PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Julia Ni
University of Arizona
College of Nursing
 DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES

• Personal strengths
• Thorough assessment and monitoring of patient needs
• Organization and prioritization
• Active listening and non-judgmental approach
• Opportunities for improvement
• Confidence in knowledge and skills
• Interactions with providers
• Delegation
 DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES
(CONT.)

• Short-term goals
• Build confidence in basic nursing skills through hands-on
experience
• Practice safe, effective delegation
• Use therapeutic communication with every interaction
• Long-term goals
• Recall pathophysiology of various diseases and
medication side effects
• Train in other specialties to care for a wide scope of
patients
 UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

• Personal strengths
• Patient, calm, open to change
• Ability to work in a team
• Use of constructive criticism for personal improvement
• Opportunities for improvement
• Avoids conflict
• At times, meticulous to the point of being inefficient
 UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES (CONT.)

• Short-term goals
• Participate in a quality improvement project
• Join a committee
• Become a unit charge nurse
• Long-term goals
• Be a preceptor to a new graduate nurse or nursing
student
• Become a nurse manager
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Short-term goals
• Take ACLS (advanced cardiac life support)
• Become a certified CCRN (critical care registered nurse)
• Long-term goals
• Become a Family Nurse Practitioner
• Medical missions abroad or rural nursing in the U.S.
• Volunteer in a clinic
 MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP BOOK

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R.

Covey
• Complimented my strengths/areas for improvement
by:
• Emphasizing the importance of perspective
• Focusing on authentic communication and leadership
• Benefitted my professional growth by:
• Helping me evaluate my philosophy and priorities
• Providing application suggestions at the end of each
chapter
 LEADERSHIP SHADOWING EXPERIENCE

• Charge Nurse (CNL)

• Wanted to experience the critical thinking and decision-
making of a unit leader
• Enhanced my knowledge of the position through:
• Exposure to incident of a patient’s declining condition
• Increased understanding of patient assignments and
staffing
• Morning safety huddle
 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Stroke Continuum of Care Seminar

• Rationale: interest and opportunity to learn with
seasoned nurses (STTI & AzNA)
• Enhanced my knowledge of discharging patients with
adequate support
• Liver Life Walk
• Rationale: interest and opportunity to serve the
community
• Allowed me to experience positivity of those who have
lost loved ones and now desire to spread awareness
 EDUCATIONAL PLAN

• Personal aspirations • Short-term goals

• Achieve fluency in Mandarin Chinese
• Elementary proficiency in Spanish
• Apply current evidence-based practice
• Potential opportunities
• Work with uninsured or underserved
communities
• Attend nursing conferences
• ACLS certification
• Become a CCRN
• Subscribe to a nursing journal
• Long-term goals
• Become a family nurse practitioner
• Publication in a scientific journal
 TIMELINE

Graduate and pass the NCLEX

Build confidence and experience

Get CCRN certification

Hold a management position

Become a Family Nurse Practitioner

 REFERENCES

Covey, S. R. (1989). The 7 habits of highly effective people. New York, NY:
Simon & Schuster.