Elements

Objective(s): Describe what

you want to accomplish in
your first two years in
practice.

Clinical Practice
I would like to continue
working as a RN at the hospice
where I have been working last
3 years as a LPN.
I would like to apply working at
oncology unit of hospitals after I
complete baccalaureate of
nursing program.

Plans/Strategies: Describe
the actions that you will take
to achieve your objective.

I will attend Hawaii Hospice

and Palliative Care Organization
meetings to improve my
knowledge of hospice care.
I will complete Oncology
Nursing Society Chemotherapy
Biotherapy Certificate Course.

Strengths: Describe the

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

I am a compassionate person
who have a strong desire to help
people who are having hard
time. I have been providing
patient/family centered care for
last 3 years as hospice LPN.
I am physically/mentally strong
and I am not give things up
easily. I gained the strength from
playing basketball for 14 years.
I am an accommodating,
people-pleasing, encouraging
and easy to approach kind of

Leadership
I would like to be a case
manager who can lead the
pathway to the end as peaceful
as possible and a good example
of health care provider in hospice
settings.

I will observe how veteran RNs

work at the hospice and adopt
some good leadership style.
I will ask my co-workers and
supervisors when I need to solve
some conflicts to develop my
leadership skills.

I am a good team player. I am

good at reading peoples feelings
and atmosphere, then find
solutions to be fair when some
problems come up.
I was a captain of the
basketball team in my senior year
at my college. I led 32 team
players and some of them had
very strong personalities.

Professional Development
I would like to develop my
knowledge regarding community
health settings in Hawaii
I would like to develop my
knowledge regarding varieties of
cultures in Hawaii and I would like to
apply the knowledge into my nursing
practice in order to provide
respectful patient/family centered
care.

I will apply to UH Hilo

baccalaureate of nursing program.
I will take community health class
at UH Hilo and experience working
in the community.

I have experienced working with

varieties of ethnic groups as a
hospice LPN for last 3 years.
I am very interested in learning
regarding culture differences and I
respect all cultures.

person. I am also a good team

player.

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

I have been working as a

hospice LPN for last 3 years.
I am a good listener and able
to provide therapeutic
communication with patient and
family.

I am a responsible and
dependable person. I do my best
whenever I take responsibilities.
I am a fair and trustworthy
person. I work professionally at
any clinical settings.

I do not judge people based on my

own culture. I respect cultural
diversities in Hawaii and I would like
to contribute improving health status
for all ethnic groups in Hawaii.

I am able to speak both

English and Japanese fluently.

Areas targeted for growth:

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

I would like to improve my

knowledge regarding being
healthy not only physically but
also mentally and spiritually.

I would like to improve my

assertiveness to be a better
leader.

I would like to improve my

communication and writing skills to
develop my professional/academic
knowledge.