PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT
Krista Laurie
BSN May 2018
 DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES
STRENGTHS
• Compassion
• Therapeutic Communication
• Organization
• Time Management
• Critical Thinking
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
• Self Confidence
• Clinical Integration
• Physical Skills Comfort
SHORT TERM GOALS (PRESENT – 2
YEARS)
• Gain comfort in general hospital flow and
own abilities
• Use evidence based resources to integrate
clinical information
LONG TERM GOALS (3 YEARS – 5
YEARS)
• Master physical nursing skills
• Create personal nursing flow
• Integrate clinical information more readily
 UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

SHORT TERM GOAL (PRESENT-2

STRENGTHS YEARS)
• Able to see multiple perspectives • Gain comfort in basic delegation
• Good at problem solving • Gain comfort in speaking to MDs
• Flexible • Gain comfort vocalizing unpopular
opinion

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT LONG TERM GOALS (3 YEARS – 5

• Delegation YEARS)
• Be able to mentor and orient new
• Assertiveness
nursing staff
• Public speaking
• Participate is staff development and
quality improvement efforts
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Short term goals (present – 2 years)

• Renew BLS and ACLS certifications
• Subscribe to a nursing journal
• American Journal of Nursing, American Nurse Today (ANA) or Journal of Nursing
Quality Care
• Long term goals (3-5 years)
• Join a professional organization
• American Nurses Association, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
• Obtain certifications related to specialty field
• AOCN, CCRN, PCCN
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOK

Book – Assertiveness: How to Stand Up for Yourself and Still Win the Respect of Others
• Strengths
• Speaking on the behalf of others
• Asking for help
• Areas for Improvement
• Voice projection and body language
• Saying “no”
• Offering opinions when I disagree
• Professional Growth Application
• Saying “no” respectfully when someone asks you to do their work
• Handling aggressive people appropriately
• Conflicts with management
• Letting others know your needs
• Taking opportunities
 LEADERSHIP SHADOWING EXPERIENCE

• Shadowing: Nurse Managers of Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) and Medical- Surgical
Unit at the VA Hospital
• My Knowledge of this Position:
• Lead morning huddles
• Staff conflicts
• Equipment and supply issues
• Hospital meetings
• Discharge planning
• Hospital wide
• Monthly leadership meeting
• Making work schedules
• Hiring new employees
• Educational opportunities and competencies
• Quality improvement
 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

MASS CASUALTY TRAINING ACLS COURSE

• National emergency preparedness • Emergency response team dynamics

• Gun violence disaster training
• Stopping a bleed
• Leadership roles in disaster
• Clinical and community setting
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Emergency drug knowledge
• Defibrillator usage
• Simulation scenarios
• Integrative knowledge
 TIMELINE

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to ACLS specialty profession from
Graduate Take Grad Residency DNP Career as
Nursing certificati certificati al DNP
(BSN) – NCLEX – Residency Program program DNP –
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 CONTINUED EDUCATION

• Personal Aspirations • Short Term Goals (present 2 years)

• Grow in knowledge of the nursing practice
• Gain knowledge in a specialty field of nursing
• Be an excellent and compassionate nurse
• Potential Opportunities
• DNP programs
• Gain experience working on a medical-surgical
floor
• Use evidenced based materials to establish a
strong nursing base
• Utilize hospital resources to advance
education

• Continued educational opportunities at the • Long Term Goals (3-5 years)

workplace
• Get specialty certifications
• Specialty certifications
• Go back to school for DNP degree
• Evidence based practice