Professional Development
Portfolio
Kelley Titche, BSN Spring 2021
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Personal abilities Leadership education
Direct patient care and Professional development and
unit leadership abilities management/leadership textbook
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Personal experience Future plans
Leadership shadowing Continuing educational
and professional and career plans
activities
Direct Patient Care Abilities
o Personal strengths: organization, dedication
o Opportunities for improvement: time management
o Short-term goals: find a home on my unit
o Long-term goals: become a leader on my unit
o Integrative modality: breathing exercises
Unit Leadership Abilities
o Personal strengths: communication skills
o Opportunities for improvement: confidence
o Short-term goals: lead by example
o Long-term goals: democratic leadership style
(Marquis & Huston, 2021)
Professional Development
o Short-term goals (present-2 years)
o Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
certification
o Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
o Long-term goals (3-5 years)
o Certified Nurse Midwife (DNP-NM) degree
(American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2012), (American Heart Association,
2021), ( Seattle Children’s, 2021)
Management/Leadership Textbook
o Relation to personal strengths and areas for improvement
o Time management strategies
o Delegation strategies
o Benefits to personal growth
o Assisted me in setting goals for who I want to be as a
leader and what work environment I want to be part of
(Marquis & Huston, 2021)
Leadership Shadowing Experience
o Clinical nurse leader (CNL) on Tucson Medical Center
Mother-Baby Unit
o Serves as the charge nurse of the unit, performing all
leadership responsibilities during the night shift
o Enhanced knowledge of position
o Master’s degree
o CNLs are not managers, they are nurse leaders
Professional Activity Experience
o American Nurses Association (ANA) COVID-19 Webinar
Series
o Various topics related to COVID-19 including
vaccinations, reuse of PPE, self-care for nurses,
ventilator management, and racial disparities
o Enhanced knowledge of position
o Overall, these webinars provided reassurance
regarding entering the nursing workforce as a new grad
during a pandemic
Continuing Educational Plan
o Personal aspirations: L&D RN to CNM
o Potential opportunities: new grad residency
o Short-term goals (present-2 years)
o Master’s degree to become CNL certified
o ACLS and NRP certifications
o Long-term goals (3-5 years)
o Complete a doctorate program to become a certified
nurse midwife (CNM) after many years of bedside RN
experience
Timeline of Goals
2022
Complete new graduate residency
program (1 year in length) on Labor &
Delivery unit
2023
Complete ACLS and NRP
certifications while working on
Labor & Delivery, apply to master’s 2025
programs
Complete master’s program and
become certified as a CNL, work as
charge nurse on Labor & Delivery
2026
Apply to and begin CNM program
while working part-time on Labor
& Delivery
References
American College of Nurse-Midwives (2012). Core competencies of basic midwifery practice. Retrieved from
https://www.midwife.org/ACNM/files/ACNMLibraryData/UPLOADFILENAME/000000000050/Core
%20Comptencies%20Dec%202012.pdf
American Heart Association (2021). Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). Retrieved from
https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/healthcare-professional/acls
Marquis, B. L. & Huston, C. J. (2021). Classical views of leadership and management. Leadership Roles and Management
Functions in Nursing Theory and Application. Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia, PA.
Seattle Children’s (2021). Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP). Retrieved from
https://www.seattlechildrens.org/healthcare-professionals/education/training-simulation/nrp/