Professional

Development
Sarah Naves
December 5, 2016

Direct Patient Care Abilities

Strengths: patient advocacy, therapeutic
communication, quality care under pressure
Opportunities for improvement: limited
nursing experience, interpretation of lab values,
confidence in nursing care
Shor Graduate with Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Goal
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Pass NCLEX-RN examination upon first attempt

Obtain job in new graduate residency program
Improve my evidence-based care via
conferences
Become a traveling nurse

Unit Leadership Abilities

Strengths: teamwork, critical thinking, passion
for nursing
Opportunities for improvement: delegation to
assistive nursing personnel, knowledge of facilityand unit-specific policies and procedures, interprofessional collaboration
Shor
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Participate in quality-improvement activities in
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Goal unit
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Serve on nursing-related committee(s)
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Precept new graduate nurses

Professional
Development
Short Term Goals
Publish portion of honors thesis
Present research at International Integrative
Nursing Symposium
Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) certification
Long Term Goals
Obtain Certified Emergency Nurse
certification
Subscribe to American Nurses Association
Journal
Introduce evidence-based recommendations

Leadership Book

Your 1st Year as a Nurse by Donna Wilk

Cardillo,
RN for selection
Rational
Wanted to read a book that will ease my
transition into my nursing career and
reduce anxiety
Strengths this book complimented:
I have the education and skills to make a
great, compassionate, and effective
nurse
My teamwork, collaboration, and
communication skills will come in handy
while establishing rapport with physicians
and other staff
(Cardillo,
My passion and drive to be the best nurse

Leadership Shadowing
Experience
Charge Nurse of St. Marys Emergency
Department
Rationale: want
to work in an emergency
department (ED) as charge nurse in future
Enhanced understanding of ED leadership
Taught traits of effective emergency charge
nurses
Enhanced my assertiveness
Developed my communication skills with
other disciplines

Professional Activities
TMC Post-Partum Depression Conference
Rationale: lack of knowledge
Reminded me of the importance of self-care
St. Lukes IPEP Poly-pharmacy
Rationale: enjoy students in other disciplines
Developed my relations with other
disciplines and exposed me to polypharmacy
Craft night for Diamond Childrens
Hospital patients
Rationale: enjoy working with pediatric
patients

December
2016:
Graduate
with BSN

Visual Timeline
March
2017:
Publish
thesis

February
2017: Pass
NCLEX-RN
December
2016:
Obtain
nursing job

June 2017:
Obtain
ACLS
certification

February
2017: Begin
employment

June 2020:
Function as
charge
nurse in ED
February
2020:
Obtain CEN
certification

April 2017:
Present at
Nursing
Symposium
January
2025: Join
Navy
reserves

July 2021:
Become
travel nurse

January
2030:
Pursue
education

Educational Plan
Personal Aspiration
Constantly expand my nursing knowledge
Potential Opportunities
Tuition reimbursement through TMC and/or
Navy Reserves
Continuing education conference fees paid
through employment

Educational Plan
Short Term Goals
Attend International Integrative Nursing
Symposium
Participate in continuing education course
pertinent to emergency nursing
Continue personal research on emerging
evidence-based recommendations
Long Term Goals
Consider beginning an advanced practice
degree
Attend yearly conferences on nursing
improvement

Reference
Cardillo, D. W. (2010). Your 1st year as a nurse
(2nd ed.).
New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.