Professional

Development Plan
Taylor Young
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Graduation December 2021
Direct Patient Care Abilities
Personal Strengths
▫ Unbiased patient advocate
▫ Meticulous physical
assessments
▫ Timely medication
administration
▫ Tracheostomy care
Improvement
▫ IV starts
▫ Mechanical intubation
Short Term Goal
▫ The nurse will earn her ACLS
certificate 3 months into the
New Graduate Preceptorship
on the Neuro ICU at Banner
UMC.
Long Term Goal
▫ The nurse will earn her
CCRN (Adult) License within
3 years of working in the ICU
while holding an active RN
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 Integrative
Integrative Nursing Principal
Modalities
▫ “Nursing is person-centered and
relationship-based”

Modalities
▫ Meditation/prayer
▫ Therapeutic touch/massage
▫ Ice/heat
▫ Music therapy (nature sounds)
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Unit Leadership Abilities Short Term Goal
Personal Strengths ▫ The nurse will earn her Rapid
▫ Self-starter Response certification 3
▫ Detailed report months into the New
▫ SBAR Graduate Preceptorship on
the Neuro ICU at Banner
Improvement
UMC.
▫ Rapid Response
Long Term Goal
▫ The nurse will apply to the
Rapid Response Team after 5
years of ICU experience.
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Professional Development
Education
● Dean’s List
● CON Academic Distinction
Leadership Positions
● Project Sunshine President
● Resident Assistant
● SNUA Member
● THINK TANK SI Leader
Professional Development
Certifications
● BLS
Short Term Goal
● The nurse will join the Arizona Nurses
Association before the end of her 1-year New
Grad Preceptorship.
Long Term Goal
● The nurse will complete a preceptor training
course within 3 years of working on the Neuro
 Management/Leadership Book
Complimented Own Strengths
▫ “Avoiding Legal Trouble”
▫ “Read Your State’s NPA”
Areas for Improvement
▫ “Learn When to Delegate”
Benefits to Professional Growth
▫ “Think Twice About Sign-on Bonuses”
▫ “Make the Most of Orientation”
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Leadership Shadowing Experience

Burn, Complex Wound, Ostomy & Continence

Nursing Service (Banner UMC)
Rationale: Interest in trauma and wounds
Enhancement of Nursing Skills
▫ Consultation process
▫ Pressure ulcer (Stage 3, 4) staging/packing
▫ Ostomy care
▫ GI fistula packing/drainage
▫ Complex trauma cases 8
Professional Activity/Community Activity
ANA COVID Webinar Series, Volunteering:
Sending Sunshine Kits
Rationale: Preparing for reality; Stress relief
Enhancement of Nursing Skills
▫ Clinical manifestations of COVID
▫ NEWS and SOFA scoring
▫ Remdesivir treatment
▫ Prone positioning
▫ Mechanical ventilation settings 9
 Continuing Higher Education
Personal Aspirations Short Term Goal
▫ ICU → Travel nursing ▫ The nurse will study for the
→ DNP → Family NP NCLEX for 4 hours/day 1-2 months
Potential Opportunities prior to test and pass on her first
▫ Travel nursing attempt.
▫ Nurse Faculty Loan Long Term Goal
Program (NFLP) ▫ The nurse will apply to the MSN or
DNP program after over 5 years of
nursing practice.
UA College of Nursing receives Fifth Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant. UA College of Nursing Receives Fifth Nurse Faculty Loan
Program Grant | UAHS Office of Public Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://opa.uahs.arizona.edu/newsroom/news/2012/ua-college-nursing-
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receives-fifth-nurse-faculty-loan-program-grant.
Timeline

Register for
NCLEX test date. Join Arizona
Study 4 hrs/day Nurses AssociationApply to Rapid
for 1-2 months. Response Team

DEC JAN FEB MAR APRIL 2023 2024 2026 2028

Begin New Grad ACLS CCRN (Adult) Apply for MSN or

Preceptorship: Certification; License; DNP program;
Neuro ICU Rapid Response Preceptor Training Explore NFLP
Certification

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References
Kreitzer, M. J. (2015). Integrative nursing: Application of principles across clinical settings. Rambam
Maimonides Medical Journal, 6 (2). doi:10.5041/RMMJ.1020011

UA College of Nursing receives Fifth Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant. UA College of Nursing
Receives Fifth Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grant | UAHS Office of Public Affairs. (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://opa.uahs.arizona.edu/newsroom/news/2012/ua-college-nursing-receives-
fifth-nurse-faculty-loan-program-grant.

Quan, K. (2009). 150 Tips and Tricks for New Nurses. MA; Adams media.

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