Professional

Development

Isabella Heines
 Direct Patient Care Abilities
Strengths Areas for Improvement Integrative Modalities

“Human beings are whole systems

Compassionate Self-Critic inseparable from
and influenced by environments”

Adaptable Delegation Guided Imagery

Thrive Under Pressure Music Therapy

 Direct Patient Care Abilities
Short Term Goals (<2 years)
● I will become more confident in
my clinical skills
● I will deliver my care in a timely
manner as I become accustomed
to the unit practices
● I will effectively delegate as
needed to enhance patient
outcomes
Long Term Goals (3-5 years)
● After 3 years, I will participate in
QI projects to optimize patient
care
● By 5 years, I will recieve a
transcultural nursing
certification to improve care for
diverse populations
● I will become proficient in the
Spanish language to bridge
language gaps
 Unit Leadership Abilities
Strengths
Short Term Goals (<2 years)
Interprofessional
Communication ● Within 2 years I will join a unit committee

● Within 2 years, I will participate in educational

Conflict Resolution workshops and team development exercises

Asking Questions

Areas for Improvement

Long Term Goals (3-5 years)
Lack of Experience ● Within 3 years I will become a preceptor for future
students and new graduates

Hesitancy ● Within 5 years, I will become a charge nurse for

my unit
 Professional Development

Organizations & Journals Certifications Goals

● Emergency Nurses ● Trauma Nursing Core ● Short Term: Being career in

Association Course (TNCC) an ED Residency Program,
Join Emergency Nurses
● Journal of ● Advanced Trauma Care Association
Emergency Nursing for Nurses (ATCN)
● Long Term: Obtain my
● Obtain TCRN TNCC and ATCN, Become a
TCRN
 Book Selection
Selection and Reasoning

● Start with Why by Simon Sinek

● Since a young age, I have always asked the
question, “But why?”
● Emphasizes the importance of understanding Impact on Professional Growth
and communicating the underlying purpose
or "why" behind actions ● Building resilience after challenging situations
● Guiding decisions and actions from a deeper
purpose
● Understanding importance of taking care of
Strengths & Improvement Areas
myself
● Reinforcing innate strengths
● Strengths: Compliments my inquisitive nature,
● Fostering a more fulfilling and purpose-driven
desire to understand and learn, and articulating
nursing career
my personal and professional “why”
● Improvement Areas: Utilizing delegation as
positive team collaboration, personal “why” in
ensuring well-being
 Leadership Role Assignment
Why
Opportunity given when ED RN
Preceptor connected me with his close
collegue
I was interested because my hospital was a
stroke center. In the ED many individuals
brought in by ambulance are stroke
patients. I wanted to gain deeper
physiologic understanding and clinical
interventions.
Responsibilities
& Knowledge
● Interdisciplinary
Role Chosen: Collaboration
● Guidance and Support
Neuro ICU ● Clinical Expertise
Charge Nurse Learned: Importance of collaboration,
time management, stroke assessments,
symptoms, possible causes,
interventions, and protocols
 Professional Activity Experience
Obtained Certifications How has this enhanced my nursing
● Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
knowledge?
● Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
● NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
● Understanding of various
cardiovascular, neurovascular, and
Completion of an online course and hands-on skills
respiratory emergencies
assessment through American Heart Association
(AHA)
● How to respond using indicated
Why Chosen medications, interventions, and
● Emergency department is an environment that communication with my team
demands advanced knowledge and expertise in
critical situations ● Proper assessment, dosages, and
● Enhances my overall readiness, knowledge, and
management
capacity to be a pivotal asset within the
interdisciplinary healthcare team
 Higher Education & Continuing Education

Personal Aspirations Goals

● Play a pivotal role in every patients physical and
emotional healthcare experience
● Be a reliable team leader and team player
● Uphold my nursing philosophy
Short Term:
● Get accepted into a nurse residency program
● Complete the nurse residency program
● Continue working as an ED RN on the unit
● Get involved in QI projects on my unit

Potential Opportunities Long Term:

● Become an RN preceptor
● Nurse Residency Program ● Actively attend confrences and participate in
● ED Transition Program workshops
● Become a RN Preceptor ● Become trauma certified
● Research and consider a nurse practitioner
(NP) program
 Timeline of Goals

1 2 3 4

Nurse Residency Emergency RN ED/Trauma RN Explore Possibility of

Program Career Career NP School

-Establish baseline -Integrate myself -Continued -Explore continued

knowledge into the unit education with education and licensure
-Get accustomed to -Attend preceptor TNCC and ATCN opportunities
the unit/hospital training -Obtain TCRN
-Gain comfortability -Become a charge
nurse