Where Do I Go From Here? Exploring Your Career Alternatives Within and Beyond Clinical Nursing
B. Hafner. Philadelphia, PA; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2002. 219 pp., $28.95. (800) 638-3030, LWW.com/nursing.
This guidebook and workbook resembles a self-contained set of workshops with a career counselor. Informative for the practicing nurse who is contemplating a professional change of direction, or the nurse in mid-career looking for somewhere new to apply the clinical skills and experience of nursing, it offers helpful exercises and encouraging stories from nurses who are in another place with their careers.
Areas explored include medicine, law, psychology, complementary therapies, management, sales and marketing, and more. The book provides practical steps for the nurse to use in implementing the transition. Extensive appendices list resources and references, and contact information to promote and inspire the nurse's plan.
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