Graduate School and Beyond: Paths to Educational and Professional Advancement

Activity Summary

Nurses considering graduate school have a variety of degree and specialty options to consider. This intermediate session explores different opportunities for graduate school education and future career advancement, including some options you may not have considered. Learn what makes a strong graduate school application and strategies to prepare yourself for success in graduate school and beyond.

Objectives

Describe different graduate degrees, specialties, and career paths available to nurses considering advanced education.
Identify professional interests and priorities and consider how they align with different graduate-level nursing careers.
Devise a strategy to prepare for success in graduate school and beyond.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.