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Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, Gannett Healthcare Group’s career advice columnist and president of Cardillo & Associates, is a keynote speaker, author of "Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional" and "The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career", entrepreneur, and master of the career universe.

She brings more than 20 years of clinical, management, and business experience to her role as career guru.

Cardillo, a top-rated speaker at Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek Career Fairs, takes a down-to-earth approach to career advice.

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• Are you coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the near future?
• Are there any scholarships that I could look into for a certification class in Boston?
• I have 28 years of experience but am having trouble finding a job. Any advice?
• How do I address getting fired because of a medication error on my résumé?
• I would like to train for the OR. How do I find fellowships for experienced RNs?
• What should a recent grad do about having trouble finding employment?
• I have sensitivity to latex products. Should I be looking for work outside an ED or critical care environment?
• I am 69 and have a BSN, but I’d like to return to school for an MSN. Am I too old?
• I want to go further into the nursing field. What should I do to find a job quickly?
• I would like to get back into case management. Do you have any advice?
• How do I move beyond a checkered work history?
• How can I combine my nursing experience; educational background; and interest in travel, writing, and research into a new job?
• I am from China and want to become an RN in the U.S. How should I proceed?
• Is an online refresher course with no clinical portion sufficient to get me back to work?
• I want to leave bedside nursing. What would be a good job for me?
• I am completing an RN refresher course after some time away because of health issues. Is there a place for me in nursing?
• Can I go to nursing school if I don't have the money? Are there free nursing programs?
• I recently found out my license was erroneously placed on the Employee Disqualification List. What should I do?
• I am a new grad and have applied to several hospitals without getting responses or requests for interviews. What can I do to get some experience?
• I want to venture into case management and am planning to relocate to another state. Where do I begin?

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