C HAPTER 23: M ANAGING Y OUR C AREER
Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. You are offered an opportunit y 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 opportunit y 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 knowle dge 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 organizationall y as an innovative, adaptable leader.
ANS: D
Although giving into organ izational or supervisory pressure may bring
an enhanced learning and organizational profile, what is to be gained
needs to be assessed against your career goals, interest, and
aspirations. Increasing and expanding your skill set within defined
career interests is a valid reason to consider a chance opportunit y.
TOP: AONE competency: Professionalism
, 2. On your curriculum vitae, which of the following is the recommended
approach for listing employment and educational history information?
a. 1979 RN Diploma
1985 BScN
2002 MN
b. 2002 Mount Rush Health Center Staff Nurse
1997 Cedar Falls Clinic Staff Nurse
2007 Kilkarney Rehab Center Case Manager
c. 2007 MN
2005 BScN
d. 1997 Sturgeon County Hospital Head Nurse
2002 Sturgeon County Supervisor
2007 Sturgeon County Director
ANS: C
Information that is included in the body of the curriculum vitae should
always be in reverse chronological order so that the most recent and,
presumabl y, most relevant job information appears first.
TOP: AONE competency: Business Skills
3. Which of the following needs revision on a résumé or CV?
a. John Jones
87 Highway Drive
Cit y, MI 79110
b. M. Howes
Anyway Highway
Cit y, MO 77700
(H) 777-777-0000
Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. You are offered an opportunit y 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 opportunit y 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 knowle dge 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 organizationall y as an innovative, adaptable leader.
ANS: D
Although giving into organ izational or supervisory pressure may bring
an enhanced learning and organizational profile, what is to be gained
needs to be assessed against your career goals, interest, and
aspirations. Increasing and expanding your skill set within defined
career interests is a valid reason to consider a chance opportunit y.
TOP: AONE competency: Professionalism
, 2. On your curriculum vitae, which of the following is the recommended
approach for listing employment and educational history information?
a. 1979 RN Diploma
1985 BScN
2002 MN
b. 2002 Mount Rush Health Center Staff Nurse
1997 Cedar Falls Clinic Staff Nurse
2007 Kilkarney Rehab Center Case Manager
c. 2007 MN
2005 BScN
d. 1997 Sturgeon County Hospital Head Nurse
2002 Sturgeon County Supervisor
2007 Sturgeon County Director
ANS: C
Information that is included in the body of the curriculum vitae should
always be in reverse chronological order so that the most recent and,
presumabl y, most relevant job information appears first.
TOP: AONE competency: Business Skills
3. Which of the following needs revision on a résumé or CV?
a. John Jones
87 Highway Drive
Cit y, MI 79110
b. M. Howes
Anyway Highway
Cit y, MO 77700
(H) 777-777-0000
