PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Julie Brandt
December 8, 2015

DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES

Strengths:

Short term goals:

Time Management

Work with preceptor and colleagues to

master specialty skills

Organization
Compassion for Others
Good Listening Skills

Practice and understand hospital

procedures and policies to ensure
safe/quality patient care
Long term goals:

Opportunities for Improvement:

Overall Confidence
Spanish Proficiency

Receive positive evaluations and

feedback
Enroll in a Spanish Class

UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

Strengths:

Short term goals:

Team Work

Practice the steps and utilize delegation

Role Model

Learn something new everyday

Eagerness to Learn
Opportunities for Improvement:

Long term goals:

Delegation

Join a committee
Become proficient regarding the goals
of the unit and work along side others to
accomplish them

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Short term goals/strategies:

Long term goals/strategies:

Obtain certifications such as NRP,

PALS, and ACLS

Become a charge nurse

Brush up on stress management

strategies

Get to know other units of the hospital;

expand my skill level

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YOUR YEAR AS A NURSE: MAKING THE TRANSITION

FROM TOTAL NOVICE TO SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL
Compliments personal strengths and
aspirations:

Immerse yourself in the community of nursing

Be proactive with your training and orientation
Be a magnet for help and support
Treat everyone with respect and courtesy
regardless of their title or position.
Offer to help others whenever you can
Work on staying positive and motivated

Beneficial to personal growth

Teaches specific ways to transition from new
nurse to a professional
Strategies to become confident and one with
the unit you are working on

LEADERSHIP SHADOWING EXPERIENCE

Followed charge nurse on the Labor and Delivery unit at Tucson Medical
Center
Accompanied charge to flow meetings
Gained an understanding for their personal responsibilities
Clinical
Managerial

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Mass Casualty Presentation
Learned vital steps and personal opportunities to help in case of an
emergency
Evacuation
Tourniquet use
First Aid supplies
Steps to take in case of contact with an armed individual

EDUCATIONAL PLAN & GOALS

Personal aspirations:

Short term goals/strategies:

Work in Labor and Delivery or NICU

Gather information about when and how

to obtain Masters

Obtain my Masters Degree

Potential apportunities:
Become a Nurse Practitioner

Long term goals/strategies:

Actively take classes to further education

GOALS TIMELINE

DEC 2015
Graduate
Nursing School

JAN 2016
Pass NCLEX

FEB 2016
Begin RN job
in Labor and
Delivery

MAR 2016
Work with
preceptor and
colleagues to
master
specialty skills

JUNE 2016
Enroll in
Spanish. Take
NRP and PALS
courses

APRIL 2017
Become
proficient with
unit
goals/policies

FEB 2019
Join a
Committee

JAN 2020
Apply for
Masters
Program

REFERENCES
Cardillo, D.W. (2010). Your 1st year as a nurse: making the transition from total novice
to successful professional (2nd ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press