D 08 Professional Career Planning

Tuesday, 13 July 2010: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
Moderator
Jean S. Shinners, PhD, RN, CCRN, Cross Country University, Cross Country Healthcare, Boca Raton, FL
1:45 PM
Nursing Students' Professional Career Preferences; A Turkish Study

Memnun Seven, RN, MSc
Aygül Akyüz, RN, PhD
Gülden Güvenç, RN, PhD
Nese Sever, RN, MSc
Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing Department, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey

2:05 PM
Nurses as Directors of Their Own Professional Learning Paths

Gerard Brekelmans, RN, MSc
Department Education and Research, University Hospital Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2:25 PM
Efficacy of a Career Planning and Development Program in Engaging Nursing Students in their Academic and Professional Nursing Careers

Janice Waddell, PhD, RN1
Justine N. Navarro, MN, RN2
Genevieve Canizares, BScN, RN2
Gianina Gaitana, BScN, RN2
Yohetsor Hargoe3
1School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
3Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing- 4th BScN yr student, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada