Professional

Development
Yessenia G. Rodriguez
Direct Patient Care Abilities
o Personal Strengths
o Self Motivated
o Positive
o Teaching skills
o Time Management Skills
o Areas of Improvement
o Spanish Medical Terminology
o Hard on myself
o Saying no
o Short Term Goals & Strategies (0-2
years)
o Attend 3 symposium/ talks on
patient centered care per year.
o Spend 5 minutes per day
reviewing Spanish medical
terminology.
o Provide care to best of abilities
for each patient
o Long Term Goals & Strategies
o Be known as patient advocate
o Work toward being an expert on
unit I am working
Unit Leadership Abilities
Personal Strengths
o Enthusiastic/ Passionate
o Communication skills- active
listening
o Team player
Areas of Improvement
o Attempt to please everyone
o Knowledge on leadership
styles
Short Term Goals (0-2 years)
oKeep daily journal on what went
well/ what could be improved
oGet to know coworkers’ strengths &
weaknesses
oServe in leadership role outside
work
Long Term Goals/ Strategies(3-5 years)
oLeadership role on unit
oMentor to new nurses or students
Professional Development
Short Term Goals (1-2 Years)
o Pass the NCLEX
o New Nurse Residency Program
on a Pediatric Unit
o Excellent Team member on unit
Strategies
o Kaplan Course & Saunders Book
o Apply to multiple residency
programs
o Stick to goals in patient delivery
and leadership
Long Term Goals (3-5 Years)
o Pediatric nurse certification
o Decide route to further
education
o Practice integrative care at
bedside
Strategies
o Stay up to date with EBP
guidelines
o Be mindful of my role and roles
of others
o Attend 2 courses/ talks on
integrative care
 The Energy Bus By Jon Gordon
o “Positive energy helps keep the bus moving forward with momentum. We’re talking
about the real positive energy that helps you overcome obstacles and challenges to
create success” (Gordon, 2007).
o The book complimented my strength of positivity by reinforcing a motive behind
it.
o Professionally, the book pointed out the importance of positivity in moving a
team forward.
o “As you drive toward your vision and purpose, let your fellow drivers and
passengers know you care about them” (Gordon, 2007).
o The book encouraged my strength of being a team player by giving examples of
how to care for your team.
o Professionally, I plan to ask myself, How can I better listen to my team, serve their
growth, recognize them, and spend valuable time with them?
Leadership Shadowing Experience
Charge Nurse Experience
Reasoning for Choice:
o Gain knowledge of a position I
plan to hold
Learned:
o Charge nurse must be a source
of support for team in hectic
situations
o Charge nurse must be mindful
of most of most of what is
occurring on her unit.
Rapid Response Team
Reasoning for Choice:
o Understand resources available
as bedside nurse
Learned:
o Prepare the rapid response
team with supplies they may
need for your request.
o The team is a useful tool that
should be used to avoid harming
the patient with further
attempts at things like IV starts
or responding to a code.
Professional Activity
IPEP- St. Luke’s Home
Reasoning for Choice:
o I appreciate working with the
elderly population.
Lessons Learned:
o Other healthcare fields have
valuable perspectives to use in a
team setting.
o Dental care is a common area of
health that goes unaddressed.
Talk with BJ Miller
Reasoning for Choice:
o I am passionate about end of life
care as a hospice volunteer.
Lessons Learned:
o The purpose of all healthcare
should be for increased quality
of life.
o Our goals as healthcare
providers should be to help
patients meet their goals.
 Higher Education Endeavors
Personal Aspirations
o Be mindful of my strengths
and desires in nursing role
o Constant continuation of
education through forums,
certifications, and classes
Potential Opportunities
o Be part of a hospital which
support furthering education
o Work on a floor with Nurse
practitioners and positions
beside bedside RN to observe
their roles
Short Term Goals & Strategies (1-2 yrs)
o Attain Pediatric Nurse Certification
o Keep journal of strengths and
reflection on bedside nursing role
o Become proficient in nursing on
specific pediatric unit
Long Term Goals & Strategies (3-5 years)
o Become “expert” nurse for particular
unit
o Decide on route for further education
at 4 years
o Enroll in higher education program by
5 years
 My Timeline
Pass NCLEX and Work on Pediatric Continuous
get license Unit education
July 30, 2018 September 2018 9/2018-retirement
Study with Kaplan and Apply for multiple Attend talks/ classes
Saunders each day residency programs & get certifications

Practice nursing at Find area for Begin higher

expert level further education education program
September 2024 December 2024 September 2025

Learn from experts on Observing other nursing Apply to multiple

my unit roles graduate education
Practice self reflection Reflecting on own nurse programs
role
Reference Page

Gordon, J. (2007). The energy bus: 10 Rules to fuel your life, work, and
team with positive energy. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.