N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: Kailey Jones___________________

Date: May 3, 2016

In 3-5 years I see myself: In the process of completing a Nurse Anesthesia program while working as an ICU nurse in a leadership role.
Area

Strengths

Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Empathy
Compassion
Patient Advocacy

Unit Related
Leadership

Comfortable with
taking on leadership
position
Willing to dedicate
self to job

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
Confidence
Time management
Experience

Unfamiliar with unit

policies and procedures
Lack relationships with
coworkers

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications

N 479
Book Selection
(#Girlboss by
Sophia
Amoruso)

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
Improve upon confidence
in performing nursing role
Display compassion and
empathy to all patients, and
to improve upon time
management skills.

Build relationships with

coworkers
Learn unit policies,
procedures and protocols
Become a Critical Care
Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Join the American
Association of CriticalCare Nurses (AACN)

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
Demonstrate confidence
when performing nursing
duties
Continue to display
compassion and empathy
to all patients.
Gain patient care
expereince
Be in a management or
leadership role on unit
Be a mentor or preceptor
for students or RNs new
to the unit

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience
(ED Nurse
Shadowing)

Professional
Activity/
Community

Demonstrated ways in
which I could show
compassion and
empathy in day-to-day
life.

Patient advocacy was

exhibited by the nurse,
as were strategies for
providing
compassionate care
while still maintaining
boundaries
Stressed that empathy
and compassion are

Nurse that was shadowed

displayed multiple time
management strategies

Explained how goal setting

is imperative for effective

Provided strategies to
improve confidence
Demonstrated that lacking
experience is not an excuse
for not taking on leadership
roles

Join the American

Association of Nurse
Anesthetists (AANA)
Become a member of
Sigma Theta Tau
Publish an article in an
accredited nursing journal

Service
(Resiliency
Training)
Education:
Cont. Nrsg.
Educ. and/or
plans for
Higher Educ.

necessary for
providing care for
both self and others

Highly motivated to
continue education
and improve nursing
skills and abilities

time management
Demonstrated ways to
provide self-care, like
exercise and eating right
Ability to complete Nurse
Anesthesia program
Ability to afford to attend
program

Complete Advanced
Cardiovascular Life
Support (ACLS) training
Begin researching Nurse
Anesthesia programs and
requirements

Apply and begin a Nurse

Anesthesia program
Become a board certified
Nurse Anesthetist