Professional Development

Lauren Sparks
 Direct Patient Care Abilities

 Personal Strengths  Short Term Goals:

 Interpersonal  Pass the NCLEX-RN
Communication  Obtain a position
 Critical thinking as an RN in the ICU

 Opportunities for  Long Term Goals:

Improvement  Obtain part-time
 Delegation job at a clinic
 Organization
 Unit Leadership Abilities

 Personal Strengths  Short Term Goals:

 Honesty and  Work in the
integrity charge nurse role
 Commitment  Identify areas for
and passion quality
 Opportunities for improvement
Improvement  Long Term Goals:
 Maintaining  Precept students
expectations and new nurses
 Confidence
 Professional Development

 Short Term Goals:  Long Term Goals:

 Maintain membership  Become certified as a
in Sigma Theta Tau CCRN
 Join the American  Attend NTI
Association of
Critical-Care Nurses
(AACN)
Management/Leadership Book

Selected Book: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let

Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be
and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
(2010)

Rationale: Appeal to my perfectionist nature

How the book relates to strengths or areas for

improvement:
 Compassion with boundaries
 Allowing vulnerability
 Embracing imperfection
 Leadership Shadowing Experience

Shadowing the Charge Nurse in the ICU

at SAVAHCS
Rationale: To learn about the duties
and functions of the charge nurse and
to observe rapid response and code
situations.
New knowledge: The charge nurse
wears many hats and helps the unit
flow smoothly
Professional Activity

Obtaining ACLS Certification

Rationale: To get a head start on necessary certification
and to feel more comfortable in code situations in the
future
New Knowledge-
• More familiar with EKG interpretation
• Understanding of ACLS algorithms
• Comfortable knowing what to do in a code
 Educational Plan

 Personal Aspirations  Short Term Goals:

 To specialize in my
chosen field
 To become a nurse
practitioner
 Potential Opportunities  Long Term Goals:
 Take advantage of
tuition reimbursement
 Learn anywhere I can
 Take continuing
education credits
 Read research
journals to educate
on new EBP
 Pass the CCRN
examination to
become certified
 Enroll in a DNP
program to become
an ACNP
 Timeline
First Year: Pass Third Year: Fifth Year:
NCLEX-RN, Attend NTI Take and
Obtain position conference, take pass CCRN
in the ICU, join continuing exam, enroll
AACN, read education credits, in DNP
EBP journals precept students program
and new grads

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Second Year: Fourth Year:

Work as Obtain part
charge nurse, time job in
Identify areas PHN, study
for a quality for CCRN
improvement
project
References

Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who

You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who

You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden Publishing.