N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: Patience Bekoe

Date: Fall, 2015

In 3-5 years, I see myself working as a certified Orthopaedic nurse in an acute care setting and beginning my BSN to DNP degree
Area

Strengths

Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Compassionate
Caring
Flexibility
Sense of Humor

Unit Related
Leadership

Teamwork
Communication

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
Delegation
Skills refinement

Time Management
Knowing and utilizing my
resources (chain of
command)

Professional
Nursing
Development:
Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications

N 479
Book Selection
(based on
strengths and
weaknesses)

Teamwork: The book

summaries the need to
work in teams to
promote quality
patient care (Page,
168). I always take
the time to get to know
teammates to

Delegation: According to
the book ( Page,133)
Do not delegate if you do
not feel comfortable doing
so and you are responsible
for those patients whose
care you have delegated to
others. (Quann, 2011). I

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
Mastering my delegation
skills
with the help of my
preceptor or mentor
Work on mastering my
skills through new
graduate programs while
seeking assistance from my
preceptor
Master various leadership
skills opportunities
including time
management through
continuing education
training offered on the unit
for time management
Research and utilize
resources readily available,
hospital policies and
procedures to manage
patient care and work
effectively as a team
leader.
Join the National
Association of Orthopaedic
Nurses (NAON)
Subscribe to the bimonthly Orthopaedic
journal

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
Utilizing my delegation
abilities to work in a
charge nurse position
participate in both inservice training and
seminars to continue
developing my skills

Take on a charge nurse

duties
Be actively involved at
the hospital and on my
unit

Join the National

Association of
Orthopaedic Nurses
(NAON)
Subscribe to the bimonthly Orthopaedic
journal

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

encourage quality
patient outcomes. I
feel like one can learn
a lot from your
coworkers through
working on a team. As
a Japanese proverb
states:
None of us is as
smart as all of us.
(Quann, 2011)
Putting yourself in the
patient shoe: Page 209
of the book
highlighted the fact
that
No one is ever at her
best when she does not
feel well. The fears of
the unknown, fear of
dying, and fear of pain
all create a tremendous
sense of discomfort
How you cope with
their behavior and
issues and react to
them affects the
healthcare delivery
process. (Quann,
2011). I truly, feel this
way when I am caring
for my patient. I
always want to treat
people just the way I
would want to be
treated
Exposure to
leadership Skills:
Effective
communication and
time management
Exposure to
managerial duties:
preparing schedules,
making sure there are
adequate supplies in

think I will need

improvement when it comes
to my delegations skills
because I always feel I am
being a burden to the person
I delegate to and often dont
feel comfortable delegating
Time management:
The book on (page, 149)
urges us to use a timer for
best time management
outcomes. If possible,
have a mobile device, cell
phone (If allowed to be on),
or timer on your watch, set
it for the timed events. If
not, keep a mental note
and frequently check your
watch.
(Quann, 2011). I think when
it comes to time
management I will need to
improve my skills to enable
me care for my patient on a
timely manner

Improvement with conflict

Resolution
Getting to know how to
resolve conflict in the unit

the unit and being

involve with
performance appraisal
Professional
Activity/
Community
Service

Education:
Cont. Nrsg.
Educ. and/or
plans for
Higher Educ.

Expanded my
symptom management
toolkit for patients
with acute and chronic
conditions in clinical
and community-based
settings
Learned how to use
music, acupressure
and reiki to reduce
distress associated
with common
symptoms encountered
by nurses
Increased my
confidence in
providing quality care
in all areas of my
nursing career

More improvement on
educating my fellow
coworkers on the
importance of incorporating
alternative medicine into the
care of their patient

Desire to get advance

education in Nursing
Very motivated

Financial Constraints
Family responsibilities

Graduate with my BSN

Pass the NCLEX
Obtain a job on the
Orthopaedic unit

This will be accomplished by

graduating nursing school, studying
for one month, and passing NCLEX
by taking the board exam. After
passing the board exam, I will start
applying for Orthopaedic job by
visiting various website like
indeed.com and worksource to look
for possible job.

Obtain my ONC
certification by joining the
NAON and work for at
least two years or a 1000
hours to be eligible to sit
for the certification exam
Begin preparing for ONP
degree by taking prerequisite classes for my
DNP/ONP degree and will
start to apply to graduate
school.