Professional Development

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Alison Schlichting
NURS 479

Direct Patient Care

Personal strengths
Empathetic
An advocate
Holistic care
Opportunities for Improvement
Confidence
Time management
Educating

Direct Patient Care

Short term goals/strategies (Present-2 years)
Organizational tools
Gain experience to gain confidence
Learn from experienced nurses and physicians
Long term goals/strategies (3-5 years)
Provide care to pediatric patients in the ICU
Become an experienced patient advocate
Precept student nurses and new hires

Unit Related Leadership

Personal strengths
Understanding
Willingness to help others
Observant
Opportunities for Improvement
Being assertive
Delegation
Speaking up and suggesting ideas
Implementing change

Unit Related Leadership

Short term goals/strategies (Present-2 years)
Join committees on unit
Propose evidence-based practice ideas
Learn how patient satisfaction is measured
Long term goals/strategies (3-5 years)
Charge RN
Nurse manager

Professional Development
Short term goals/strategies (Present- 2 years)
Beads of Courage
PALS certification
Long term goals/strategies (3-5 years)
NALS certification
CCRN certification
Volunteer at no-cost clinics
Continue education

Management/Leadership
Book
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You
Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who
You Are
Written by Brene Brown
Compliments many weaknesses that I face
Desire to be a perfectionist
Fear of making mistakes
Anxiety
Lack of confidence
Basing my worthiness on my productivity

Management/Leadership
Book
Benefits in terms of professional growth
Wholehearted living is about engaging in our
lives from a place of worthiness. It means
cultivating the courage, compassion, and
connection to wake up in the morning and
think, No matter what gets done and how
much is left undone, I am enough (Brown,
2010).
Reminder to not dwell on imperfections
Letting go of negative thinking and thinking
more positively

Leadership Shadowing
Experience
Lactation Consultant
Benefits in enhancing knowledge
Learning important skills to assist new mothers
in breastfeeding
Learning how to effectively educate patients
Leading patient support groups
Communicating with patients and their families

Community Activity
Beads of Courage
Gave a new perspective
Gave greater sense of compassion
Allowed me to make a difference
Opportunities for further volunteering

Educational Plan
Personal Aspirations
Become a certified pediatric nurse
Become a nurse practitioner specializing in pediatrics

Potential Opportunities
Cross-training to PICU
BSN to DNP program at the University of Arizona

Short-term goals/strategies (Present- 2 years)

Become well acquainted with the pediatric unit at TMC
After one year, cross-train to the pediatric ICU
Apply for the University of Arizona BSN to DNP program

Long-term goals/strategies (2-5 years)

Continue to work as a pediatric/PICU nurse
Begin the BSN to DNP program

Timeline

Develop
organizational
tools

Gain
experience
PALS
Beads of
Courage

1 year

Learn from
experienced
doctors and
nurses. Find
a mentor.

Precept
student
nurses and
new hires

2 years

Join
committees
and propose
new ideas

Become
experienced
PICU nurse

3 years

Nurse
manager
CCRN &
NALS

4 years
Experienced
patient
advocate

Learn how
patient
satisfaction
is measured

Charge RN

5 years

Volunteer at
no-cost
clinics

BSN to
DNP