Professional

Development
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Graduating December 2023
Daniela Dursch-Smith
 Direct Patient Care Abilities
Strengths:
● Confidence to try something new
● Providing patient-centered care
Areas for Improvement:
● Time management
● Asking for help
Goals:
● Short term
○ Within a year I will be an excellent delegator
○ Within a year have effective time
management skills
● Long term
○ Participate in a QI initiative within five years
○ Within three years I will be comfortable
working with all members of the
interdisciplinary team
Integrated modalities/principles:
● Integrative nursing is person-centered and
relationship-based (Kreitzer, 2015)
● Massage therapy
 Unit Leadership Abilities

Strengths:
● Assertive communicator
● Taking the lead
Areas of Improvement:
● Knowing when to let go
● Procrastination
Goals:
● Short term
○ Within the first two years I will shadow a nurse manager and/or a charge nurse
○ To develop conflict resolution skills within the first year
● Long term
○ Become a student nurse preceptor within five years
○ Become the go-to person for questions on the unit within five years
 Professional Development
Short Term Goals
● Within two years I will be a certified
emergency nurse (CEN)
● Attend ENA conference within two
years
Long term Goals
● Obtain TNCC certification within
four years
● Within three years I will be
proficient in all areas of the
emergency department
 Leadership Book Selection
The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership: Your
Toolkit for Success
Why? Compliments my Identified Areas of
strengths Improvement
● I hope to become a nurse ● Fostering relationships ● Planning/time management
leader ● Thinking rationally ● Acting too quickly
● Nurses are often promoted to ● Giving recognition ● Shifting from a peer to a leader
leadership positions without the
tools for success
● Uses examples
Leadership Role Assignment
Role Chosen:

● Inpatient supervisor
● Was seen as the “go-to” person

Enhancing my Knowledge:

● Learned what it takes to be in a management position

● Learned the importance of having a good relationship
with your manager(s)
 Professional Activity
The Science of Wellbeing
The activity that I chose was The Science of Wellbeing through Yale University. It is a course that
teaches the student on ways to improve their happiness including common misconceptions about
what people think brings happiness (like money or romantic relationships).

I hope to incorporate what I learned throughout this module into my nursing practice. When
accepting a job, I now have other qualifications in mind over money.
 Higher Education Goals

Personal Aspirations Short Term Goals Long Term Goals

● To uphold my personal ● Become NIHSS certified ● SANE certification within

nursing philosophy within a year five years
● To stay resilient in the ● Become MOAB certified ● Go to NP school
face of adversity within two years
 - Excellent delegator & time - Comfortable working with - Participate in a QI project
management skills all members of - Student nurse preceptor
- Conflict resolution skills interdisciplinary team -SANE
-NIHSS - Proficient in all areas of ED -NP school

Visual 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years

Timeline

- Shadow nurse - TNCC

leader
- CEN
- ENA conference
- MOAB
 References
Kreitzer M. J. (2015). Integrative nursing: application of principles across clinical settings. Rambam Maimonides

Medical Journal, 6(2), e0016. https://doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10200

Sherman, R. O. (2021). The nuts and bolts of nursing leadership: Your toolkit for success. Rose O. Sherman.