In another post, I outlined the differences between a résumé and a curriculum vitae (CV), and described the different résumé style formats you could use. In this post, I’ll give you 6 tips for writing a nursing résumé that will get you noticed when searching for your first – or
Congratulations to those of you who are getting ready to graduate! An exciting career in nursing awaits you. One of the tools you’ll need to get a job is a professional résumé. This post is part of a series on career strategies and examines the differences between a résumé and
In my nursing programs, all formal papers had to be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guidelines. So I learned APA style, as required. I really learned it. Other than revisions for a new edition, once I learned APA, I didn’t have to learn it again — I
It’s here! With a 2020 copyright date, and after almost 10 years, the new Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (AKA the APA Manual) is here! This post tells you what’s new in the 7th edition and how to navigate the vast amount of information contained within. Remember that as
I’ve gotten questions from students and readers about how to list their credentials, so I thought I’d give you some quick tips based on what I was taught and from my experience as an editorial board member. This post discusses why credentials are important, how to list your credentials for
As a nursing student, you will be required to submit many written assignments in the form of care plans, reports, reflection papers, journal entries, research papers, and the like. In all of these assignments, your attention to grammar and spelling will be essential to getting your point across and getting
I’ve had multiple emails from concerned faculty members about the dangers of predatory journals for students and aspiring authors. Predatory journal sounds scary, no? Yes! Students citing from predatory journals or faculty publishing to them are laying themselves open to intellectual theft. In this post, I talk about what predatory journals
All nurses are expected to base their practice on established evidence. The generation of evidence in the form of research studies is the strongest type of evidence upon which to base nursing practice. Researchers use the phases of the research process to guide the design and development of their research
One way to focus your work projects is to “chunk” your work. This post will give you 8 tips for breaking your next work or school project into chunks so that you can decrease the overwhelm, see your progress going forward, and have the satisfaction of crossing steps off your
Original full-text post: August 21, 2017; Edited 9/26/2021 Readers, I’ve had the full-text of this post available free since 2017. I have since truncated this post because I have this and other information about applying to nursing school collected for you in one valuable 44-page resource – my eBook. Please
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