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How people are in one area of their life is a good indication of how they are in another area of their life. If you’re honest with your children, then you’re probably honest with your boss. If you put your full effort into completing a project at work, then you’re going to put your full effort into playing a board game when you get home. And if you’re an attentive student in nursing school, they’re you’re probably going to be a nurse who employers are looking for.

So if you’re in nursing school now, notice your approach to school; it will be quite revealing of the kind of worker you’re going to be. For instance, if you turn your phone off before class begins, that says something different about you than if you just put your phone on vibrate in case someone texts you, which would give you something to fiddle with in case class gets boring.

Do you ask questions in class, always trying to think about the material in a new way? Or do you just sit in the back of the room and absorb? In the field, this could mean the difference between being a cog in a system and an innovator.

Do you even show up to class every day? Or are you ready and even willing to blow off class because it’s “no big deal,” anyway? If you do the latter, maybe this doesn’t mean that you’ll skip work, but maybe you won’t think it’s such a big deal if you’re ten minutes late. Other people, however, will think it’s a big deal.

In short, the qualities that employers are looking for are the same qualities that you can develop and bolster while getting your nursing certification. You’ll leave no doubt in your future employer’s mind that you’re attentive, inquisitive, punctual, and a hard worker because these are qualities that you’ve radiated while in school.

Perhaps more importantly, these are qualities that your instructors notice. They know who asks the questions, and they know who plays their phones like a piano, and when making a recommendation, they have no problem telling employers about either.