N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: ____Paola Miramontes______________

In 3-5 years I see myself..
Area

Date: 12/8/2015

working at BUMC Tucson or VA Phoenix and returning to school to obtain DNP

Strengths

Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Listening skills
Bilingualism
Compassionate
Strong work ethic
Dedicated

Unit Related
Leadership

Team player
Respectful
Organized
Punctual
Committed
Practice of fairness
and justice

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
I would like to continue my
progression on time
management skills.
I would like to gain
confidence as a nurse and
learn to appreciate my gut
instinct (by working on
challenging myself)

I would like to step out of

my comfort zone (as a team
player) and demonstrate
leadership qualities to my
unit
Thoughts relating to the fact
that nurses eat their young
and how that could impede
me from fulfilling a
leadership position

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
Goal: Become proficient
on my time management
skills
Strategy: use an
organizational tool, ask for
help when needed from
other RNs or Charge
Nurse, and delegate tasks
to techs.

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications

N 479
Book Selection
(based on

This book was chosen

based on my doubts and
fears relating to my first

Organizational support: the book

offered advice to assure optimal time
management skills. For example, the
author advices to arrive to the unit

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
Goal: Ensure that I am
providing the best practice
of care/latest evidence
based practice
Strategy: Renew
ACLS/BLS and attend
workshops that promote
new techniques of
delivery safe patient care.
Also, stay up to date with
the latest guidelines by
researching new studies.

Goal: Become charge

nurse on the unit after a
year as a staff nurse
Strategy: show interest to
nurse manager and current
charge nurses. Also, ask
questions relating to
demands and requirements.
Go out of my way to
shadow the charge nurse

Goal: Be an active
participant with STTI
Strategy: Join their
Facebook page, seek
volunteer opportunities and
attend conventions
Goal: certification in EKG
Strategy: take required
classes (via American
Association of Critical
Care Nurses)

Goal: Support, orient and

educate new nurses to the
unit to enhance leadership
skills and unit culture
Strategy: Take classes to
become a preceptor for
student nurses or new
grads after three years of
nursing experience
Goal: Obtain CCRN
Certification
(Acute/Critical Care
Nursing (Adult,
Pediatrics, Neonatal) or
PCCN (Progressive Care
Nursing (Adult).
Strategy: Attend required
classes offered by
employer or via AACN

strengths and
weaknesses)

The selected
book was
Your 1st Year
as a Nurse:
Making the
Transition
from Total
Novice to
Successful
Professional
by Donna
Wilk Cardillo,
R.N.

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

year as a nurse. However,

it served to remind me
why I pursued nursing: to
care for others.
The book stressed about
the importance of
developing strong
listening skills. It also
addressed the importance
of continuing education.
The author mentions the
importance of helping
fellow nurses on the unit
as we struggle which
mirrors my team work
mentality. These are some
strengths that I already
envision myself putting
into practice during my
first year as a nurse.

Professional
Activity/
Community
Service

The charge nurse was

a strong leader who
cared for the rest of
her colleagues
She was confident and
communicated
effectively
She met with fellow
charge nurses to give
quick report to the HS
She quickly assessed
the code cart and
ensured supplies were
in stock
ACLS certification
served as a refresher
of past material from
previous semesters
and further enhanced
my knowledge about
procedures,
medications, and doses

early to research unknown

medications and get to know your
patients. Then, the new nurse should
plan his or her day according to
acuity/ urgency.
Challenging oneself: The author
states that she has seen lots of new
grads opt out from new experiences
because they were afraid. One area of
improvement is to gain confidence
by challenging myself out of my
comfort zone and not letting my fears
get the best of me.

8 hours of shadowing did

not offer the entire picture
of the charge nurse role

The class was a bit

expensive. The preparation
work was extensive and the
class required a textbook

Education:
Cont. Nrsg.
Educ. And/or
plans for
Higher Educ.

during cardiac arrest.

I am a hard worker
I always try my best
I love school and
learning new things
I love to be challenged

Continuing higher education

is expensive
May intervene with other
responsibilities
Unable to know for sure
what the future holds

Goal: Pass the NCLEX!

Goal: Get a job on an IMC
or Med/Surg Unit
Strategy: Take the Kaplan
course to prepare for the
exam. Continue to research
job availability in Tucson
and in Phoenix.

Goal: Enroll on an online

program for DNP degree
Strategy: meet all
requirements for the
program, gain clinical and
leadership exposure, seek
tuition reimbursement
opportunities