Professional

Development
Hayley Comrie
Tuesday April 30th, 2019
 • Personal strengths
• Therapeutic communication, time management,
patient advocacy
• Opportunities for improvement
• Confidence when performing newer skills
Direct “Integrative nurses co-create caring/healing relationships with
Patient Care individuals, families, and communities to support the
emergence of health and wellbeing” (Kreitzer & Koithan, 2014).
Abilities
• Short term goals (present-2 yr)
• ECMO certification, confidence in using ventilators
• Long term goals (3-5 yrs)
• Obtain CCRN, seek leadership opportunities, avoid
all medication errors
 • Personal strengths
• Organizational skills, leadership experience
• Opportunities for improvement
Unit • Assertiveness, accepting I can’t make
Leadership everyone happy
• Short term goals
Abilities • Preceptor training, join committees
• Long term goals
• Charge nurse, further management roles
 • Short term goals
• Publish honors thesis, maintain work in ICU
Professional setting
Development • Long term goals
• Obtain CCRN, board member for STTI, obtain DNP
to expand scope of practice
 Bossypants by Tina Fey
• Strengths
• Shake off bad news or mistakes
• Be involved in a change
“Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit
Management/ around raising questions and pointing out obstacles” (Fey, 2011)
Leadership • Areas for improvement
Book • Sense of humor, confidence
• Self-appreciation during times of success
• Beneficial to growth
• Remember who helped you get where you are
• Leading is not about micro-managing
“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people
and then getting out of their way” (Fey, 2011)
 • Julia, SWAT RN
• Wanted a stronger understanding of the SWAT role
• Observed rapid responses and critical transfers from
Leadership other hospitals
Shadowing • What training is required
• Pros/cons of being a SWAT RN
• Per diem and part-time opportunities
 • SILC lab assistance
• Wanted to learn more about management of SILC
Professional/ • Strong organizational and time management skills
Community • BLS re-certification
Activities • Important to always be CPR certified
• Ensure no changes since last certification
• Refresher for CPR, motivated to obtain ACLS
 • Personal aspirations
• Maintain a focus on research, become published
• Become a nurse practitioner
• Potential opportunities
• Employer educational assistance
Educational • Connect with UA nursing staff involved with
Plan nursing journals
• Short term goal
• CCRN certification, ACLS certification
• Long term goal
• Obtain a DNP
• Publish original research
Timeline of Goals 5 years

3 years Go back to
school to obtain
1 year
Become a a doctorate of
charge nurse nursing practice
3-6 months
Start as a full- and be and help lead
time nurse in involved in implementation
Start as a new pediatrics. committees of evidence-
graduate nurse Publish my and research. based practices.
in a residency honors thesis.
program.
 Fey, T. (2011). Bossypants. New York: Little Stranger Inc.
References Kreitzer, M.J. & Koithan, M. (2014). Integrative Nursing
(Eds.). New York: Oxford Press.