KIMBERLY MURPHY

Final Evaluation: Professional Development

Direct Patient Care Abilities
Strengths Short Term Goals (present-2 years)
Flexible
Develop a more complete
Open-minded
understanding of physiology and
Effective Communication clinical manifestations
Connection
Development and proficiency of
Empathy
clinical tasks
Respect
Develop my bedside manner

Areas for Growth

Knowledge
Long Term Goals (3-5 years)
Become fluent in the
Growing trust
Spanish language
Leadership Abilities
Strengths Short Term Goals (present-2 years)
Communication Establish rapport with staff
Join a committee
Delegation
Connection
Team Player
Long Term Goals (3-5 years)
Areas for Improvement Become a preceptor (or
equivalent)
Time Management
Involved personality
Professional Development
Short Term Goals/Strategies (present-2 years)
Obtain ACLS, CEN, and other certifications relevant to my specialty
Consider going back to school for graduate degree in emergency
nursing
Gain basic understanding of navigation and flight

Long Term Goals/Strategies (3-5 years)

Work as a preceptor on the unit
Gain experience in both ED and ICU settings
Begin working towards taking the Certified Flight Registered Nurse
Examination
 Leadership Book
Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of
Great Performance
Discusses the relationship between emotions, emotional
intelligence, and their connection to leadership.

Compliments to my strengths/areas for improvement:

Connected to my emotions

How was this book beneficial to me and my personal growth?

Created a dialogue with myself
Brought awareness to my emotions, how I display them, and
what effect they have on others
Leadership Shadowing
ED Nursing Supervisor Charge Nurse Shadow (St. Marys ED)
Gain better understanding Experience the differences

of hospital administration between general floor and ED

Increase insight into the
collaboration between the
many departments making
up the hospital
charge nurse responsibilities
Attentive to unit, patient, and staff
needs

How have these experiences enhanced my knowledge of the profession?

Ive gained exposure to a few of the many ways in which nurses hold leadership
positions. The opportunity to shadow allowed me to experience nursing from
somewhere other then the bedside. I learned what skills and characteristics it
takes to be successful, motivating leaders.
Professional Activities

Mass Casualty Training Stop the Bleed Course

Active shooters Basic life saving

bleeding control
Disaster preparedness techniques
Assessment of patients in
emergent situations
Triage
How have theses experiences enhanced my knowledge?

Emergent medicine is the field in which I would like to pursue higher education
and training. Both of these classes provided valuable information about how
to handle unexpected events where planning is impossible.
Educational Plan

Personal Aspirations
Travel and gain experience
Gain confidence in my knowledge and skills training

Potential Opportunities
Work and live abroad

Educational Short Term Goals/Strategies

Work towards CEN and CCRN
Attend in-services/symposiums stay involved with continued
education
Educational Long Term Goals/Strategies
Gain all certifications required to take Certified Flight Registered
Nurse Exam
 Hows This Going to Look?

1 year: 2 years: Continue 3 years: Move 5-10 years:

Present: Familiarize to the to gain and gain Continue work 10+ years:
Graduate, pass unit and gain experience and experience in a 5 years: Move in emergency Pass the
the NCLEX-RN, experience. certifications different clinical and consider and critical Certified Flight
and land a job Become EMT, needed for flight setting. Maybe travel nursing care, gaining as Registered
in the ED or ICU. PALS, and NRC nursing. Consider be in grad opportunities. much varied Nurse
certified. graduate school. school? experience as Examination.
possible.