NURS 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan Name: _____Hailey Pettis____________Date: 4/29/17

Area Strengths Weakness/Opportunity for Short term goals/strategies Long term goals/strategies
Improvement Present-2 years 3-5 years

Direct I have strong I would like to feel more I will continue to work to I will develop features of a
interpersonal skills. I confident when discussing provide individualized care strong leader. I will be willing
Patient Care
am able to work well the plan of care for the to each patient. This will to offer assistance to those I
Leadership with all my patients in patient. Many times I include an individual plan work with and to each patient
order to meet their would turn to my of care for each patient on my unit.
needs. preceptor for advice when that I am confident
I will take on a leadership role,
I already knew the answer discussing with the patient.
I am a very caring and such as a charge nurse.
to a patient or family I will use this to drive
compassionate person. Through this I will empower
member question. patient centered care.
I provide the best care others to provide high quality
I can for each patient. I I will expand my strength in and evidence-based care to
strive to make every interpersonal skills. This their patients.
patient feel more will expand beyond the
comfortable by the patient and into
end of each shift. interdisciplinary teams in
acute care. I will continue
to develop strong
communication skills in
order to best advocate for
the patient and to assist in
providing optimal health
care from each team
member.
Unit Related I am willing to assist I have a difficult time I will gain more confidence I will become a charge nurse
Leadership others when saying no. I always want as I gain experience. I will on the unit I am on. I will lead
assistance is needed. I to be able to lend a hand, develop professional by example and be willing to
am very willing to help but I must work on not relationships with those on work with each nurse and tech
in tech work or cover spreading myself too thin. my unit and look to them on my unit. I will be
for other nurses. This This has the potential to for guidance. approachable and always
speaks to how high I lead to stress and burn willing to provide assistance
I will observe the
value teamwork. out. I must learn when I when needed. As a charge
leadership style on the unit
am able to say yes and nurse I will be able to assist in
which I work. I will strive to
when I need to say no. policy implementation and
identify with a leadership
evaluation.
style that will assist me in
 As I am a new graduate, I future endeavors as a
am lacking in my self leader.
confidence required to be
an effective leader. I will
develop this through
experience as well as by
observing strong leaders
on my unit.
Professional I will pass the NCLEX and I will obtain a CCRN
Nursing obtain a RN license. I will certification in adult care. I will
Development: then obtain a job on an then begin to choose a
Organizations, intensive care unit or on a specialty and return to school
Journals/ progressive care unit. to become an acute care nurse
practitioner.
Certifications I plan to maintain my
active membership in
Sigma Theta Tau
International. Through this I
will be able to stay up-to-
date on evidence based
practices via journals.
I will subscribe to critical
care journals.
NURS 479 N/A The book First Year
Book selection Nurse by Barbara
(based on your Arnoldussen, RN, MBA
strengths and enhanced my weakness.
weaknesses) The first chapter explains
how there is a learning gap
between nursing school
and being a nurse. There
were quotes from many
nurses stating what it was
like to be a new grad. The
nurses stated the first year
is difficult but confidence
will be gained through
experience. I will be sure
 to keep this in mind as I
start my career.
Leadership N/A I shadowed a clinical nurse
Shadowing lead. Through this
Experience experience I was able to
see first hand how a strong
leader acts on a daily
basis. This was everything
from approving schedules
to providing direct patient
care. Throughout the day
people would come up to
her to ask general
questions or ask for
assistance. When I become
a leader I want other to
feel they can come to me.
Professional I assisted with the N/A
Activity/ Community Pima County Homeless
Service Street Count. Through
this experience I
worked with a team to
locate and interview
homeless persons in
Tucson. This further
developed my
communication skills
and my interpersonal
skills.
Education: I will subscribe to N/A I will explore different I will ultimately declare a
critical care journals specialty areas of trauma, specialty and go back to school
Continuing Nursing
Education and/or and take continuing internal medicine, and to become an acute care NP.
plans for Higher education courses. cardiac through continuing
Education This will assist me in education courses. I will
providing optimal care search for classes that are
to each patient. specific to intensive care. I
will also join my
professional organization.