title: A reflective approach to career trajectory in advanced practice nursing.
abstract: Opportunities in nursing continue to expand. Advanced practice nurses today have greater control over the scope of their practice and can look forward to mapping a career pathway using personal and professional talents and interests. This article offers a reflective process approach to evaluating and relating career satisfaction and satisfactoriness to personal development needs. Through implementation of the suggested reflective exercise, a 3- to 5-year career plan can be constructed that will guide change and affect growth for the advanced practice nurse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Vancouver, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*