Professional

Development
Kerry Chou
Direct Patient care abilities
Strengths: dual checks/observations, utilization of
evidence based practice for effective pain
management

Improvement needed in preemptive recognition of

deteriorating s/sx, and fast recognition of pathologies
for symptom clusters
Direct Patient care abilities
(goals)
Short term: -Increased memorization of unit relevant medications
-Improved time management between patient care and effective
charting
Long term: -Read more EBR papers to effectively apply
integrative nursing modalities to provide effective evidence based
interventions from the least to most invasive.
-Produce in-depth understanding of patient expectations for
recovery post-hospital allowing for quality patient education on
preventative factors, pathophysiology, and social/economic factors
and restraints.
 Unit Leadership
Experience with leadership in research and management roles.
Very little experience with leadership in the hospital/healthcare
setting
Short term - join hospital quality and safety board
Continue networking within hospital units and fields of interest
Long term - become charge nurse
Participate in training of student nurses and new grad
RN’s to the floor
 Professional Development

Strengths: Kept up with research for 3 years, part of

ASPET, went to conferences
Short term goal - find research lab focused on pain
Join nursing specific professional organizations
Long term goal - continue publishing research
findings
Obtain/pass CCRN examination
 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
management/
leadership Begin every task with a desired
book outcome
selection Put first things first (eisenhower
decision making matrix)

Look for win win scenario

Build stronger relationships by truly

understanding others

Take time for yourself

Leadership Understanding the schooling,
role - CRNA requirements, and pathway to effective
anesthesia and analgesia delivery.

Motivations behind this role - relationship

to pain

Enhancement of knowledge - certifications

& experience
Professional/community
activity

The Science of Wellbeing

The misconceptions about happiness and what really makes
us happy.
Strategies: savoring, negative visualization, gratitude, and
reference point resetting
Strive for signature strengths and kindness
Higher education
My primary goal is to become an expert on everything related to
pain management and studies. This will either be in analgesic
pharmacology or as a nurse anesthetist

Short: continue self study/readings on pharmacology/

neuroscience of pain
Plan pathways for either PhD or DNP programs of pursuit
Long: Complete either a PhD or DNP program
Join high level societies/research groups for continuous
learning
Visual Timeline of Goals