Exam 27: Managing Your Career

A functional résumé focuses on:

To enhance team leadership skills for your team leaders, you arrange opportunities for:

A nurse manager has been employed in the same facility for 20 years and has held the same position.This career style is known as:

To develop a curriculum vitae, or résumé, a nurse must develop a personal data file.The goal of a personal data file is to:

Steady state styles would be most likely in which of the following situations?

On your curriculum vitae, which of the following is the recommended approach for listing employment and educational history information?

In preparing for a fair interview process as a hiring manager, you should:

A well-written letter of resignation is critical to:

Which of the following needs revision on a résumé or CV?

Thomas has been a nurse in your ICU for 10 years.In facilitating Thomas' professional development, the nurse manager would focus on:

During an interview for a manager's position, you find the supervisor and staff unfriendly.Responses to questions are met with vague responses.After the interview, you decide not to pursue the position.What follow-up, if any, is most appropriate?

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 must update her résumé to include her teaching experience.The goal of creating a curriculum vitae is to:

A cover letter and a résumé together should be no longer than ________ page(s).

An experienced staff nurse applies for a distinct position of patient advocate at a new clinic.Based on the various tools available to her, which of the following should she bring to her interview to best present her skills?

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

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

An example of a career is: (Select all that apply.)

Knowing your professional strengths is important to:

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