N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: Jaclyn Spinelli

Date: December 1, 2015

In 3-5 years I see myself as an accomplished, confident nurse that has excelled in patient care and moved into a leadership role, either as a Charge
Nurse or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Area

Strengths

Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

- Avid-learner devoted to
enhancing clinical knowledge
- Discerning and
compassionate
- Attentive to evidenced-based
care

Unit Related
Leadership

- Positive organization and

communication skills utilized
to foster a positive team
atmosphere
- Leader by example

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
- Opportunity exists to further
clinical knowledge and experience
- Improve time-management skills

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
- Complete orientation to the unit
- Participate in continuing
education opportunities

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
- Become Clinical Nurse Leader

- Delegation
- Confidence as a new graduate

- Seek feedback from mentor to

ensure proper delegation
- Participate in a new graduate
orientation program

- Become a Clinical Nurse

Educator
- Attain Charge Nurse position

- Subscribe to Critical Care

Nursing Journal
- Join AACN
- Be active in Sigma Theta Tau
- Become registered member of
Medscape Nurses

- Attend AACN conference

- Attain Charge Nurse position
- Become Clinical Nurse leader
- ACNP certification

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications
- Achiever (stamina, work
ethic)
- Collaborative (harmonizer)
- Disciplined
- Organized

- Overly selfless
- Tendency to want control
- Prefer safe opportunities rather
than taking risks

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

Shadowing the charge nurse

provided me with vital
information and insight into
Charge Nurse practice.

Professional
Activity/
Community
Service

I completed my ACLS
certification; this is a strength
because it will be a
requirement for working on
an ICU.

This experience allowed me to see

areas I can improve my clinical
practice and leadership skills to
fulfill the requirements of the
Charge Nurse position.
- Organization
- Patient care knowledge
- Staffing requirements
ACLS provided the opportunity
for me to enhance my knowledge
of:
- Cardiac arrest and other
cardiopulmonary emergencies

N 479
Book Selection
(based on
strengths and
weaknesses)

- Identification of lethal
arrhythmias
- Code Team collaboration
- Pharmacotherapy for ACLS
situations
- ACLS algorithms
Education:
Cont. Nrsg.
Educ. and/or
plans for
Higher Educ.

Higher education would allow

me to obtain higher level job
opportunities and more
experience and clinical
knowledge. It would increase
my job satisfaction because of
increased responsibility.

- Technology
- Obtain higher level of
responsibility on the unit
- Further understanding of specific
patient conditions by researching
and providing care

- Graduate with BSN

- Complete Kaplan NCLEX
preparation course
- Pass NCLEX and obtain
licensure

- CCRN certification
- ACNP