question 15

Career planning and development is a process.Which of the following are critical aspects of career planning? (Select all that apply.)

A) Creating a career vision.
B) Assess strengths and limitations.
C) Develop a plan.
D) Visit your plan monthly.

Question 16

What is essential for student nurses to achieve under the Career Planning Model? (Select all that apply.)

A) To develop the skill and capacity to lead and manage their own career.
B) To foster each student's ability to shape their engagement in their nursing education to achieve their unique career goals.
C) To find the best job possible.
D) To approach their learning with intention and personal commitment.

Question 17

The primary difference between a résumé and a CV is that a résumé:

A) Reflects your skills,knowledge,and background in relation to specific positions.
B) Offers a detailed listing of positions held and where positions were held.
C) Includes a long and detailed explanation of academic and work experience.
D) Provides contact information and focuses on your background,in general.

Question 18

What is essential for student nurses to achieve under the Career Planning Model? (Select all that apply.)

A) To develop the skill and capacity to lead and manage their own career.
B) To foster each student's ability to shape their engagement in their nursing education to achieve their unique career goals.
C) To find the best job possible.
D) To approach their learning with intention and personal commitment.

Question 19

Knowing your professional strengths is important to:

A) Find your fit in positions and a career path.
B) Maintain a professional status.
C) Act in a manner that is legal and ethical.
D) Understand the role expectations of a position.

Question 20

Regardless of the stage one may be at in their career,career planning is a continuous process of? (Select all that apply.)

A) Moving from job to job.
B) Visioning.
C) Goal-setting.
D) Self-assessment.

Question 21

A strategic career plan is a blueprint for action.Similar to a care plan,it consists of the identification of goals,action steps,resources,timelines,and evaluation of success.What are the critical aspects of planning? (Select all that apply.)

A) Action steps.
B) Resources.
C) Reality check.
D) Career goals.

Question 22

Waddell et al.(2009)reported that the curriculum-based CPD intervention continued to have a positive impact on intervention participants 12 months postgraduation who reported attitudes and behaviours consistent with ongoing career resilience.Which of the findings apply? (Select all that apply.)

A) Able to adapt to ever-changing workplaces.
B) Able engage in self-directed opportunities for professional growth.
C) Able to seek external support.
D) Able to respond positively to their work environments.

Question 23

The following components are approached to marketing yourself.(Select all that apply.)

A) Making yourself visible.
B) Establishing a network
C) Acquiring a mentor.
D) Developing written and verbal communication skills.
E) None of above