PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT
Leah Gawin
April 17 th, 2019
 Strengths: Positive attitude,
friendliness, compassionate

Opportunities for improvement:

Confidence in nursing skills in OR

Direct Patient Short term goals (Present- 2

Care Abilities years): Build "work flow"

Long term goals (3-5 years):

Handle traumas on my own

Integrative modalities: Hand

holding, guided imagery
 Personal Opportunities
strengths: for
Outgoing, improvement
quick
learner
: Confidence
with staff Unit
Short term
Leadership
goals
(present-2
Long term
goals (3-5 Abilities
years): years):
Familiarity Precepting
with staff new hires
Professional Development Goals

Short term:
Periop 101, Long term: Organizations:
Certified OR RN, Potential First AORN, Simga
Tobacco Assist, FNP Theta Tau
Cessation
Certified
Book
complimented
me:
Not to be so
hard on myself

How the book is Management/Leader

beneficial to ship Book:
you in terms of Bossy Pants – Tina Fey
your
professional
growth: Journey
to being a
great leader
and how to
empower others
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
The WakWay Foundation
Leadership Development- UMC OR
Charge Nurse
◦What I learned
◦ The responsibilities of the charge nurse
◦ How the charge nurse impacts the OR
◦ The importance of the role of the OR charge nurse
 Educational Plan

PERSONAL POTENTIAL SHORT TERM LONG TERM

ASPIRATIONS: OPPORTUNITIES: GOALS: GOALS:
PRECEPTOR, BECOME A BECOME A RURAL
FIRST ASSIST, PRECEPTOR TO PRECEPTOR, HEALTH FNP,
FNP NEW HIRES BOARDER FIRST ASSIST
WORK
 Time Line
Short term:
◦ Before I start my job:
◦ Pass NCLEX
◦ Review OR skills
◦ One year into nursing career:
◦ Join a quality improvement committee◦ Four years into my nursing career:
◦ Develop OR voice
◦ Two years into nursing career:
◦ Precept new hires
◦ Work on certificates
◦ Prepare for graduate school
◦ Continue rural health
Long term:
◦ Three years into my nursing career:
◦ Apply to graduate school at UA
◦ First assist school
◦ Continue to work in the OR
◦ Continue to pursue my FNP
◦ Possibly switch to per diem
◦ Five years into my nursing career:
◦ Finish graduate school
◦ Continue per diem with OR
◦ Find FNP job
Thank you References
◦ Fey,T. (2013). Bossypants.
New Work: Regan
Arthur/Little, Brown.