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Professional Development Presentation: Marissa Lizarraga University of Arizona

This professional development presentation by Marissa Lizarraga discusses her strengths and areas for improvement in direct patient care, unit leadership, and professional development. Her short-term goals include improving time management, communication skills, and comfort with delegation. Her long-term goals are to obtain certifications and an MSN, and take on a charge nurse role within 3 years to continue advancing her skills and leadership abilities through ongoing education and professional activities.

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Professional Development Presentation: Marissa Lizarraga University of Arizona

This professional development presentation by Marissa Lizarraga discusses her strengths and areas for improvement in direct patient care, unit leadership, and professional development. Her short-term goals include improving time management, communication skills, and comfort with delegation. Her long-term goals are to obtain certifications and an MSN, and take on a charge nurse role within 3 years to continue advancing her skills and leadership abilities through ongoing education and professional activities.

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Professional Development Presentation

Marissa Lizarraga
University of Arizona

Direct Patient Care Abilities


Strengths
Communicative and excellent listening skills
Organized, creative, and work well in teams
Outgoing and confident
Opportunities for Improvement
Physician interaction
Clustering care/time management

Direct Patient Care Abilities


Short Term Goals
Improving time management
Increase comfort level in communicating with
physicians
Long Term Goals
Increase quality time with families/patients during
cares
Gaining confidence in discussing physician orders

Unit Leadership Abilities


Strengths
Enjoy/comfortable teaching others
Seeking opportunities for professional growth
Enjoy challenging tasks
Opportunities for Improvement
Comfort level in delegation
Taking time to seek out unit policies/procedures

Unit Leadership Abilities


Short Term Goals
Increase comfort level in delegating
Adequately oriented to unit policies/procedures
Long Term Goals
Charge nurse position by three years
Implementing/suggesting evidence-based practice

Professional Development
Short Term Goals
Join a committee
Join Society of Pediatric Nurses
Obtain PALS certification
Long Term Goals
Actively participate in Sigma Theta Tau
Purchase subscription to Journal of Pediatrics
Obtain CPN and/or CCRN

The Gifts of Imperfection


Brene Brown
Strengths
Spirituality
Compassion
Loving others without judgment
Opportunities for Improvement
Anxiety
Needing to be in control
Perfectionism
Significance for Professional Growth

Leadership Shadowing Experience


Charge Nurse on Pediatric Unit at TMC
Responsibilities Observed/Discussed
Patient assignments
Solving issues/bumps on the unit
Not everyone on the unit will like you
The value of Effective Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Democratic Leadership

Professional Activity Experience


Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training
Strengths
Preparedness/increase comfort level during code
Advanced skills set in code situation
Useful in critical care units
Promotes student nurse knowledge and growth
Opportunities for Improvement
Confidence in delegation during code

Educational Plan
Personal Aspirations
Life-long learning
Desire for professional growth and development
Potential Opportunities
Desire to obtain MSN
Considering teaching at University level
Short Term Goals
Research various MSN programs
Long Term Goals
Apply to MSN programs in 2019
Enrolled in MSN program by March 2020

Professional Plan Timeline

Graduate

2015

Oriented to
hospital/unit policies
and procedures
Join committee
Join Society of
Pediatric Nurses

2016

Pass NCLEX
Obtain PALS
RN on
Pediatric Unit
at TMC

2017

Charge nurse on unit


Actively participate in
STTI
Obtain CPN and/or CCRN
Subscribe to Journal of
Pediatrics

2018

Increase in
professional
growth and
intraprofessional
communication

201
9

202
0

Enrolled in MSN
program
Implementing/sugges
ting evidence-based
practice

References
Brown, C. B. (2010). The gifts of imperfection: Let go of
who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who
you are. Center City, Minn: Hazelden.

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