PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

POWERPOINT

By: Adriana Gamez

 DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES

• Strengths: Patient advocate, Interpersonal skills, Emotional

stability
• Needs Improvement: Self confidence, time management
• Integrative Modality: Massage
 DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES CONT.

• Short term goals: Gain confidence as a new RN, incorporate

integrative modalities
• Long term goals: Perfect skills, continue with evidence- based
practice
 UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

• Strengths: Team oriented, eager to learn from experienced

nurses, love being involved
• Weaknesses: Delegation, unfamiliarity
• Short term goals: Get involved with unit committees, improve
delegation skills
• Long term goals: Take on Charge nurse role
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Short term goals: Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Obtain

Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Obtain Neonatal Advanced Life
Support
• Long term goals: Join and maintain membership in American Nurses
Association (ANA), Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN), Academy of
Neonatal Nursing (ANN)
 LEADERSHIP BOOK

• Strengths: Able to work well with most

people, patience with patients and
families
• Areas for Improvement: Knowing that I
won’t know everything, pressured
situations
• Recommendations: Asking about
/shadowing unit before accepting job
offer
 LEADERSHIP SHADOW EXPERIENCE

• Role of charge nurse from their

perspective vs floor nurse perspective
• Time management
• Priorities
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE

• Enhanced knowledge of individuals

different cultures/experiences
• Organizations mission/values
• Met people who had similar interests
 CONTINUING/HIGHER EDUCATION

• Short term goals: Attend educational/leadership conferences,

attend continued education seminars/classes
• Long term goals: Specialize in area of interest, take on charge
nurse role, apply/attend DNP program
 TIMELINE

March/ 2022-
April 2024-
December Join ANA, Apply to 2028-
2020- ANN, and
2019- Start 1st DNP Finish
Graduate SPN program DNP
RN job
from U of A – Obtain
with BSN/ PALS/ 2021- 2023- 2025-
obtain ACLS February Complete New Start Charge Nurse Start DNP
2020- NALS
grad residency Role/ explore DNP program
Take and options
Pass NCLEX
 REFERENCES

• Arnoldussen, B. (2009). First year Nurse. New York City: Kaplan Publishing, 2009.