title: Maximizing Opportunities in Your Career: Lessons From a Magnet® Nurse of the Year.
abstract: This month's Magnet® Perspectives column is authored by one of the winners of the 2015 Magnet Nurse of the Year award. Cathy Cartwright, a pediatric clinical nurse specialist in neurosurgery, reflects on lessons learned during her nursing career by taking advantage of opportunities and persevering to maximize her impact on patient care.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurosurgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Cathy C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cartwright
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002321:Career Choice; D009740:Nursing Staff; D012956:Societies, Nursing