How to stay focused on your career goals
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How to stay focused on your career goals

Yvonne Covell Health journalist

A guide to setting achievable objectives that will help progress your nursing career, with tips on SMART goals, staying on track, and finding a coach or mentor

Setting the right goals to take you through to the next stage of your career can be a useful tool for nurses. Whether your goal is to complete your master’s degree, obtain a senior-level nursing job or fit in more time for self-care to help you cope with work-related stress, our guide can help you set and achieve realistic goals.

Nursing Standard. 39, 6, 28-29. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.6.28.s11

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