PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Mariana Sanchez

Benjamin Leon School of Nursing, Miami Dade College

NUR 2811C: Professional Nursing Leadership
Dr. Yesenia Villalta
December 8, 2020

 Professional Development Plan

Personal details

Employee Name: Mariana Sanchez

Health Care Institution: Doctors Hospital

Unit: 3 West

Department/Section: Patient Care

Position: Scholar Nurse Partner (SNP)

Time in position: 1 year

Short-term Goals

Ø Timeframe: 6 months (11/02/2020 to 05/01/2021)

Ø Vision: To be an RN Floor Nurse in 3 West at Doctors Hospital
Goals Action Plan Target Date
To reinforce the Ø Assign specific days for reviewing content November
knowledge needed to areas by reading material provided in 30th, 2020
pass the ATI exit NCLEX-RN review and practicing 300
exam. questions on that topic.
To reinforce the Ø Assign specific week for reviewing content February
knowledge needed to areas by reading material provided in 15th, 2021
pass the NCLEX-RN NCLEX-RN review and practicing 300
board licensure exam. questions on that topic.
Ø Use a week for general review.
To apply for an entry Ø Send email requesting recommendation November
level position at 3 letters to professors and nurses with whom 15th, 2020
West Doctors I was in contact during my clinical rotations.
Hospital. Ø Write my resume and cover letter. November
Ø Prepare myself for professional interview 22nd, 2020
by searching information about possible
questions and scenarios that may be asked.
Ø Prepare professional outfit for interview.
To acquire experience Ø Ask questions when needed. 2021
during my residency. Ø Inquire about the unit goals and
improvement plans ongoing.
Ø Collaborate as needed.
Ø Participate in training meetings proposed
by the hospital.
Ø Continue studying and reinforcing
knowledge at home.
To apply to the RN- Ø Fill application form. Before May
BSN program at MDC. Ø Pay application fee. 1st, 2021

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 Ø Submit the required documentation to the
Admission Office.

Long-term Goals

Ø Timeframe: 3 years (11/02/2020 to 11/02/2023)

Ø Vision: To be an RN Floor Nurse in 3 West at Doctors Hospital to gain one year of
experience and then obtain a position in the Emergency Department (ED) and/or
Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Goals Action Plan Target Date
To reinforce knowledge Ø Select trauma as my elective course in the Summer,
on trauma and last semester of the BSN program. 2021
emergency situations. Ø Obtain certification in Basic Life Support Summer
(BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2021-fall
(ACLS), Pediatric Advanced life Support 2022
(PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course
(TNCC), and Emergency Nursing Pediatric
Course (ENPC).
Ø Enroll into the Society of Trauma Nurses,
Critical Care Nursing Organization, and
Emergency Room Nurses Organization.
To complete continuing Ø 24 contact hours every 2 years: including 2 2023
education for RN hours for medical errors and 2 hours for FL
license renewal. Laws and Rules.
Ø 1 hour HIV/AIDS training (first renewal
only).
Ø 2 additional hours of domestic violence CE
every third renewal for a total of 26 hours.
To apply for a position Ø Send email requesting recommendation 2023
in the ED/ICU at Baptist letters to professors and nurses with whom
Hospital. I was in contact during my clinical rotations.
Ø Write my resume and cover letter.
Ø Prepare myself for professional interview
by searching information about possible
questions and scenarios that may be asked.
Ø Prepare professional outfit for interview.
Ø Timeframe: 10 years
Ø Vision: To work in the ED/ICU at Baptist Hospital
Requirements to sit for the TCRN: 2025
To become a Trauma Ø A current, unrestricted RN license in the
Certified Registered U.S. or its territories (or equivalent
Nurse (TCRN). certificate).
Ø 2 years of trauma nursing experience with
an average of 1,000 practice hours in

trauma nursing per year.
Ø 20 to 30 hours of trauma-specific
coursework across the trauma continuum.
Note: The TCRN certification is valid for four years.

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To become an acute Ø Apply for a ACNP program. 2026
care nurse practitioner Ø Obtain a ACNP license. 2028
(ACNP).

Current Organizations

Ø Alpha Delta Nu, the Nursing Honor Society for Associate Degree Nurses, Beta Pi Chapter

ACNP Standards and Scope of Practice

The primary role of trauma nurses is to stabilize patients and provide life-saving

measures. The scope of practice for trauma nurses encompasses triaging patients according to

their level of acuity; recognizing signs and symptoms of deterioration in clinically unstable

patients; providing first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if needed; administering

medications during emergency situations; performing wound care; communicating and

collaborating with physicians throughout the hospital stay of the patients; providing reassurance

to patients and their families during traumatic events and resources to patients who have

suffered a traumatic injury; reporting cases of abuse and neglect to protective services; working

with law enforcement in trauma cases resulting from criminal activity; and maintaining thorough

documentation of the care of trauma patients (Registered Nursing, 2020).

Competencies I hold:

Ø Basic Life Support

Ø New Employee Orientation (NEO) Patient Experience and Performance Excellence v2

Ø NEO Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security v2

Ø NEO Environment of Care v2

Ø NEO Infection Prevention and Control v2

Ø NEO Corporate Compliance v2

Ø NEO Risk Management and Patient Safety v2

Ø NEO Employee Handbook v2

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 Ø 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) PPE Training for Health Care Personnel

Competencies to obtain in the next 6 months:

Ø Initiate discharge planning at admission, identifying patient-family teaching needs and

learning barriers.

Ø Initiate discharge process, participate in multidisciplinary rounds and family conferences.

Ø Chart patient care.

Ø Administer medication.

Ø Develop awareness about assessing and evaluating the whole picture by using the critical

thinking developed in school.

Ø Develop competent clinical practice by integrating cognitive, psychomotor, and

attitudinal skills.

Ø Initiate IV line.

Ø Insert indwelling catheter.

Participation in Professional Activity:

As a scholar nurse partner in 3 West at Doctors Hospital, I have demonstrated the following skill

competencies:

Ø Assist RN preceptor with admissions and head-to-toe assessments.

Ø Obtain patient history, vital signs, height, weight, and allergies.

Ø Recognize and communicate changes in patient status to the RN preceptor.

Ø Be able to answer critical thinking questions and find the information per RN preceptor

directions.

Ø Discuss and practice prioritization of care, delegation of care, SBAR communication,

giving and receiving shift report.

Ø Discuss and demonstrate the nursing process.

Ø Practice documenting a patient (in paper format only).

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Ø Discuss and demonstrate knowledge of patient diagnosis, medications, and plan of care.

Ø Integrate the National Patient Safety Goals in delivery of patient care.

Ø Assist and perform personal care (i. e. bath, skin, mouth, pericare, etc.) and linen change

for the patient as directed by RN preceptor.

Ø Educate patient on the proper use of incentive spirometer in order to reinforce nurse

patient education.

Ø Educate patient to cough and deep breathe in order to reinforce nurse-patient

education.

Ø Be able to perform oral suctioning.

Ø Measure intake and output from Foley catheter and report amounts to RN preceptor.

Ø Demonstrate ability to take vital signs manually as well as with an electronic device and

report to nurse preceptor any abnormal levels.

Ø Demonstrate ability to take lower extremity blood pressures.

Ø Be able to assess and palpate all patient pulses (apical, brachial, carotid, dorsalis, pedis,

femoral, popliteal, radial).

Ø Demonstrate the ability to set up an IV infusion (piggybacks, prime IV tubing, setup

pump), but not start.

Ø Demonstrate discontinuation of peripheral IV catheter.

Ø Demonstrate ability to assess and report IV complications and apply comfort measures

under the guidance of the RN preceptor.

Ø Recognize significant changes in patient’s parameters and immediately report to RN

preceptor.

Ø Manage pain effectively by offering patients non-pharmacological pain relief alternatives

and discuss effectiveness with RN preceptor.

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Ø Demonstrate proper body mechanics when moving, turning, lifting, transferring, and

transporting patients.

Ø Provide postmortem care.

Ø Demonstrate knowledge of patient safety, patient fall risks, and fall prevention

protocols.

Ø Demonstrate proper use of restraints.

Ø Use two patient identifiers (name and date of birth).

Ø Admission process (prepare room, get linens, zero bed, connect beds, explain call light

system and phones).

Ø Answer call lights (refer any clinical questions to health care provider).

Ø Care for patient belongings (glasses, dentures, hearing aids, clothing).

Ø Verbalize standard and droplet precautions.

Ø Don/doff personal protective equipment.

Ø Raise and lower side rails.

Ø Assist another health care provider with turning and repositioning patient.

Ø Make an unoccupied bed/Assist another health care provider with an occupied bed.

Ø Assist another health care provider with performing patient activities of daily living.

Ø Deliver and remove meal trays after consulting with nurse or health care provider.

Ø Initiate discharge process (collect belongings).

Ø Assist the RN preceptor with tracheostomy care and suctioning.

Ø Demonstrate proper placement of cardiac telemetry lead. Review with preceptor basic

arrhythmias, recognition, and care of arrhythmias.

Ø Demonstrate skill to monitor and report IV intake and output under supervision of the

RN preceptor.

Ø Answer telephone.

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 Ø Report status update to CNA and nurse.

Ø Review with RN preceptor Baptist Health South Florida codes.

Ø Retrieve supplies as needed (Omnicell, supply room, personal protective equipment,

specimens to/from the lab).

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 References

Registered Nursing. (2020, August 26). Trauma nurse.

https://www.registerednursing.org/specialty/trauma-nurse/

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