NURS 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan Name: __Nicole Baginski____________Date: 04/27/17

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

Direct Compassionate Medication knowledge Research and make Become an expert in pediatric
cheat-sheet for unit nursing
Patient Care Resourceful G-tube feedings
specific medications
Leadership Become go-to person when
Strong patient IV placement
Refer to skills reference others struggle inserting IVs
advocate
book
Observe and try various
techniques
Unit Related Eager to learn from Delegation Delegate when necessary Precept new nurses/student
Leadership others nurses
Initiating change Be proactive in seeking
Teamplayer out learning experiences Provide feedback on what I
believe needs to be changed
Clear communicator

Professional Read specialty specific Obtain CCRN-P certification

Nursing journals
Development: Continue applying evidence-
Organizations, Attend nursing conference based practice in new skill areas
Journals/

Certifications

NURS 479 Strengthens my Builds my toolbox of

Book selection natural tendency to strategies to initiate
(based on your clearly communicate change and influence
strengths and with others from a others in a positive way
weaknesses) place of compassion
and to make others
feel special
Leadership Being a strong patient Became acquainted with a
Shadowing advocate for patients resource that provides
Experience that desired to information of medication-
breastfeed, directing
 them to resources if breastfeeding safety
they are unable to
afford breast pumps,
need more assistance
and education on
breastfeeding
Professional Learned how to be a As a leader of a code, need
Activity/ Community team player in a code to clearly define everyone
Service situation and enforced elses role
clear communication
patterns
Education: Continuing education Becoming a leader hones Obtain CPN certification Obtain CCRN-Pediatric
fuels my desire to initiating qualities certification
Continuing Nursing
Education and/or learn
plans for Higher
Education