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Professional Development
Rayna McParlane
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
COLLEGE OF NURSING

Unit Leadership Abilities

Strengths
Natural leader
Honest
Equitable
Opportunity for
Improvement
Stronger delegation skills
Conflict resolution skills

Short Term
Goal: Take on the role of
the charge nurse.
Strategy: Speak to the
nurse manager about
interest in this position.
Long Term
Goal: Become a mentor
for a new graduate RN
Strategy: Inform both the
nurse manager and nurse
educator

Leadership/Management Book
Strengths
Organization
Therapeutic Dialogue

Strengths
Organization
Patient advocacy
Formation of therapeutic
relationships

Short Term
Goal: Understand the
scope of practice for all
disciplines
Strategy: Review state
specific board of nursing.

Opportunity for
Improvement
Learning to say no
Conflict resolution skills
Performing confidently
under stress

Long Term
Goal: Design and
implement a quality
improvement project
Strategy: EBP research

Professional Develop:
Journals, organizations, & certifications
Short Term Goals:
Join the Oncology
Nursing Society
Become chemotherapy
certified
Become bone marrow
transplant Certified
Subscribe to the Journal
of Pediatric Oncology
Nursing
Strategy: speak to
management

Long Term Goals:

Become ICU certified
Receive my certification
for pediatric nursing
Strategy: speak to
management

Leadership Shadowing Experience

Charge Nurse shadowing on D6W, Pediatric Bone

Marrow Transplant Unit

Knowledge Enhancement:
Insight

to charge nurse role/responsibilities

solving
Delegation
Knowledge of the unit

Opportunity for
Improvement
Coping with a
challenging patient
Delegation
Professional Growth
My fears are normal

Direct Patient Care Abilities

Problem

Rationale: This book is

directly related to new
nurses

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Professional Activity
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
Knowledge Enhancement:
Learned

specialized skills to provide advanced life

support
Interdisciplinary team model emphasis
EKG interpretation and medication required for various
scenarios

Visual Timeline

Educational Plan
Potential Aspirations:
Hematology/oncology/
transplant nurse
Pain nurse practitioner
Potential Opportunities:
Receive certifications
through my place of
employment

Short Term
Goal: Pass the NCLEX
Strategy: Take a Kaplan
preparation course
Long Term
Goal: Attend an RN-DNP
program
Strategy: Research
institutions that offer this
program

References:
Arnoldussen, Barbara. (2009). First year nurse: Wisdom,
warnings, and what I wish Id known my first 100
days on the job (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Kaplan Inc.
Readwritethink. (2015). Timeline. Retrieved from http://
www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/
timeline_2/
[Untitled photograph of chemotherapy]. Retrieved
fromhttps:// sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/12/03/ischemotherapy-the-best-way-to-combat-cancer/

References:
[Untitled photograph of clipart]. Retrieved from http://
nursingcrib.com/nursing-jobs/head-nurse/
attachment/charge-nurse/
[Untitled photograph of novel]. Retrieved fromhttp://
authors.simonandschuster.ca/Barbara-Arnoldussen/
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