Goal Statement: Develop skills, experience, and knowledge to become a respected professional nurse that can provide complex

and
comprehensive care to patients in a variety of settings, impacting every life in a positive manner.

Elements
Objective(s): Describe what
you want to accomplish in
your first two years in
practice.
Plans/Strategies: Describe
the actions that you will take
to achieve your objective.
Strengths: Describe the
strong points about yourself
that make you such a great
nurse.
Skills/competencies: Describe
the skills and competencies
you bring to the role.
Areas targeted for growth:
From your own selfassessment, describe what
areas in yourself that you
would like to strengthen.

Clinical Practice
Objective(s):
- After passing NCLEX,
obtain RN position as
new grad in med/surg,
telemetry, neurovascular,
or surgical floor. Later to
explore ICU or ER for
potential employment
- Establish solid
foundation of nursing
process
- Establish exceptional
proficiency in
pharmacology
- Discover specialty for me
Plans/Strategies:
- Use recently obtained
nurse aide position to
gain knowledge and
experience in acute care
setting by engaging in
learning opportunities
provided at work
- Persistently apply for RN
new grad positions
- Be continuous learner
and refresh
concepts/material as
needed
- Be open to all
opportunities
Strengths:
- Driven, passionate,
hardworking, caring,
compassionate, team

Leadership
Objective(s):
- Find mentor
- Develop firm time
management skills
allowing me to become a
strong, attentive leader
and advocate of my
patients and their care
- Join unit council team
- Observe role model in
charge nurse and nurse
manager position to
facilitate growth towards
an ideal professional
Plans/Strategies:
- Explore best time
management strategies
for myself; pick up tools
from other established
nurses on how the time
manage
- Seek mentor I established
a good relationship that I
can trust and respect their
advice
- Use mentor when needed
Strengths:
- Driven, passionate,
hardworking, caring,
compassionate, team
player, leader, involved,
personable, logical &
critical thinking ability,
professional, persevering
- KCC SNA secretary

Professional Development
Objective(s):
- Complete BSN degree at
UHM, currently enrolled to
start Spring 15
- Complete specialty trainings
in facility for certificates
- Possible entrance to masters
of nursing program
Plans/Strategies:
- Continue to apply myself to
my education and meet
appropriate graduation
requirements
- Maintain awareness of
certificate trainings
- Explore master program
options
- Understand professional
development will come
through experience and
pursuing available
opportunities
Strengths:
- Driven, passionate,
hardworking, caring,
compassionate, team player,
leader, involved, personable,
logical & critical thinking
ability, professional,
persevering
- Withhold previous bachelors
degree in sports medicine
and understand discipline to
achieve and earn degrees

player, leader, involved,

personable, logical &
critical thinking ability,
professional, persevering
CNA work experience

leadership role
experience
Skills/competencies:
- Strong documentation
skills reinforced by taking
minutes during role as
SNA secretary
- Leadership experience as
SNA board member and
captain of my NCAA D1
soccer team

Skills/competencies:
- IV start/push/IVPB
- Tracheostomy care
- Catheter insertion
- Medication
administration
- Vitals
- Head to toe assessments Areas targeted for growth:
- Injections
- Learning art of saying no
- Wound care
when unable to help at
- CPR/BLS
that time
- Clearer communication
Areas targeted for growth:
- Dont focus too much on
- Acute care experience
trying to please
- Timely, thorough
EVERYONE as it can
assessments
hinder decision making
- Admission/discharge
planning

Skills/competencies:
- BA: Sports medicine
- ADN (Dec 2014)
- CNA license
Areas targeted for growth:
- Higher degree completion
- Specialized certification
- Knowledge of the profession
at an experienced level