TY - SER AU - Laskowski-Jones, Linda. TI - Going the extra mile SN - 0360-4039 PY - 2015/// KW - Employment KW - psychology KW - Nursing staff KW - Professional development KW - Volunteerism KW - Public participation KW - Nurses KW - Careers KW - United States N1 - Nursing N2 - Laskowski-Jones talks about professional growth in nursing career. When she thinks back on her own career, some of the richest experiences stemmed from volunteer and professional activities for which she never expected to be paid. What immediately come to mind are the friendships, the knowledge and skills, the networks and connections with people, and the opportunities that wouldn't have been possible otherwise. One experience often paves the way for others as ability expertise, and character are honed ER -