Professional Development Plan

Goal Statement: To foster self-improvement and dedicate myself to becoming a life-long learner, to achieve gainful employment as a caring,
competent, and skillful nurse at an acute-care facility.

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
To obtain employment in an
ICU or Step-down newgraduate program.

Strengths: Describe the

strong points about yourself
that make you such a great
nurse.

Current: Working at
LTC facility at LPN
Short-term: Active
application to various
acute-care facilities as
an Aide
Medium-term: Pass
NCLEX-RN
Long-term: Apply to
new-graduate
programs at either
Queen's Punchbowl,
Straub, Pali Momi, or
Queen's West facility

Knowledge of
pathophysiology and
medications
Ability to stay calm
during crisis situations
Ample experience with
medication
administration through
various routes (enteral
and parenteral)

Leadership
I plan to seek a mentor with an
experienced (5+ years)
ICU/step-down RN whom I
work with.

Obtain a mentor
currently working at an
acute-care facility that
can demonstrate calm,
safe, and empathetic
care to their patients

Professional Development
Complete BSN program at UH
Manoa and commit to becoming
a life-long learner.

Officer at KCC Student

Nurse Association
Mentor to six
underclassmen at KCC
ADN program
Experience training at
current position and
prior LPN position
working with pediatric
home care population

Participation in Vascular
Access of Hawaii
Conference, and assisted
the Hawaii Student Nurse
Association Annual
Conference (HSNA).
Currently enrolled in
NURS 363 at UHM to
ensure timely enrollment
Spring 2015
Accepted in the UHM BSN
Program

Actively seeks new

opportunities for growth as
an RN (looks for
interesting and helpful
nursing conferences)
A strong academic
background and currently
on Dean's list
Background in education,
and BA degree from UHM

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

Ability to notice status

changes in patients
Friendly and timely
communication with
patients and staff
Current experience
working under a chainof-command in a LTC
facility as an LPN, and
past experience at an
acute-care hospital
(Queen's, Kuakini) as
an aide
Actively seeks aide
and clarification with
staff and instructors
when unsure of patient
status or use of new
skills

Medication
administration via
various routes (enteral
and parenteral)
Sterile skills including
dressing changes
Aseptic urine catheter
insertion for male and
female
Full and targeted
assessment skills for
pediatric, geriatric, and
adult population
Use of EPIC EMR
DAR notes and SBAR

Ability to speak in front

of large crowds
Competency in
teaching and lesson
planning/creation
Experience in multiple
leadership positions
(SNA, JET Program)
Actively volunteer and
participation in
leadership positions

Foreign Language ability

(advanced Japanese)
Experience working
abroad (cultural learning
and competencies)
At former place of
employment, elected to
undergo optional training
in the use of oxygen at
homes, and the use of the
coughassist t70 airway
clearance device.
Actively volunteer for tasks
and opt to practice skills at
clinical sites whenever
opportunities present

communication

Areas targeted for growth:

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

I would like to further

my experience in an
acute-care facility.
Though I have aide
experience in this field,
I would like to increase
my assessment,
teaching, and
discharge planning
skills.

themselves.

Assume greater
leadership role in
community
Improve delegation and
time management.

Dedicate more time to

coursework and study
Seek out and join nursing
societies to find more
opportunities for life-long
education