Negotiation or Building and Managing a Career in Nursing

Negotiation: Readings, Exercises, and Cases

Author: Roy J J Lewicki

Negotiation is a critical skill needed for effective management. NEGOTIATION: READINGS EXERCISES, AND CASES, 5/e takes an experiential approach and explores the major concepts and theories of the psychology of bargaining and negotiation, and the dynamics of interpersonal and inter-group conflict and its resolution. It is relevant to a broad spectrum of management students, not only human resource management or industrial relations candidates. It contains approximately 50 readings, 32 exercises, 9 cases and 5 questionnaires.

Look this: A Dignified Life or The Healing Promise of Qi

Building and Managing a Career in Nursing: Strategies for Advancing Your Career

Author: Terry Miller

This unique new book offers a comprehensive exploration of career management for nurses. The book covers the life span of a career in nursing -- from discovering and developing a career to changing and reclaiming a career. The author Terry Miller and 13 expert contributors explore each of these stages from theoretical and practical perspectives, with research-based tools and strategies and real-life examples throughout, illustrating how nurses have successfully managed their careers. This book provides insightful coverage of many issues crucial to a successful career in nursing. A separate unit on reclaiming one's career includes three unique chapters on the stalled career, the impaired career, and overcoming damage and building new credibility. The final two chapters address the importance of building support networks and mentoring. The book also provides discussions on inquiry letters, resumes, CVs and how to complete a successful interview, with examples of each. Whether you are thinking about a career in nursing, changing careers within nursing or leaving nursing, this book will be a valuable resource to help you make better, more informed decisions regarding your career development.

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Reviewer: Betsy Frank, RN, PhD (Indiana State University School of Nursing)
Description: This book focuses on how to develop one's personal chosen profession, nursing, into a lifetime career. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of career development.
Purpose: The purpose is to present career development from five aspects: discovering a career, developing a career, changing a career, reclaiming a career, and using tools for career decision-making. Given that many nurses are unaccustomed to thinking about nursing as a career, rather than a job, this book is a welcome addition to the professional development literature.
Audience: This book is aimed at those considering a nursing career, students enrolled in nursing programs, beginning practitioners, and seasoned professionals. Those who are well established in their careers but need to become reinvigorated will find this book quite useful, as will those nearing retirement. Non-nurses will also find this book helpful as the theoretical information presented is important for any person who is building and managing his career.
Features: Each chapter discusses a different aspect of career development and is written by well respected nursing professionals. All topics are presented with a strong theoretical foundation. Particularly valuable are the first person accounts of career development patterns and challenges.
Assessment: Any nurse or prospective nurse will find this book extremely useful. Faculty will want to include this book in RN BS transition courses, senior undergraduate seminars and graduate role development courses. Unit I, Discovering Your Career, provides a strong basis for class discussions in introduction to nursing courses.

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody

Table of Contents:

	Contributors	vi
	Foreword	x
	Introduction	xii
Unit I	Discovering a Career
Chapter 1	Work Versus Career	3
Chapter 2	Overview of the Career Creation Process	19
Chapter 3	Shape and Direction	41
Chapter 4	Stages of Careers	63
Chapter 5	Change at the Personal Level	81
Chapter 6	Career Opportunities	99
Unit II	Developing a Career
Chapter 7	The Humanistic Career Pathway	113
Chapter 8	The Opportunistic Career Pathway	123
Chapter 9	Achieving Balance	131
Chapter 10	Marketplace, Culture, Politics and Timing	145
Unit III	Changing a Career
Chapter 11	Experiencing Career Discontent	161
Chapter 12	Personal Values and Identity: Basis for Career Change	171
Chapter 13	Crossing Borders: International Careers in Nursing	187
Chapter 14	Assessing Readiness for Job/Career Change	203
Chapter 15	A New Mission with New Career Goals	215
Chapter 16	How to Transition: Moving From Where You Were to Where You Want to Be	233
Unit IV	Reclaiming a Career
Chapter 17	The Stalled/Delayed Career	251
Chapter 18	The Impaired Career	271
Chapter 19	Overcoming Damage and Building New Credibility	287
Unit V	Useful Tools for Career Decision-Making
Chapter 20	Searching: Where and How to Locate Employment	305
Chapter 21	Matching: Locating the Right Position	321
Chapter 22	Choosing: Interviewing and Developing Resumes/CVs	333
Chapter 23	Building Support and Establishing Networks: Referrals and References	365
Chapter 24	Mentoring	379
	Index	397