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Professional Development Plan for Nursing

This professional development plan outlines Troy Schmidt's goals for patient care, leadership, professional development, management, and community involvement over the short and long term. In patient care, Troy aims to improve cultural competency and communication, while advocating for patient comfort and safety. For leadership, Troy seeks to serve as a role model and help others. Professionally, Troy plans to earn certifications and continue education by pursuing an advanced degree. The timeline shows progression from committee service and charge nurse roles to obtaining an NP degree within 10 years.

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Professional Development Plan for Nursing

This professional development plan outlines Troy Schmidt's goals for patient care, leadership, professional development, management, and community involvement over the short and long term. In patient care, Troy aims to improve cultural competency and communication, while advocating for patient comfort and safety. For leadership, Troy seeks to serve as a role model and help others. Professionally, Troy plans to earn certifications and continue education by pursuing an advanced degree. The timeline shows progression from committee service and charge nurse roles to obtaining an NP degree within 10 years.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Troy Schmidt

PATIENT CARE
• Personal strengths – timely, honest, compassionate
• Opportunities for improvement – cultural competency, communication
• Short term goals – ask each patient about personal preferences, make myself more
available to the patient/family
• Long term goals – stay up to date on best practices after formal education ends,
take on the responsibility of serving patients as a NP
• Integrative modality for patient care – working from least invasive to more invasive,
advocating for patient comfort and safety
Kreitzer, M. J. (2015). Integrative nursing: Application of principles across clinical
settings. Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 6(2). doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10200
UNIT LEADERSHIP
• Personal strengths – lead by example, look for ways to help others feel
welcome on the unit
• Opportunities for improvement – be more direct with expectations, take on
the responsibilities of others
• Short term goals – lead an interprofessional care team, help patients and
families navigate their hospital stay
• Long term goals – charge nurse role, serve on committees that guide hospital
policy
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Short term goals – earn CCRN certification, subscribe to the American Journal
of Critical Care
• Long term goals – continue formal education by returning to school for
graduate degree, become an AACN member

American Journal of Critical Care. (n.d.). Retrieved from


https://aacnjournals.org/ajcconline
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.aacn.org/
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
BOOK
• Identification of strengths/areas for
improvement – recognizing that
people are not born leaders,
leadership skills are acquired by
those who wish to lead
• Professional growth – leaders make
mistakes, do not expect perfection,
allow time for growth
McCullough, D. (2005). 1776. New
York, NY: Simon & Schuster
LEADERSHIP SHADOWING
• SWAT nurse
• Understanding of how to use SWAT and rapid response teams
• SWAT nurses are an excellent resource for decompressing the ED
• Know when and when not to call a SWAT nurse
• Manage SAFE alerts at Banner
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Volunteering in SILC lab in August and for Family Weekend
• Value of inspiring those who follow you
• Joy of educating prospective students and families
• Knowing a topic well enough to teach it as a measure of competence
CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Personal aspirations – earn a DNP to become a NP, continue education as an
RN
• Potential opportunities – return to UA to complete graduate degree, stroke
conference, trauma conference
• Short term goals – attend annual conferences for CEUs and personal curiosity,
study and test for ACRN certification, utilize journals
• Long term goals – obtain advanced degree, keep up with current research
that pertains to my specialty
TIMELINE OF GOALS

• Serve on
Year 1-4 • Complete
committee • Charge nurse graduate
• ACRN • Move to day degree
certification shift • NP

Year 0-1 Year 5-10


REFERENCES
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.aacn.org/
American Journal of Critical Care. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://aacnjournals.org/ajcconline
Kreitzer, M. J. (2015). Integrative nursing: Application of principles across clinical
settings. Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 6(2). doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10200
McCullough, D. (2005). 1776. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster

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