Professional Development

Amanda Nguyen
NURS 478/479
Patient Care Abilities: Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths Short Term Goals
● Organization ● Integrate research into care
● Genuine compassion
● Integrative nursing
● Patience
● Approachable Long Term Goals
Areas for Improvement ● Proficient in developing
● Critical thinking and patient care plan
systems integration ● Holistic care
● Skills confidence ● Confidence in skill set
● Flexibility/adaptability ● Anticipate patient needs
Integrative Modalities Used
● Deep breathing
● Therapeutic touch
● Cold packs and witch hazel
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● Encouraging exercise and movement

● Advocating for patients to have access to nature
● Encouraging skin to skin
Unit Leadership Abilities
Strengths
● Collaborative
● Good listener
● Take initiative
Areas for Improvement
● Assertiveness
● Directly voicing concerns
● Public speaking
● Appropriate delegation
Short Term Goals
● Explore leadership styles
● Join Unit Council
Long Term Goals
● Relieve charge as needed
● Hold leadership position
in Unit Council
● Gain respect of
coworkers
Professional Development: Goals

Short Term Goals Long Term Goals

● Pass the NCLEX ● Confident in nurse role

● Start a new grad ● Have solid base of Mom/Baby
program knowledge
● Work on a Mom/Baby ● Feel comfortable with other
Unit areas of Women’s Services
● Join AWHONN ● Apply or attend FNP school
● Get NRP Certified
 Management Book: The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People by Stephen Covey (2004)
1. Rationale 1. Benefits of the book
a. Successfully attain goals 1. Be proactive, begin with end in mind,
and constantly grow put first things first, think win-win,
2. Compliments my own Strength seek to first understand then be
a. Balances being successful understood, synergize, sharpen the
with caring for people saw (Covey, 2004)
b. Balances independence with a. Gave me a great framework for
interdependence approaching life with open minds,
3. Cons actions that are intentional, and
a. Cyclical/hard to follow respect and care for others
b. Business geared b. Recognize there is no quick path
Leadership Shadowing: Lactation Nurse and
Charge Nurse
Lactation Nurse Charge Nurse

● 4 hours ● 4 hours
● Gained understanding on ● Understood roles and
common breast/bottle responsibilities
feeding issues and ● Viewed
resources offered leadership/management
● Gained information used styles
to educate patients ● New perspective on role
 Professional Activity: Ronald McDonald House,
Stop the Bleed, Dorm Programs
1. Ronald McDonald House
a. New consideration of hardships on the family of sick child
b. Empathy and care for the support system
2. Stop the Bleed
a. Proper use of tourniquets/applying pressure (clinical/field)
b. Importance of educating the public
3. Dorm Programs (Safe Sex, Alcohol Safety, Breaking the
Mental Health Stigmas)
a. Able to address good target population
Educational Plan
1. Personal aspirations 1. Short term goals
a. Continue education a. Pass the NCLEX
b. Continue with b. Attain certifications
learning new research pertaining to my
2. Potential opportunities specialty
a. Tuition 2. Long term goals
reimbursement a. Attain my DNP
 Timeline

April/ July/
May 2021 2022 2025
May August
2019
2019 2019

Start my new Start researching Graduate from

Receive job offers Graduate Start DNP School
graduate program DNP programs DNP School
Evaluate if hospital Bachelor’s of Science Continue to work part
Meet my cohort Look into tuition Find a place to work
matches my wants time/per diem .
reimbursement
and vice versa Major: Nursing
Become comfortable through my hospital Start building a stable
with life
Preferably Mom/Baby Minor: Mathematics unit/hospital/coworkers Find a good fit for life
Unit

Start gaining
Pick a fit
independence
Reference
Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people.

New York, NY: Free. Press.