January 2023
Table of Contents VOL . 70 , NO . 1
Departments & Columns
3 EDITORIAL
5 NEWS What ’ s happening at NSNA and in the nursing world ?
6 MEMBERSHIP Membership Committee chair Crystal Nettles explains Project InTouch program , applying for constituency status , and the Annual Convention .
10 HAPPENINGS COLUMN By Tiffinei Lee-Huertas
13 FNSNA Learn more about FNSNA scholarships and fundraising events .
21 NOMINATING AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Information on how to run from the floor at the NSNA Convention
26 UP CLOSE CLOUMN : BREAKING THROUGH TO HER NURSING CAREER By Abigail Borland
Features
15 NURSING RESEARCH : NOT AS BORING AS YOU MIGHT THINK By Betsy Chambers and Suzanne Prevost
18 RÉSUMÉ OR CURRICULUM VITAE ? YOU NEED BOTH ! By Diane J . Mancino
23 MINIMIZING RISK AS YOU ADVANCE YOUR CAREER By Cynthia Saver and Georgia Reiner
29 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING : CAREER SPRINGBOARD … OR NURSING SPECIALTY … OR BOTH ? By Andie V . Melendez
31 NURSING SPECIALTIES 2023 CAREER PLANNING GUIDE
67 NURSING ORGANIZATIONS
71 REFLECTIONS COLUMN : A NURSING STUDENT ’ S PERSPECTIVE OF A PATIENT ’ S DEATH By Erika Gotway
Advertising Index
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