Chelsey Miyake

Nurs 362
November 22, 2014
NURS 258 Professional Development Plan Template & Guidelines
Purpose: The purpose of the PDP is to assist you in conceptualizing the development of your professional nursing career in a succinct and
organized manner.
Goal Statement: To excel in providing care to individuals by developing and refining current skills. To become a life-long learner and continue to
gain experience and knowledge in order to become a well-rounded nurse.
Elements
Objective(s): Describe what
you want to accomplish in
your first two years in
practice. 3 points

Clinical Practice
To find a job upon graduation
that will provides potential for
growth and advancement.

Leadership
Utilize nursing preceptor as a role
model.
Observe my coworkers for useful
leadership qualities.

Professional Development
Graduate from Kaipolani Community
Colleges Associate Degree in
Nursing.
Apply to the University of Hawaii at
Manoas baccalaureate degree in
nursing program.
Graduate from UHM and apply to
new graduate programs at health
care facilities.

Plans/Strategies: Describe
the actions that you will take
to achieve your objective.
4 points

Strengths: Describe the

strong points about yourself
that make you such a great
nurse. 3 points

By furthering my education and

obtaining a baccalaureate
degree in nursing.

Practice time management during

my studying and practical/clinical
experience.

Pass the NCLEX and obtain RN

licensure.

Obtaining healthcare experience

through volunteering,
internships, and/or part-time job
opportunities

Practice using leadership

qualities during group projects.

Compassion utilizing my
homecare and volunteering
experience.

Ability to lead team to

successfully achieve a common
goal. Ability to lead by example.

Utilizing healthcare work experience.

Obtaining a job within the HPH
system.

Skillful Utilizing evidence based

research in my practice.

Delegation ability to safely

delegate tasks to people while

Maintaining relationships with

healthcare workers.

Become a worker within a

healthcare facility. Build my
achievements and qualifications for
my resume.

Observe healthcare workers for

leadership qualities.

Being well educated

continuing my education to UHM
for by BA after KCC.
Critical thinker applying my
knowledge and utilizing
resources.

Skills/competencies: Describe
the skills and competencies
you bring to the role.
3 points

still maintaining responsibility.

For example, being team leader
for clinical.
Creativity ability to use
creativity for problem solving and
troubleshooting technology.

Good listener develops good

rapport with patients

Positive attitude use of positive

attitude to build rapport with
patients

Performing head-to-toe
assessments in a timely fashion
and efficiently

Advocating use of avocation to

relay information from patient to
nurse or patient to doctor, etc.

Obtaining accurate vital signs

Ability to handle situations

diplomatically. Not allowing
hostile situations to develop.

Relating labs to disease process

Interested in actively seeking

educational experiences. (Nursing
exchange program, health
conference)

Life-long learner interested in

expanding knowledge base.
Able to use evidence based
research to increase knowledge
based

Administering medications and

assessing need for medication.
Using labs to determine need for
medication
Completing hourly rounding
Areas targeted for growth:
From your own self
assessment, describe what
areas in yourself that you
would like to strengthen.
3 points

Time-management/efficiency
Will be able to perform skills
faster because of practice and
experience
Knowledgeable keeping up
with current technology and
medical advancement

Assignment to leadership position

as a nurse

Attend conferences and workshops

to increase knowledge base.

Advancement to nurse
supervisor.

Finding a mentor (fellow nurse,

charge nurse, nursing supervisor)