Goal Statement: To develop skills, experience, and knowledge as an expert professional nurse in the acute health care setting

and specialties
including Obstetrics, Labor and Delivery, and Postpartum and complete my education by obtaining an Associates degree in Nursing at Kapiolani
Community College.

Elements

Clinical Practice

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
pediatric or obstetric nursing.

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

Obtain as much as
experience I can in order to
practice my skills, including
my therapeutic
communication with patients
and their families and handson skills.
Repetition of skills for
practice

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.

Leadership

Professional Development

Select and observe one role

model in the clinical ladder
role and/or charge nurse/
nurse manager role who are
employed in this specialty.

Apply to UHM baccalaureate of

nursing program.

Read more information and

Evidence Based Practices
about pediatric patients and
obstetrics.
Ask other experienced nurses
about pertinent and
appropriate questions
regarding this area of nursing.

Obtain my Bachelors Degree in

nursing at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa by completing
my courses and clinical
rotations.

Goal-oriented and works

proactively
Respectful to others and
shows concern toward their
feelings.
Holds a positive attitude: I am
optimistic and finds way to
problem solve using critical
thinking.

Strive to become a charger

nurse on the pediatric or
obstetric units. Apply to become
a charge nurse in order to utilize
my strengths.

I am strong on completing my
tasks
My leadership style is
Authoritarian.
I keep in touch with peoples
feelings and building
relationships with others
I am encouraging. I do my

Shadow a nurse practitioner in

order to have a better
understanding of how they
implement and perform their
skills.

Team worker: I work well

with others. I consider their
opinions as well as inputting
my own ideas. I
communicate well. I am
reliable, I listen actively, and
I am an active participant
when working with others.
Optimistic and enthusiastic
about learning new things

Obtaining focused physical

assessments and vital signs
for pediatric and obstetric
patients
Clinical experience from
Maternity and Pediatric
Rotation at Kapiolani
Community College

Areas targeted for growth:

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

obtaining my Associates
Degree in Nursing. Holds
fundamental knowledge of
this specialty.
Basic CNA skills
Skilled in therapeutic
communication and active
listening.

Organization; Be systemic
and logical in what I do:
Time Management and
efficient
Being Observant/Attentive: I
want to be more thorough in
what I am assessing and
doing. I want to be able to
develop my observation
skills. Pay attention to what
is said by the patient, his/her
family, labs, history, and
physical assessments
Become more certified to
different specialties.

best to see the positive sides

of others and build upon that
positivity.

Utilization of the nursing brain

Continue to develop my
active listening skills
Look for certification classes
and classes recommended by
charge nurses/nurses/nurse
managers in the obstetric and
pediatric nursing
Attend nursing
conferences/conventions

Attend more certification classes

Obtain my ACLS certification
Obtain my RNC-OB certification
Acquire more knowledge about
neonatal resuscitation and fetal
monitoring.