Lisa Chee

NURS362 Professional Development Plan Template & Guidelines

Purpose: The purpose of the PDP is to assist you in conceptualizing the development of your professional nursing career in a
succinct and organized manner.
Goal Statement: To develop skills, experience, and knowledge as a professional nurse in a variety of health care settings and
specialties that demonstrate increasingly complex and comprehensive care.
Elements
Objectives: Describe what you
want to accomplish in your first
two years in practice.

Plans/Strategies: Describe the

actions that you will take to
achieve your objective.

Clinical Practice
After graduating KCC
with my Associates of
Science degree in
Nursing, I plan to obtain
employment as a RN as
part of a new RN
graduate program in
medical-surgical
nursing, possibly at
Kuakini hospital.

After obtaining my
Bachelors of Science
degree in Nursing, I
would like to transfer to
Kapiolani Medical
Center for Women and
Children and obtain a
RN position in pediatric
nursing, perhaps in
Wilcox and/or Carter
units.

For Kuakini, I will apply

for open positions via
the Kuakini Health
systems.

Leadership
To select and observe
one role model in
charge nurse/ nurse
manager role.
To educate and to
advocate for my
patients.

To observe how charge

nurses/ nurse
managers effectively
assign patients and

Professional Development
Transfer to University of
Hawaii at Manoa (UHM)
and obtain my
Bachelors of Science
degree in Nursing
through the consortium
program
To gain experience
working as a RN within
the local community
within the first year of
graduating KCC.
If I am unable to secure
an RN position in
Hawaii, possibly
relocate to the e
mainland after
completing my BSN
degree at UHM.

Currently accepted by
UHM and UHMs
School of Nursing and
Dental Hygiene

Lisa Chee

For Kuakini, I will also

try to obtain a position
via connection with
nurses employed at the
facility.
For Kapiolani, I will
apply for open positions
in the Hawaii Pacific
Health system.

Strengths: Describe the strong

points about yourself that make
you such a great nurse.

Skills/competencies: Describe
the skills and competencies
you bring to the role.

Strong value in integrity

Caring
Compassionate
Interpersonal skills
Hard working
Quick learner
Efficient multi-tasker

8 years of health care

experience as a
medical assistant
(assist patient with
check in process, vital
signs, chief complaints;
assist doctor w/ various
in office procedures,
prepare injections) and
medical clerk in an
OBGYN clinic.
Experience w/ various

tasks to members of the

healthcare team.
To deliver safe,
competent and quality
nursing care ethically,
professionally,
knowledgeably and
compassionately.
To educate patients
and their families and to
empower them to make
their own healthcare
decisions.
To be an effective team
player

Being mindful of
patients and their
healthcare needs
Adhering to facility
policy and procedures
Utilizing Evidencebased research in my
nursing practice

Experience in various
leadership roles in high
school and
undergraduate studies
(e.g. junior class
treasurer, homecoming
committee chair,
biology club treasurer)
Effective leader working
in a private practice
OBGYN clinic. Delegate
tasks to colleagues.

department, and
submitted my deposit
for Spring 2015.
Will ensure health
documents are
submitted by the due
date and will enroll in
courses accordingly

Goal setter
Life-long learner;
previous Bachelors
degree in Biology
Commitment to self
improvement

Professional and
effective
communication
between
interdisciplinary health
care providers (e.g.
colleagues, physicians,
OT/PT, etc)
Therapeutically
communicating with
patient and family
members

Lisa Chee

Areas targeted for growth:

From your own self
assessment, describe what
areas in yourself that you
would like to strengthen.

Electronic Medical
Records (EMR)
systems (e.g. EPIC,
Medinotes, Akamai,
Powerchart)
Direct patient care
experience from clinical
rotations (e.g. long-term
care, acute medicalsurgical care, maternity,
and pediatrics).
Experience
administering injections,
hanging IV piggybacks,
NG tube care,
discontinuing foleys,
utilizing medical
equipment (e.g. O2
therapy, wound vacs,
sequential compression
devices, J-tube drains,
T-tube drains, etc).

To improve on my time
management skills
To improve on effective
communication skills
To be more assertive
To advocate for my
patient(s)
To gain more hands-on
experience with various
nursing skills (e.g. foley
insertion, wound care,
etc)

Team leader
experience during
medical/surgical clinical
rotations. Assisted
colleagues and ensured
tasks were completed
and documented in a
timely manner.
Being an effective team
player to ensure tasks
are followed through
and completed in a
timely manner

Being attentive to my
patient(s) at the
bedside

Assertiveness in
delegating tasks
Practice with
confidence

To be more assertive
To delegate tasks to
CNAs, LPNs for
effective time
management
To gain experience and
competency as a RN
To understand pts
priority concerns for
admission, and to
effectively prioritize
care for that patient

Lisa Chee