PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT
POWERPOINT
Brendan Gibbons

Personal Strengths:

Short Term Goals (1-2 years)

Genuine

Tenacious

Receive recognition as a confident

proficient member of the healthcare
team

Intrinsically motivated

Become comfortable in the role as a nurse

Areas for Improvement

Confidence

Strategies: develop professional

relationship with a competent mentor

Assertiveness

Long Term Goals (3-5 years)

Decisiveness

Develop a reputation as an excellent

nurse and patient advocate

Strategies: Remain up to date on

evidence based nursing practice

DIRECT PATIENT CARE ABILITIES

Personal Strengths:

Short Term Goals (1-2 years):

Excellent mentoring skills

Positive attitude

Dedication to assigned duties

- Become comfortable as a patient

advocate and interprofessional
communication

Opportunities for Improvement:

Confidence

Indecisiveness

Easily persuaded

-Assume comfortability in role as a

nurse leader and as a mentor for new
nurses

Long Term Goals (3-5 years):

UNIT LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

Short Term Goals (present-2 years)

Goals:

1.) Pass the NCLEX

2.) Proficient in selected unit
3.) Take GRE with satisfactory scores

4.) Apply to selected graduate school to become physicians assistant or nurse

practitioner

Strategies:

1.) Pass Kaplan NCLEX course

2.) Take GRE preparation course

3.) Continue researching and providing care using evidenced based practice

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

GOALS

Long Term Goals (3-5 years):

-Goals:
1.) Become a certified physicians assistant/nurse practitioner

2.) Gain experience as a PA/ nurse practitioner in Oncological

setting
-

Strategies:

1.) Research various roles of PA and nurse practitioner

2.) Become employed in a renowned oncology clinic

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

GOALS CONTD

Putting paperwork before people work (Finzel, 1994)

Start seeing people as opportunities and not interruptions

Time must be spent with people in order to inspire change

The one who does the job should decide how its done (Finzel,
1994)

Dictatorship denies the value of individuals

Those on the frontlines that are affected most by decisions should

have as much say as possible

Delegation should match each workers follow-through ability

(Finzel, 1994)

THE TOP TEN MISTAKES LEADERS MAKE

FINZEL, H. (1994). THE TOP TEN MISTAKES LEADERS MAKE. WHEATON, IL: VICTOR BOOKS.

LEADERSHIP SHADOWING EXPERIENCE: CHARGE

NURSE AT HEALTHSOUTH

Night charge nurse at HealthSouth

Roles:

Performed patient satisfaction surveys

Assisted healthcare staff with patient load (10 patients per nurse)

Strengths of Experience:
-

Increased intrinsic motivation to be the best nurse possible

Charge nurse was highly competent and helpful to all staff

Charge coordinated care for next day and assisted in all areas

Rationale for choice:

Diabetes is an ever-increasing problem in the United States

Primary prevention on the PY reservation is excellent

One day hope to be able to give back to the community that raised me

Strong interest in public health and community health nursing

Strengths from experience:

Allowed me to visualize primary prevention techniques

Visualization of social media techniques to engage public

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY: PYT DIABETES

PREVENTION

Personal Aspirations:

BSN, RN

Oncological PA/Nurse practitioner

Possible CRNA license

Possible opportunities:

Memorial Hermann ICU

St. Josephs Neuro ICU

Banner Oncology Unit

EDUCATIONAL PLAN AND GOALS

Short Term Goals (Present-2years) :

Long Term Goals (3-5years) :

Pass NCLEX and become an RN

Oncological nurse practitioner/PA

Obtain solid foundation for nursing

practice in hospital setting

Work in ICU setting

Continuing education opportunities at

hospital

Become a proficient and competent

member of the healthcare team

Strategies:

Strategies:

Take NCLEX preparation courses

Inquire about tuition reimbursement

opportunities

Constantly inquire about education

opportunities in hospital

Work my way up acuity levels

Obtain certifications when hospital offers

them

Take GRE

Research grad schools

EDUCATIONAL PLAN AND GOALS

CONTD

Pass NCLEX and

Become an RN
(June 2016)

Gain experience
on a Med-Surg
floor (August
2016-August 2018)

Apply to grad
school
(November 2018)

VISUAL TIMELINE

Become nurse
practitioner
(November 2021)

Take GRE (August

2018)

Become
proficient as a
nurse practitioner
(2022)

REFERENCES

Finzel, H. (1994). The top ten mistakes leaders make. Wheaton, IL: Victor
Books.