Joshua Peacott-Ricardos

11/13/2015
NURS 362
Goal Statement: Obtain entry level employment as an RN in an acute care setting to gain the
experience and skills necessary to develop into an independent, reliable and effective nurse in
preparation for eventually becoming a CRNA.

Clinical Practice

Leadership

Objective: Obtain employment,

preferably in a new graduate
program as an RN in an acute
care hospital. By the end of two
years, I want to be working
specifically in an emergency or
critical care unit.

Objective: Develop the

ability to delegate tasks to
assistive personnel as
necessary.

Plan: Continue to maintain

employment at Kaiser and
Kapiolani hospitals until
graduation from the ADN
program, at which point I will be
nurse aide and clinical assistant
positions through both
organizations while I prepare to
take my licensure exam to
become an RN. I will begin
applying for RN positions after
obtaining my license.
Strengths: I have 8 years of
experience working in a hospital
and working directly with
patients. I have a good
fundamental understanding of
what hospitals expect out of all
of their employees and how to
conduct myself professionally in
a clinical setting. I have an
inherent drive to excel at
whatever I do, and commit
myself to taking the necessary
steps to thrive in reaching
personal and professional goals.

Plan: As I begin my
career, I plan to observe
how RNs work with aides
and other assistive
personnel to provide
efficient and effective care
to patients. I also plan to
have a firm understanding
of my own job description
as well as the job
descriptions of the other
types of staff I will be
working with.
Strengths: I have formal
leadership experience
from my time as a shift
supervisor in dietary at
Kaiser.
Skills/competencies:
When I am in a leadership
role, I tend to act with
empathy for the people I
am in charge of. I dont
ask anything of them that
I wouldnt ask of myself.
Areas targeted for
growth: I can lack

Professional Development
Objective: Apply to an accredited
nurse anesthetist program. (This may
not be a realistic goal within the next
two years, but is currently my ultimate
goal).
Plans/Strategies: Research my
various options, spend/save carefully
after graduation in order to be able to
afford more schooling, and take
whatever prerequisites I am still
missing between my associates
degree in nursing and bachelors
degree in nutrition.

Strengths: Im a strong student. Im a

good writer, have test taking skills, and
will be able to apply to a nurse
anesthesia with a competitive GPA.
Skills/competencies: Before I begin
the process of applying to a nurse
anesthesia program, I plan to have at
least 2 years of acute care nursing
experience, an RN license, my
associates degree in nursing, and my
bachelors degree in human nutrition. I
have a strong science background
from both of my degrees.
Areas for improvement: Throughout
nursing school, time management has
been my biggest issue. Ive been
juggling school with two part time jobs.
Although Ive managed up to this point,

Skills/competencies: I am
CPR/BLS certified and plan to
be a licensed RN with an
associates degree in nursing by
early next year. I also have
extensive knowledge of human
nutrition, which may be helpful in
providing or at least reinforcing
nutrition education to patients in
the future.
Areas Targeted for Growth:
While we do get some
experience in learning and
practicing nursing skills
throughout nursing school, I
definitely want to grow in that
area as I begin my nursing
career. I want to be able to
perform nursing skills effectively,
efficiently, and-above all- safely.

assertiveness at times
and can shy away from
confrontation by taking on
excessive responsibilities.
I need to work on acting
with conviction and
making unpopular
decisions when
necessary.

I would expect it to be too difficult to

maintain employment while completing
a nurse anesthesia program. I will also
need to improve my ability to manage
my money in order to save up the
amount of money this will require.