NURS 362

Sun Young Helmer

NURS 362 Professional Development Plan

Goal Statement
To develop knowledge, skills, and experience as a competent and effective professional healthcare provider in
critical care nursing

Elements

Clinical Practice

Leadership

Objective(s)
in the next two years

Obtain employment
as a RN or LPN or as
part of a new RN
graduate program

Charge Nurse
Team leader or unit
manager

Plans/Strategies:

Review for NCLEXRN and take the exam

before March 2015

Obtain a mentor

Applying for a RN or
LPN position
Work as a MedSurge RN for the first
couple of years

Actively involve in
learning of leadership
role

Involve in hospital
based project

Professional Development
Apply to RN-BSN nursing
program

Explore about RN-BSN

programs and make a check list
of requirements for enrolling the
program.

Obtain further certifications to

improve nursing skills such as
EKG

My long-term goal is
to be a ICU nurse

Strengths:

Skills/competencies:

Compassion
Worked for two years
as a CNA in homecare
setting, helping elderly
clients. This
experience helped me
develop compassion
for patients
Determination I do
not give up easily no
matter how hopeless it
seems. I am a self
motivator and inspire
others

Safe medication

Open-minded I try to
be humble and flexible. I
am adaptable to change
and willing to make
necessary changes.
Honest and
trustworthy I believe a
good relationship built
on honesty and loyalty.

Therapeutic
communication Ive
learned about

Self-motivation to achieve my
goals such as learning new
skills
Pursuing to be a lifelong
learner- I want to be engaged in
lifelong learning to maintain my
clinical competency and
improve patient care

Achieved LPN License Oct

2014
CPR/BLS certified

administration (PO, IV,

IVPB, Injection)

Enteral tube feeding

Tracheotomy care
Wound care
Physical assessment

Areas targeted for

growth:

Foley catheter
insertion/removal

therapeutic
communication
throughout nursing
program. I believe
communication is an
important attribute of
leadership in nursing

Red Cross Volunteer

Learned/performed
public speaking

Charting
Patient education
Involve in ICU nursing
Use of evidence
based practice I
want to focus on
performing evidence
based practice for
delivering quality
health care
Development of
professionalism Being a good role
model for a health
care provider, develop
and maintain
competency as a RN
Improving knowledge
of pharmacology I
believe this will
increase my
confidence in drug
administration

Participating in
leadership events

Explore other opportunities for

improve nursing
knowledge/skills
such as American Association
of Critical-Care Nurses
Further education with
advanced degree or
specialization