Research MLA Citations

1. Pakieser-Reed, Katherine. Night Shift Nursing: Savvy Solutions for a Healthy Lifestyle. (***):  Sigma Theta Tau International, 2013. Print.

2. Karnick, Paula. The Elusive Profession Called Nursing. (***): SAGE Publications, 2014. Print.

3. Rajapaksa, Sushama; Rothstein, William. Factors that Influence the Decisions of Men and Women Nurses to Leave Nursing. Philadelphia: Blackwell Publishing LTD., 2009. Print.

(***) - Could not locate the city of publication, not sure what to insert for this spot, any thoughts?

Research Topic

For my research paper I am going to research everything that I have questioned about proceeding through nursing school and the potential career options after school. Some questions that I intend to find answers to are..
1. Do many current nursing students take classes over the summer?
2. Are there many students that work while they are going through clinicals?
3. Why do most nurses choose nursing?
4. What is the average salary in this particular area?
5. What is the potential job outlook; Chances of getting job after college
6. What is the best state to practice nursing in, for money purposes?
7. Can your RN license transfer from state to state?
8. Do students tend to live on campus during clinicals?
9. What do the average nursing shifts look like?
10. What is the most effective way to study for clinicals?

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Two Conflicting Paths

          In the column, “The Summoned Self”, the author is writing about two different styles of living ones’ life. He writes about the “Well-Planned Life”, which is a life lived with a plan for everything. Living this lifestyle means that someone has a set idea for their whole life and have a plan set up for every situation they encounter so they can achieve that goal. While the “Summoned Life” is about essentially going with the flow. Someone living this lifestyle will just go about life nonchalantly and deal with situations as they arise. They live their lives day to day and what they do with their lives is dependent on what circumstances they are given. The author shifts from one idea to the next, he does not intertwine the two ideas, but explains the same concepts, just with different viewpoints. He cites Clayton Christensen and his explanation on the “Well-Planned Life”. The idea of a summoned life seems to come from his own ideas, since he does not cite any other authors. The author seemingly is explaining that one should not live their lives based off of a formula, but rather to live their live as situations arise and just do what comes naturally in the situation presented.