Professional

Development
NURS 478: Jolynn Robbins
 Direct Patient Care Abilities
Strengths
• Time management
Short-Term Goals (2 years or less)
• Compassion
• Attain therapeutic communication
• Resilience
skills for the emergency department
• Attain triage and emergency
Areas of Improvement
assessment proficiency
• Critical thinking
• Prioritization
Long-Term Goals (3-5 years)
• Attain critical patient education skills
Integrative Modalities/Principles Implemented
• Become knowledgeable about all the
• Patients as a whole system inseparable from their
resources available within the area
environments
• Person-centered and relationship-based nursing care

(Kreitzer, 2015)
 Unit Leadership Abilities
Short-Term Goals (2 years or less)
Strengths • Complete new graduate nurse
• Interprofessional communication orientation
• Inquisitive • Anticipate emergency interventions

Areas for Improvement Long-Term Goals (3-5 years)

• Confidence in self/care • Work towards becoming a charge
• Advocating for patients nurse
• Begin continuing education
 Professional Development
Organizational Membership
• Arizona Indian Nurse Association
Professional Certifications
• Obtain ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, and
ENPC
Conferences I Would Attend
• Native American Healthcare Conference
• Native Nations Nursing Summit
Advanced Skills
• Airway management
• Ultrasound intravenous
insertion certification
• Mental health crisis
intervention
Goals
• Obtain Trauma Certified
Registered Nurse (TCRN)
certification
• Mentorship for students
 Management and Leadership Book Selection

• This book focuses on 12 qualities that top leaders with

feedback from these leaders to further explain why they chose
these attributes
• Since I believe that data-driven practices make the most
impact, focusing on these characteristics will scientifically
help make me become a better leader
• Since I am more soft-spoken, it emphasizes characteristics
that I could use to improve my leadership skills
• I will be able to use the 12 characteristics of each chapter to
impact my nursing care
• I will be able to enforce these qualities on a day-to-day basis

(Vanderbloemen, 2023)
 Leadership Role Assignment
Vascular Access Team Nurse
• Vascular entry to vital for all inpatient
patients and becoming proficient is
helpful in an emergency
• Becoming certified in ultrasound-guided
intravenous insertion catheters is helpful
• I learned how important it is to be a
resource for insertion
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
• I am interested in working in the
emergency department
• The charge nurse of the
emergency department makes the
place run smoothly
• I learned that charge nurses are
vital to the function of the ED
Professional/Community Activity
2024 Tribal Academic Practice Partnership
• Conference focused on the creation and retention of the
Indigenous nursing workforce in Arizona

What I Learned
• Native Americans only make up a small percentage of nurses in
the United States
• Focusing on creating programs for youth exposure will help get
the students interested in healthcare
• It is possible to have only core staff
Higher Education and Continuing Education
Personal aspirations
• Become the person my younger self
would look up to
• Continue to follow my dreams
Potential opportunities
• Becoming a nurse educator
• Becoming a mentor for Native
Americans pursuing nursing
Short-term goals (2 years or less)
• Attend a nursing conference
• Focus on continuing education
credits and trainings
Long-term goals (3-5 years)
• Continue education to become a
midwife or a family nurse
practitioner
• Aid in increasing tribal nursing
employment
Timeline of Goals
References
• Kreitzer, M. J. (2015). Integrative nursing: Application of principles across clinical settings. Rambam

Maimonides Medical Journal, 6(2), Article e0016. https://doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10200

• Vanderbloemen, W. (2023). Be the unicorn: 12 data-driven habits that separate the best leaders from the rest.

HarperCollins Leadership.