Professional

Development Plan

JUSTIN DAVID FORDHAM

DECEMBER 5, 2017
Direct Patient Care Abilities

Strengths
Providing integrative & therapeutic modalities
Providing comprehensive, holistic care to all patients
Demonstrating continual professionalism
Opportunities for Improvement
Becoming more confident
Becoming more comfortable communicating with
healthcare professionals
Direct Patient Care Goals

Short Term Goals

Build my confidence and communication skills in a
new graduate orientation program
Anticipate changes in condition with incorporation of
observed signs and symptoms my patients may
present with
Long Term Goals
Providing care to patients at a charge nurse level of
supervision
Providing care to patients at a Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner level of supervision
Unit Leadership Abilities

Strengths
Welcomes constructive criticism
Leads by example
Respectful to all members of the healthcare team
Opportunities for Improvement
Addressing issues directly without hesitance
Using available resources for help/delegation
Increase confidence in voicing opinions/ideas
Unit Leadership Goals

Short Term Goals

To become involved in unit committees
To become a preceptor/mentor to students and new
graduates
Long Term Goals
To become a staff liaison in a charge nurse role
To become a unit educator on the NICU
To empower staff and provide to the healthcare
team as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Professional Nursing
Development
Short Term Goals
Join the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Join the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
(NANN)
Obtain Critical Care Registered Nurse (Neonatal)
certification (CCRN)
Long Term Goals
Obtain Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
(Neonatal) certification (CCNS)
Become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Emotional Intelligence

Incorporating Emotional Intelligence in the nursing care

that I provide (performing under pressure)
Reacting vs. responding (area for improvement)
Taking time out to breathe, empathy, & social
competence
Benefit to Professional Growth
Leadership trait that can be acquired
Manifests in the workplace when constructive
feedback is given and empowerment to fellow co-
workers
Leadership Shadowing

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Banner University Medical

Center on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Unique role of the NNP as part of the healthcare team
Difference in roles between day vs. night shift
Enforced my ideas of becoming a NNP
Professional Activities

St. Lukes Home

November 16, 2017- 4 hours
Historic Feldman neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona
Bleeding Control Basic Course
November 28, 2017- 4 hours
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Goals Timeline

First 6 months of RN End of Year 3

Join Join Obtain Obtain Become
5 Years
ANA NANN CCRN CCNS NNP
End of Year 1
Educational Plan

Personal Aspirations
Devote my passion of nursing to the NICU/continued education
Potential Opportunities
Join committees, organizations, & obtain certifications
Short Term Goals
Become a nurse educator on the NICU
Long Term Goals
Become a NNP
References

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence. Why It Can Matter More

Than IQ. New York City, NY: Bantam Books.