Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifying personal and professional strengths and opportunities for future development -- Joining professional nursing organizations to grow personally and professionally -- Portfolio development : an essential tool for professional advancement and recognition -- Validating one's distinction when seeking professional recognition -- Selecting appropriate nominators and sponsors -- Admission to graduate school : crafting successful applications -- How to land fellowships and internships by expressing your professional best -- Expressing your professional best through persuasive communication -- Advocating for professional nursing organizations -- Expressing your professional best : one of nursing's best : her personal journey.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.