Example of a Complete Mentoring Action Plan

Career Vision: I envision myself working in a nurse practitioner-led clinic in the Toronto area, providing
comprehensive primary care services (including health promotion and disease prevention) to my own
roster of patients

Long-Term Goal: In two years, I will graduate with my Combined Master / Primary Healthcare Nurse
Practitioner Certification and pass the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Exam to be able to practice as a
Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner in Canada.

Short-term

Action Steps

Resources

Timelines

Indicators of

Goals

Success

Broaden my

In order to achieve this

knowledge

goal I will:

and clinical

do a search for job

online job search

In 3

engines

months

Obtained a
casual/part-

search both internal

time position in

experience

opportunities in

and external job

a community

beyond

community settings

postings

setting or

acute care to

and primary

fellowship

primary

include

healthcare facilities

opportunities within

healthcare

seek opportunities to

my organization

facility

practice in

primary care

shadow other nurses

manager

and the

in their healthcare

Human Resource

In 6

community

settings

Department

months

Attended 2 or
more

take courses that

continuing

focus on primary

education

health care and

courses

community nursing
Network

In order to achieve this

with primary
healthcare

Career Development

In 6

goal I will:

Officers from the e-

months

Mentorship Program

register for the eMentorship program

mentor

In 8

practitioners

and be paired with a

colleague nurse

months

practitioners

relationship
with mentor
begun

nurse

mentor who has gone

attended 2 or
more
conferences

through a similar

manager

career journey

professional

In 3

visit clinics where

associations (e.g.,

months

NPs work and

RNAO)

joined 1 or
more
professional

introduce myself

organizations

attend upcoming

or councils

nursing practitioner
conferences

join nursing advisory

committees,
professional
organizations (e.g.,
RNAO, NPAO etc.)

Successfully

I order to achieve this

complete all

goal I will:

courses

join a study group

required for

communicate with

classmates and

schools learning

courses

centre

library

Combined

study tips

study guides

develop a study

professors

Healthcare

schedule and keep it

manager

Nurse

consistent

financial advisor

Practitioner

work part-time to be

Certification

able to focus on my

Program

studies

look into financial

assistance

Obtained B+ or
higher in all

past students for

alumni

the

MN / Primary

In 2 years

Mentoring Action Plan Template

Career Vision:

Long-Term Goal:

Short-term

Action Steps

Goals

Resources

Timelines

Indicators of
Success:

In order to achieve this

goal I will:

In order to achieve this

goal I will:

In order to achieve this

goal I will: