Professional Development Plan

Goal Statement:
-To become an expert bedside nurse, providing the best care through evidenced-based technical proficiency, patient-centered
teamwork, and therapeutic relationships.
-To utilize the skills of nursing process, critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and communication.

Elements

Clinical Practice

Leadership

Professional Development

Objective(s): Describe what

you want to accomplish in
your first two years in
practice.

-Obtain employment as an RN
as part of a new RN graduate
program in surgical nursing.

-Observe role of nurse manger

and charge nurse
-Gain clinical leadership and
socialization skills through
leadership courses and
leadership seminars/workshops.

-Apply to UHM baccalaureate of

nursing program.
-Keep clinical skills updated based
on evidence based practice.

Plans/Strategies: Describe
the actions that you will take
to achieve your objective.

-Study for the NCLEX and take it

in Spring 2016.
-Complete employment
applications to HPH, Queens
and Kaiser.
-I am planning to mainland to
obtain employment as an RN if I
had difficulty finding an
employment in Hawaii.

-Become an active member of a

professional nursing organization
with a local chapter.

-Obtain diplomas and certifications

related to operating room nurse.
-Taking a formal course, seminar or
workshop.
-Reviewing manuals or documents
related to my work.
-Attending professional conferences
and conventions.
-Independent study

Strengths: Describe the

strong points about yourself
that make you such a great
nurse.

-Sensitive to others, observant,

patient, caring, appreciative,
considerate, dedicated, honest,
detail oriented, organized, a
good listener, hard-working,
honest, quick learner and
trustworthy.
-Produce excellent results and
improved medical performance
by building a strong and fruitful
working relationship with the
staff.

-Responsible, detail oriented,

dedicated, patient, observant,
and compassionate.
-Open to suggestions and accept
constructive criticism for
improving nursing practice.

-Positive attitude to learning both for

personal and professional
development.

Skills/competencies: Describe
the skills and competencies
you bring to the role.

-Native Japanese speaker

-More than 6 years of
experience in a plastic surgery
office as a surgical technician

-Be able to consider both sides of

a conflict objectively and make a
decision that brings the most
benefit to all parties.

-Positive attitude to learning both for

personal and professional
development.

Areas targeted for growth:

From your own self
assessment, describe what
areas in yourself that you
would like to strengthen.

-Strengthen clinical skills by

staying updated on current
evidence-based practice.

-Excellent communication skills

-Demonstrate self-confidence
-Utilize conflict resolution to
mediate differenced
-Decisiveness
-Organization stills

-Improve organizational skills, stress

management, communication skills,
and time management skills.
-Improve cognitive skills such as
clinical reasoning and decisionmaking.