QA Program Learning Plan form

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The College of Nurses of Ontario (the College) collects the information in the QA Program Learning Plan Form if you have been selected for Practice Assessment
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Lara Pabandero-de Lasan

Name

Registration Number

2016

Semester 4 (Pre-graduate Consolidation)

QA Year

Class

Surgical Unit (Humber River Hospital)

Post-Op patients

Current Practice Setting

Client Population

Learning Needs
What learning needs did I identify through practice reflection and peer
input? Identify a minimum of two (2) to three (3) learning needs.
1.
2.
3.

4.

To be confident to talk to doctors

More detailed head-to-toe assessment (Have the clinical eye)
Have healthier lifestyle, loose my many unhealthy weight so that I can be better
physically and not feel exhausted especially when I need to do 3 consecutive
12hr shifts
Keep on top of my readings and be up to date and current with nursing practices

Havent done practice reflection yet?

Use the Practice Reflection worksheet
to help you identify your strengths and
learning needs.

Learning Goal #1
My goal must be based on my learning needs.

Collaborate and consult with clients and the interprofessional and health care teams
to provide comprehensive and holistic health care in a complex and changing
environment.
Although I have done this with the assistance of my preceptor, I want to be able to
do this regularly and to practice this skill so that I feel so self-assured and secure
when collaborating with doctors.

Need help creating a goal? Review the

Developing SMART Learning Goals
guide.

Your learning goal must be based on

your current practice setting and one
of the Colleges practice documents.
Please list which practice document

Goal #1: Activities and Timeframes

How am I going to achieve my goal? Identify a minimum of three (3) learning activites with timeframes/timelines.

1.
2.
3.

4.

Be more assertive, not feel afraid to talk to the doctors. First get to know the doctors of the unit so that when I actually have a
patient that they are responsible for, I will know who or how I should approach them. (Start practicing at home, after exams)
Be friendly and approachable (usually when there is open, and unconflicted relationship, there is less tension) (This should be
automatic no timeframe needed)
I will use effective communication skills:
(Start practicing at home, after exams and will continue throughout career)
a. Knowing relevant information (of the pt, the situation, and why I need the collaboration at this time)
b. Always do my assessment first, so that I know what is going on and what to tell the doctor
c. Talk clearly, concisely, and use a system such as SBAR so that no ones time is wasted
Research for some training and seminars that are provided to help with communicating with other health care providers e.g.
nurse to doctors, nurse to other teams of the interprofessional groups.
(After the licensure exam)

Learning Goal #2
My goal must be based on my learning needs.
Practice to have the clinical eye and have a more detailed head-to-toe assessment.
I observed the nurses whenever the shift starts or when we have a post-op coming in,
the head to toe assessment is performed, for me as a newbie, I have to have a
checklist for myself to be able to remember the head-to-toe assessment and that I do
not miss anything. For them, just inspecting the patient they already know where to
focus on and where to do just a basic assessment.

Need help creating a goal? Review the

Developing SMART Learning Goals
guide.
Your learning goal must be based on
your current practice setting and one of
the Colleges practice documents.
Please list which practice document

Goal #2: Activities and Timeframes

How am I going to achieve my goal? Identify a minimum of three (3) learning activites with timeframes/timelines.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Go back to my health assessment textbook, and to help prepare for my licensure exam I will do a different system per session
so that I will have that check-list memorized and ingrained in my brain. (Studying towards the license exam and thereafter)
The cue-cards that I made for health assessment will be very helpful and so will other health assessment checklists from other
sources (nursing journals, internet, textbooks e.g.) (Studying towards the license exam and thereafter)
RE-Watch health assessment videos (Studying towards the license exam and thereafter)
Practice on family and friends (Studying towards the license exam and thereafter)

Learning Goal #3
My goal must be based on my learning needs.
Focus on a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, loose weight.

Your learning goal must be based on

your current clinical practice and the

I need to do this lifestyle change so that I can last a long time in this very mentally and
physically demanding profession.

Nurse Practitioner practice standard.

Goal #3: Activities and Timeframes

How am I going to achieve my goal? Identify a minimum of three (3) learning activites with timeframes/timelines.
1.

2.
3.

Truly watching my diet (Start now, and follow-through to get results and keep on doing it to keep the desired result)
a. Use calorie counting to keep my caloric intake at a regular (2000 cal/day) for a health weight management
b. Watch what I eat less fat and junkfood, more vegetables, and lean protein
c. Limit myself to 1 cheatday per week, as supposed to now that I sometimes eat out at up to 4 times a week with my
family
d. Drink more water
Exercise at least 4 times a week for at least 30minutes of physical activity
Set time for relaxation independently, and set time for family bonding to keep happy relationships (At least 30min per day)

How do my learning goals support my commitment to continuing competency?

How does my learning relate to the competencies of my practice?
I will continue to keep myself up to date with learning material and continue to
maintain my Learning Plan throughout the year. I do not want to loose what I
learned from school but only to build on it and retain it to help with my nursing
career.

Continue to maintain and update your

Learning Plan throughout the year.

Evaluation of changes/outcomes to my practice

What did I learn?
What impact has my Learning Plan had on my practice?
I learned many things. I learned that I am capable of working as a nurse even
though I feel incompetent at times compared to the seasoned nurses working on
the unit. I learned that practice and experience makes the best nurse that I can
be.
My learning plan help me realize that my health is very important and that in
order for me to stay for a very long time in this career path that I have chosen, I
have to take my lifestyle and change it for the better to be able to serve and help
others as long as I can.

You can print your Learning Plan for

your records.

Dec 2014

2014-99