NURS 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Area

Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Strengths

Weakness/Opportunity for
Improvement

Rapport with
patients
Technical skills

Ability to facilitate
teamwork
People person

Mastering frequently
used nursing skills for
which I have little
practice (i.e. IV
insertion)

Rachel Lima

Short term goals/strategies

Present-2 years

Develop confidence in
abilities
Master common,
technical skills

Date: 11/16/16

Long term goals/strategies

3-5 years

Influence patient care through

staffing and patient
assignment responsibilities

Learning and assuming

professional leadership
roles
Becoming more familiar
with legal considerations
of the profession

Become Charge RN:

could be long- or shortterm goal

Possible pursuit of position as

senior RN Manager or Unit
Director
Continue to rise up chain of
command as high as possible
without leaving the bedside.

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,

Journals/

BSN Degree and RN

License
Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS)
Join Emergency Nurses

Association (ENA)
Journal of Emergency
Nursing

Trauma Nurse Certification

(TNS)
Certified Emergency Nurse
(CEN) Certification requires
2 years
CCRN if applicable to patient
population

Unit Related
Leadership

Name:

Certifications

NURS 479
Book selection

(based on your
strengths and
weaknesses)

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

Setting small,
realistic goals
Mastering skills to
increase my value
as an employee

SWAT RN:

Learned strategies
for prioritizing
nursing tasks
Communication
strategies with

Need for change in

mindset regarding the
purpose my career
serves in my life
House Supervisor:

Helped me to
understand effective
means of conflict
resolution
Illustrated the

Professional
Activity/ Community
Service

Smoke Detector
Installation:

Education:
Continuing Nursing
Education and/or
plans for Higher
Education

colleagues
Interdisciplinary
collaboration and
communication

importance of
maintaining a positive
workplace environment
ACLS Certification:

Practiced
interaction/communi
cation with
underserved
populations
Served as an
extremely humbling
and eye-opening
experience

Gained pertinent clinical

knowledge
Was able to apply new
knowledge through
hands-on practice of
mock codes

Stay current on

continuing
education through
modules and current
best-practice
recommendations
illustrated in the
Journal of
Emergency Nursing

Gain experience in ED to
improve skills in
prioritization of nursing
care based on acuity
level and to become

more familiar with

protocols related to
emergency treatment of
specific diagnoses.

Pass NCLEX and receive

RN license
Complete coursework
necessary to take MCAT
Gain experience in ED
nursing

Excel on MCAT
Attend and complete medical
school program
Obtain residency position in
Forensic Pathology