NURS 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: Holly Zuehlke-Frazelle Date: 12/05/16

In 3-5 years I see myself as being an important part of a cardiac care team, working as a nurse in a cardiac care unit and contributing to the
interprofessional care team in a positive and proactive manner.
Area

Strengths

Weakness/Opportunity for
Improvement

Direct

Patient Care

Leadership

Unit Related
Leadership

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,

Proactive patient
advocate
Strong
organizational skills
in planning patient
care

Actively assists
other members of
care team
Utilizes positive
leadership traits

Short term goals/strategies

Present-2 years

Improve time
management
Development of
leadership skills
Gain more confidence

No previous experience
in a nursing leadership
role
Seek mentor
relationship from a
nurse in a leadership
role

Journals/
Certifications

NURS 479
Book selection:
Bossypants
By Tina Fey

Gain more selfconfidence

Lessen need to be a
perfectionist

Long term goals/strategies

3-5 years

Goal: Improve time

management
Strategy: Learn to
effectively delegate

Goal: Become a mentor

Strategy: Seek training
in order to precept new
nurses

Goal: Join the ANA and

cardiac focused
organizations
Strategy: Register for
the American
Association of Heart
Failure Nurses and
subscribe to the Journal
of Cardiovascular
Nursing

Goal: Seek continuing

education to enhance clinical
skills
Strategy: Enroll in continuing
education courses

Goal: Attain the position of
charge nurse
Strategy: Express desire to
perform this role

Goal: Receive additional

accreditations
Strategy: Receive certification
as a Cardiac-Vascular Nurse

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience with
Charge Nurse

Professional
Activity: St. Lukes
Hearing Clinic

Education:

Continuing Nursing
Education and/or
plans for Higher
Education

Patient focused
care
Interprofessional
team
communication
Attain continuing
education to
further improve
quality of patient
care
Attain continuing
education with a
cardiac focus

Gain leadership
education
Improve understanding
of the leadership role

Lack of desire to pursue

more education at
current time
Financially unable to
seek further education
at this time

Goal: Refine best

practice
Strategy: Utilize
continuing education
courses

Goal: Either get Masters in

Education or complete DNP in
yet to be determined field
Strategy: Once decided what
direction to go, apply to
graduate schools and complete
desired degree