Career Paper: Neonatal Nurse

  

PAPER 20%

· Based on the results of the career assessments/inventories, along with their personal interests, students will pick a career to research.

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· 1st     paragraph - WHAT IS IT?

o What is the     career? What does this career look like (i.e. what are the job’s duties; what does     a typical day entail)?

o What     professional skills are required? What experience is required?

o Who are the     top organizations that offer the job?

o How much is the average income? 

o How prevalent (common) is this career today? What     is the present demand for this career? Will there be a strong demand (job     growth) for that career in the future? What are the trends that could     influence the demand in the future? 

o Is this career regional (specific to certain     parts of the country/world)? Will there be local jobs in that field, or     will you have to relocate? 

o What     chances of advancement/promotion are there in this career? What is the     typical career path of the job?

· 2nd     paragraph - HOW WILL YOU GET THERE?

o What amount of college/university work (degree     type) is required? What type of educational degree is most useful?

§ How long will this education take? (i.e. will     you have to work fulltime/PT/not at all and how many courses can you take     in 1 semester)

§ How much money $ will this education require?     Where will you get the money? (i.e. grants, loans, scholarships, parents,     work)

o Are there internships available that will expose you     to the job so you can try it out?

o Do you know     anyone who currently has that job? If so, what advice can/will they share?

· 3rd     paragraph - WHAT WILL IT DO FOR YOUR     FUTURE?

o Based on your inventory results and knowledge     of yourself, do you have what it takes to be successful in that field?  Who will this career serve?

o What is the personal value of this career?     Will you find satisfaction in that career and will it be fulfilling? 

o Will the job pay enough to maintain the kind     of lifestyle you want? (marriage, children, house, cars, vacations, charity,     retirement, savings)

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The student must turn in a 2-3 page research paper over the career topic. In addition, the student must turn in a Works Cited page. The paper should address some of the following…

· The paper must be typed (black ink, white paper), 12 point font, 1 inch margins, and double spaced. It should be left justified with new paragraphs/sections tabbed/indented.  The paper must be written in MLA 8 format. 

· The title of the paper should be the career you are researching. See Purdue Owl at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/ for helpful information on formatting your paper. You can get help at www.easybib.com for help with citations. Citations MUST be included in MLA 8 format (if there are no citations, you have plagiarized). You should have in-text citations and a Works Cited page which must be done using the MLA 8 format.

The entire paper (text of paper and Works Cited page) must be in MLA 8 format