Professional

Career Plan
COREY SUZUKAWA

Direct Patient Care

Strengths
Therapeutic
Composed
Attention

communication

during stressful situations

to detail

Weaknesses
Confidence
Experience

Short-term goals/strategies: Gain confidence through

experience.

Long-term goals/strategies: Provide complete and

thorough patient care.

Unit Leadership

Strengths
Planning
Working
Admit

with others

mistakes

Weaknesses
Becoming

more of a leader

Delegation

Short-term goals/strategies: Begin my career as a

nurse and work my way up to a clinical lead position.

Long-term goals/strategies: Be a strong, respected

clinical leader on a unit.

Professional Development

Short-term goals/strategies
Intensive
Critical

care nurse

care certification

Long-term goals/strategies
Gain

experience

Clinical

leadership position

Improve

quality of care

Management and Leadership

Books

Strengths
Arden,

P. (2003).It's not how good you are it's how good

you want to be. New York, NY: Phaidon Press.

Covey,

S. (2002). Focus: achieving your highest priorities.

Salt Lake City, UT: FranklinCoveyCo.

Weaknesses
Giblin,

L. (1985). How to have confidence and power in

dealing with people. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press.

Arnoldussen,

Barbara. (2009). First year nurse: Wisdom,

warnings, and what I wish Id known my first 100 days on
the job (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Kaplan Inc,

Leadership Shadowing Experience

Leader: Charge Nurse

Benefits
Strong

idea of responsibilities

Educational
Oversee

opportunities

the entire floor

Professional and Community

Activities

Integrative Nursing in Action

Series of presentations regarding alternative therapy to symptom

management that included therapy in the form of music, reiki, and
acupressure

Benefits

Non-pharmacological methods

Different options to treat symptoms such as pain.

Fred Archer Community Center IPEP Event

Study organized by the college of medicine, pharmacy, and public health

designed to promote health education and positive health outcomes for the
community

Benefits

Team building

Health Promotion

Educational Plan

Aspirations
ICU

nurse

Clinical
DNP.

lead

nurse practitioner

Opportunities
Experience
Critical

as a registered nurse

care

Leadership

Short-term goals: registered nurse in critical care.

Long-term goals: leadership position, continue

education to pursue DNP.

Career Timeline

1-3 years: Registered nurse working in an intensive

care unit.

3-4 years: Charge nurse

5-7 years: Continuing education in pursuit of DNP.

8 years: Family nurse practitioner.

References

Arden, P. (2003).It's not how good you are it's how

good you want to be. New York, NY: Phaidon Press.

Arnoldussen, Barbara. (2009). First year nurse: Wisdom,

warnings, and what I wish Id known my first 100 days
on the job (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Kaplan Inc,

Covey, S. (2002). Focus: achieving your highest

priorities. Salt Lake City, UT: FranklinCoveyCo.

Giblin, L. (1985). How to have confidence and power in

dealing with people. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press.