N 479 Professional Development Grid/Plan

Name: Mary Sepulveda

Area
Direct
Patient Care
Leadership

Unit Related
Leadership

Date: December 7, 2015

Strengths

Age appropriate communication

Organizational skills
Responsive to constructive
criticism

Time management skills

Professionalism

In 3-5 years I see myself

Weakness/ Opportunity for

Improvement
Specialty skill refinement
Communicating with
healthcare professionals

Short term goals/ strategies

Present-2years
Work to master specialty
skills alongside preceptor
Effective communication
with healthcare professionals

Providing care under stress

Management skills

Professional
Nursing
Development:

Organizations,
Journals/
Certifications

N 479
Book Selection
(based on
strengths and
weaknesses)

Leadership
Shadowing
Experience

Professional
Activity/
Community
Service

Education:
Cont. Nrsg. Educ.
and/or plans for

D.W. Cardillos Your 1st Year as a

Nurse: Making the Transition from
Total Novice to Successful Professional
Discusses professional issues
related to standards of care,
nursing ethics, & healthcare
reimbursement
Explains growth of novices
knowledge in the first year
Kara Snyder RN, MS, CCRN
Learned role / skills of a Director
of Nursing
Inspired to pursue leadership in
nursing
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
(ACLS) Certification
Learned life support skills
Transition from student nurse to
RN
Gained professional credentials
and abilities
Develop a mentor / mentee
relationship

Stress management improves

with nursing experience
Receive feedback from
charge RN on management
skills
Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) Certification
Certified Pediatric Nurse
(CPN)
Oncology Certified Nurse
(OCN)

Graduate with a BSN

Pass the NCLEX

Long term goals/ strategies

3-5 years
Precept BSN students to
demonstrate mastery of specialty
skills
Committee member to demonstrate
effective communication
Facilitate stress management for
peers as a nurse leader
Develop management skills as a
charge RN
Blood & Marrow Transplant
Certified Nurse (BMTCN)
Oncology Nurse Society (OCS)
Membership

Prepares new graduate through

nursing role visualization
Discusses networking and
healthcare team
communication

Insight on collaboration of
healthcare leaders
Importance of committee
involvement

To gain Pediatric Advance

Life Support (PALS)
Certification

Travel Nursing

Become a preceptor
Begin a DNP program

Higher Educ.

Desire to continue education

Obtain a job on a pediatric

oncology unit