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Professional Development

This document outlines Nicole Donos' professional development goals and areas for improvement in direct patient care, unit leadership, and continuing nursing education. In direct patient care, her strengths include empathy and desire to learn, while her areas for improvement are self-confidence and flexibility. Her short-term goals are to continue reviewing research and develop an organizational tool. For unit leadership, her strengths are seeking help and respecting roles, while delegation and strategic thinking need work. Her goals are to improve delegation skills and become a charge nurse. For continuing education, her plans include completing ACLS and joining nursing organizations to attend conferences long-term.

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Professional Development

This document outlines Nicole Donos' professional development goals and areas for improvement in direct patient care, unit leadership, and continuing nursing education. In direct patient care, her strengths include empathy and desire to learn, while her areas for improvement are self-confidence and flexibility. Her short-term goals are to continue reviewing research and develop an organizational tool. For unit leadership, her strengths are seeking help and respecting roles, while delegation and strategic thinking need work. Her goals are to improve delegation skills and become a charge nurse. For continuing education, her plans include completing ACLS and joining nursing organizations to attend conferences long-term.

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Professional

Development
Nicole Donos
Direct Patient Care Abilities
Strengths Areas of Improvement
 Empathy  Self-confidence
 Positive Mental Attitude  Effective Communication
 Desire to Learn  Flexibility

Short Term Goals Long Term Goals (3-5


(Present-2 years) years)
 Continue reviewing  Increase Confidence
research articles
 Develop personalized
organizational tool
Unit Leadership Abilities
Strengths Areas of Improvement
 Comfortable seeking help  Delegation
 Trustworthy  Strategic Thinking
 Respecting all roles  Conflict Resolution

Short Term Goals Long Term Goals


 Improve delegation skills  Join unit-related
committees
 Become a Charge Nurse
 Become a preceptor
Professional Nursing
Development
Short Term Goals Long Term Goals
New nurse residency  Maintain active
program membership of Philippine
Nurses Association of
Complete Advanced Arizona
Cardiovascular Life  Become active member of
Support (ACLS) American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses
Subscribe to Journal (AACN)
of Intensive and
 Attend specialty
Critical Care Nursing conference
 Apply to Doctors in Nurse
Practice Program
Book Selection
Strengths
 Addresses readers’ doubts
 Mindfulness activities
provided
 Utilizes Research

Areas for Improvement


 Repetitive

Benefits to Professional
Growth
 Increasing confidence
 Mindfulness and focusing
Leadership Shadow
Experience: Charge Nurse
 Knowledge Gained
 Charge nurse responsibilities vs. other staff
responsibilities
 Communication along the chain of
command
 Organizing patient flow
 Bed meetings
Professional Activity: Mass
Casualty Training
Knowledge Gained Cons
Education on PowerPoint
various situations Presentations
Hands-on training
Professional Activity:
Improving Wellness Workshop
Knowledge Gained Cons
Mindfulness Physical
exercises environment
Organization
information
Continuing Education in
Nursing
Personal Aspirations Potential Opportunities
Transition from low- On site facility courses
acuity to high-acuity
Continuing Education
nursing
classes
Become a nurse
practitioner Long Term Goals

Short Term Goals Apply to Doctors in


Nurse Practice program
Specialized certification
Expected Timeline
August 2018:
Begin nursing August 2020:
residency Transfer to August 2023:
program at an intensive care Transition
adult medical- unit from working
May 2018: surgical unit Become in-hospital to
Graduate or cardiac member of working out-
with BSN unit AACN patient.

June-July August 2019: August 2021: August 2025:


2018: Transfer to Become Begin
Pass the post-acuity Charge Nurse applying to
NCLEX step-down Become Doctors in
unit Preceptor Nurse
Be accepted Practice
into a new Obtain ACLS Join Unit program
nurse Subscribe to Committee
residency Journal Attend
program conferences
References
Harris, R. (2011). The Confidence Gap: From Fear to Freedom.
Boston, Massachusetts: Trumpeter Books.

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