Implementation: Phase 3

Goals

Short-term goals include setting specific action steps in order to achieve a specific aim.

Example

"I will contact two or three RNs to learn more about ED nursing over the next six weeks." It is helpful to set short-terms goals in every part of the career planning process. Short-term goals can take anywhere from two weeks to six months to complete.

Long-term goals can be set once you know your career direction.

Example

"To go back to graduate school and obtain a master's for the clinical nurse specialist." Long-term goals take anywhere from six months to two or three years.

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