NURS 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan Name: Mackenzie Flaherty Date: 3/8/17

Area Strengths Weakness/Opportunity for Short term goals/strategies Long term goals/strategies
Improvement Present-2 years 3-5 years

Direct Honest Difficulty with prioritization Improve speed of care Work in a specialized unit i.e
skills neuro ICU, cath lab, PACU,
Patient Care Prioritize attaining and Lack organization
pediatric unit, etc.
Leadership communicating correct Improve knowledge of
Occasionally lack
information hospital protocols Feel comfortable precepting
emotional resilience
nursing students/new hires
Compassionate Become advanced in one
clinical unit area of Be able to offer holistic patient
nursing care
Unit Related Clear communicator Delegation Develop effective use of Work as charge nurse
Leadership the delegation process
Logical thinker Delivering unpopular Become an unofficial unit
news leader
Cognizant of others
needs Lack of assertiveness Suggest and implement unit
improvements based on
experience
Professional Sigma Theta Tau ANCC cardiac
Nursing involvement rehabilitation/cardiac-
Development: vascular/pediatric certifications
Organizations, Participate in clinics
within the city
Journals/
Subscribe and regularly
Certifications
read at least one EBP
nursing practice journal
NURS 479 Optimism/motivation Lack of professional
Book selection nursing experience
Focus on improvement
(based on your Lack of emotional
strengths and resilience
weaknesses)

Leadership Unit specialties Knowledge of charge nurse

Shadowing position
Experience Support of other staff
 Coordination of transfers
Staffing requirements

Professional Knowledge of Coming up with future care

Activity/ Community respiratory disease recommendations
Service
Interaction with giving
report and
communicating
findings to doctors and
NPs
Knowledge of
pharmacist and
physician skills
Education: Desire knowledge Sometime feel that Acquire extra training for ANCC certifications (cardiac
education is a waste of additional skills such as rehabilitation nursing, cardiac-
Continuing Nursing Enjoy learning
Education and/or time removing central lines, vascular nursing, pediatric
plans for Higher Understand how to be administering chemo nursing)
Need to make money
Education good at school drugs, etc.
Unit transfer specialization (ED,
Burnt out on school
ICU, pediatrics, or cardiac
rehabilitation)