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Advancing Your Nursing Degree by Debra A. Wolff, DNS, PCNP, RN is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Advancing Your Nursing Degree about?

Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 16 Share Advancing Your Nursing Degree: The Experienced Nurse’s Guide to Returning to School -1 Unit I: Starting the Journey 18 Chapter 1: Introduction—The Initial Steps 20 Why Wait? Make the Decision 20 What Is Behind the Impetus for Advanced Education? 21 You Are Not Alone 22 Stages of Change 23 You Can Do This! 25 Summary 25 References 25 Chapter 2: The Decisional Balance 28 What Motivates Nurses to Return to School? 28 What Barriers Do Nurses Encounter? 36 What Fears Do Nurses Express? 47 What Facilitates a Nurse’s Return to School? 48 Weighing the Pros and Cons 49 Tipping the Decisional Balance 50 Summary 51 References 51 Chapter 3: Choices, Choices, Choices 56 Selection Process 56 Selecting a Nursing Program 76 Course Selection 85 Communication 89 Clinical Experiences 90 Summary 92 References 92 Chapter 4: The Application Process 98 The Application 98 Admission Selection Process 100 Transcript 102 Accepting Previous Credits/Transfer of Credits 104 Letters of Recommendation 106 Entrance Tests 108 Curriculum Vitae/Résumé 109 Cover Letter or Personal Statement 109 Essay 110 Interview 111 Other Requirements 113 Acc

Author

Debra A. Wolff, DNS, PCNP, RN

Language

EN