Professional Development Plan

Goal Statement: To develop my clinical practice skills, leadership skills, and education to be an expert medical-surgical nurse specializing in cardiac care or a
pediatric nurse that is confident and skilled to be a competitive candidate for advancement in my unit.

Elements
Objective(s): Describe what you
want to accomplish in your first
two years in practice.

Plans/Strategies: Describe the

actions that you will take to
achieve your objective.

Clinical Practice

Leadership

Obtain employment as an RN as
part of a new RN graduate
program in medical-surgical
cardiac nursing or pediatric
nursing

Select a role model or mentor in

the same clinical role that I am
employed, in a position that I want
to achieve (acute care nurse
practioner), and observe one who
has excellent leadership and
interpersonal skills.

Apply for jobs at the above

hospitals to get into the system.
Be willing to accept on-call CNA
jobs if it is the employer I want to
work for in the future
Apply to clinics and other
hospitals that accept ADN RNs
to practice and develop my skills
as an RN, while I work on
getting hired as an RN focused
on cardiac care or pediatrics
Obtain my ACLS certification
Obtain my PALS certification
Get involved in committees
where I will meet and interact
with people who will be doing
the interviewing, hiring, or be my
supervisor in my intended
position as RN.

Strengths: Describe the strong

points about yourself that make
you such a great nurse.

Apply for new grad jobs at

Straub Hospital, Pali Momi,
KMCWC, and Queen's Medical
Center.

Develop rapport with potential

mentors.
Express interest to the intended
mentor and begin conversation
about possible mentorship.
Develop a plan for progressing
through mentorship

Professional Development
Graduate from UH Hilo's RN to BSN
program
Apply to UH Manoa's Master's Degree
Program or UHM or UH Hilo's DNP
program

Join the ANA and relevant professional

nursing organizations, such as
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses,
and Hawaii Association of Professional
Nurses
Dedicate my time to completing and
excelling in my RN to BSN classes.
Take 15 credits per semester to finish
on time.
Understand and fulfill the admission
requirements for each graduate
program.
Apply to the various graduate
programs, and chose which program I
will enroll.

I am a dedicated student that is intent

on getting my graduate degree and
becoming an advanced practice nurse.

Skills/competencies: Describe
the skills and competencies you
bring to the role.

Areas targeted for growth: From

your own self assessment,
describe what areas in yourself
that you would like to strengthen.

I have empathy and sympathy

for patients.

I'm good at listening to my

coworkers and colleagues.

I am also very good at listening

to my patients to be able to
understand what their needs are

I learn by example, so this would

be perfect.

I am good at communicating to
patients about their treatments,
instructions, and teaching, as
well as understanding where
they are not understanding any
previous explanations of
treatments
I'm really good at hanging IV
bags, calculating rates and
changing between
measurements.

Great test taker.

Good a writing papers.
I am good at assessing what needs to
be done and how it should be done for
school.

Communication
Organization

I have a good foundation of CNA

work and managing my time.

Planning

Delegation to UAP
Prioritization with regards to
multiple urgent patient care
needs.
I also need to practice technical
skills such as inserting foleys,
drawing blood, and starting IVs
that I've never done outside of a
theoretical setting

Because I am still currently in school, I'll

be used to the school routine of splitting
my time between home, school, and
work.

Being assertive and willing to say

no when the course of action or
inaction will not be a smart
decision.
Volunteering to organize and lead
group activities or committees
Confidence to know that I can do
a job I am qualified for.
Communicating confidently with
superiors.

Managing my time to dedicate time for

self care.
Prioritizing school and work
assignments, especially with a
community nursing experience.