professional development plan

NURS 258 Professional Development Plan Template Template & Guidelines Purpose: The purpose of the PDP is to assist you in conceptualizing the development of your professional nursing career in a succinct and organized manner. Instructions: Complete each section of the PDP template. This This is the first page of the portfolio. You You may use bullets and phrases instead of full sentences to focus on the main points. To help you get started, some examples are included in the template in blue font. font. The expectation is that this plan will be approximately !" pages in length, using an ## point font. Goal Statement: To develop my s$ills as a licensed registered nurse, expand upon my current $nowledge of disease processes along with treatment, and wor$ with other health care professionals to care for patients. % points

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&b'ective(s)* Describe what you want to accomplish in your first two years in practice. " points

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! &btain a 'ob as a new - and care for patients with a wide variety of illnesses. ! Provide competent care for my patients. ! /or$ with other health care professionals in coordinating care for my patients. ! Provide safe 0uality care for my patients.

! elect a charge nurse on the unit and observe her role in coordinating staff. ! 4s$ him+her if unclear about how she obtained her position as a charge nurse and what characteristics are needed to be a charge nurse.

!Continue my education and obtain a bachelors in nursing shortly after graduating and obtaining my nursing license.

Plans+trategies* Describe the actions that you will ta$e to achieve your ob'ective. % points

!Pass the C123 !4pply for a position at 5aiser Permanente 6ospital on a medical surgical floor. !&rient with staff on the different units !4s$ for help or tips from other nurses on the unit.

!&btain a 'ob as a newly graduate. !el !elec ectt a char charge ge nurs nurse e that that demo demons nstr trat ates es 0ual 0ualit itie ies s of a leader  !1ea !1earn rn from from the the char charge ge nurs nurse e through observat io ion and interactions on a daily basis.

!pea$ to a counselor about applying to a bachelors degree program after obtaining a 'ob as a new graduate. !earch for re0uirements for admission at 96 6ilo. !4pply for admission into bachelors in nursing program.

trengths* Describe the strong points about yourself that ma$e you such a great nurse. " points

!4ble to complete nursing s$ills in a timely manner while maintaining safety !4ble to 0uic$ly gather information on patient7s condition and pertinent information to provide 0uality care. !8 am familiar with coordinating

!8 get along relatively well with others !8 $now what tas$s to delegate to which personnel. !Communicate effectively and clearly with staff. !4ccepting responsibility for mista$es and wrong decisions.

!4ble to see$ resources and help depending on situation !8 am able to comply with guidelines and regulations put in place !/illing to learn and obtain new information

care with different health care professionals such as -T, PT, &T. !8 believe 8 have a good wor$ ethic. 8 am willing to wor$ hard and help any of my co!wor$ers who may need help. !8 am organized and able to plan my day to be as efficient as possible.

$ills+competencies* Describe the s$ills and competencies you bring to the role. " points

!Detail oriented !Critical thin$ing !able to adapt as situation changes !Committed to providing safe and 0uality patient care.

!2ffective communication !6onest !/illing to assist other staff if they are in need of help. Team Team player mentality. !;oal oriented to provide safe patient care.

!/or$ed with nurses at 5aiser Permanente as a /ard cler$ to coordinate admitting, transferring and discharging patients. !
 4reas targeted for growth* :rom your own self assessment, describe what areas in yourself that you would li$e to strengthen. " points

!8 feel that 8 lac$ experience. During school 8 did not get a change to ta$e care of patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses. !8 would li$e to strengthen my communication with the doctors. 8 feel that 8 don7t have much opportunity to communicate with doctors and ta$e orders from them.

!8 have difficult time showing others that 8 appreciate them. !8 would li$e to improve on giving people the ac$nowledgement they deserve and compliment them sincerely. !8 have difficulty confronting other  people when something is not done correctly or when an issue needs to be addressed. 8 would li$e to improve upon this as a leader in nursing.

!8 would li$e to $eep my $nowledge and s$ills always updated as standards of care are constantly changing. !4s new information is discovered though research, 8 want to be up to date with the current research and expand upon my current $nowledge of treatments.