N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: ____Audrey Goh____________________________________

In 3-5 years I see myself..
Area
Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Unit Related
Leadership

Professional
Nursing
Development:

Working on an Intensive Care Unit as a core staff member

Strengths

Date: 5/2/16

Recognizing
appropriate times for
delegation
Ensuring autonomy
for patient
Listening to and
relaying needs of
patient
Acting within timely
manner
Willingness to serve
Compassionate
towards others
emotions

Recognizing scope
for nurse, PCT,
doctor, etc.
Recognizing when
other staff members
need help
Willingness to help
and serve
Time management
Good with
compromising and
accepting
constructive criticism
Well-tempered

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
Taking initiative as leader
Maintaining/having
confidence
Insecure about critical
thinking during fastpaced, intense/emergent
situations

Lack of experience in
skills
Weak knowledge base

Not likely to speak up

Lack of confidence
particularly when
interacting with staff of
other disciplines
Weak knowledge base
Lack of experience
May not want to ask for
help
Overthinker

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
Review skills and nursing
information
Read evidence based
articles/journals to
familiarize with best
practice
Take more opportunities
to lead
Work in New Grad
Residency program in
order to gain more skills,
knowledge, and
experience
Form relationships with
other staff in the hospital
including non-healthcare
staff
Gain more experience on
unit
Familiarize self with
cardiac unit, unit
protocols, culture, and
staff
Talk with Nurse Manager
about the unit and how to
submit
suggestions/comments/co
ncerns
Frequently review
information specific to
unit (ex: cardiacreview
EKGs, evidence on heart
health, etc.)

Subscribe to multiple
evidence based journals
(general ones and/or

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
Continue subscribing to
and reading evidence
based journals
Work as Charge Nurse
Be established core staff
within hospital

Work as Nurse Manager

Be established as core
staff on unit
Mentor newer nurses or
new grads on unit

Help integrate
knowledge from
conferences/workshops/j

Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications

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Book Selection
(based on
strengths and
weaknesses)

Self-reflection
Thinking through
emotions/actions
Recognizing internal
locus of control for
emotions
Not blaming others
for making me feel

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

Professional
Activity/
Community
Service

Education:

Noticing areas for

improvement and
addressing them
Organizing and
designing
information and
informational boards
for staff on the unit
to read
Organizing
rewards/compliment
system on unit
Calculating costs and
number of staff
needed
Listening to patients
Working with a team
Work efficiently and
consistently
Being efficient with
multiple skills
Able to have fun and
get work done

Know myself

those related to specific

unit)
Become ACLS certified
Attend conferences or
workshops (can be
general or specific to
unit)

ournals onto unit or

possibly (gradually) into
hospital
Work on unit based
committee
Become CCRN certified

Study for and pass the

Complete Masters

Dwelling on how others

consider me
Feeling like others should
have known better than to
behave as they did
Setting mental rules for
others to behave by and
feeling unhappy when they
do not follow it
Allowing feelings of
discontentment towards
others affect my
performance
Speaking up/presenting at
interdisciplinary meetings
Confronting staff
members
Making assumptions
Investigating budget
deficits
Maintaining
budgets/finding ways to
stay within budget
Providing resolution for
patients after listening to
comments/complaints

Being enthusiastic with

people I do not know as
well
Being patient listening to
instructions
Not feeling frustrated
when one member messes
up and slows the entire
process
Overly competitive
No present desire to

Cont. Nrsg.
Educ. and/or
plans for
Higher Educ.

Not driven by money

Open to different
areas and continuing
education
Good at handling
academic stress

continue education
Cultural pressures to
continue education
Unsure which area to
focus on
Insecure about taking on
more responsibilities and
leadership

NCLEX
Become ACLS certified
Look into additional
certifications

program
Work as Charge Nurse
or Nurse Manager
Get more certifications