Professional

Development
BY ISAAC DELEON-DANIELS
  Strengths: Observative and Meticulous.
Direct Patient  Areas for Improvement: Therapeutic communication
Care Abilities 
and lack of knowledge.
Short term goal (2): Become comfortable
communicating with patients and continue researching
conditions I encounter.
 Long term goal (2): Be able to properly teach patients
regarding their conditions and be confident with the
quality of care I provide.
 Integrative modality: Integrative nursing focuses on the
health and wellbeing of caregivers as well as those they
serve.
  Strengths: Prior experience and understanding the
Unit nuance of leading.

Leadership  Areas for Improvement: Assertiveness when leading

and asserting initial control.

Abilities  Short term goals (2): Act as charge nurse and gain
understanding of nurse manager role.
 Long term goals (2): Gain a leadership position and
become a preceptor.
  Organizations to join: Emergency or ICU society
Professional  Additional certification to obtain: ACLS, Ultrasound IV,
Development 
Central line, and CCRN
Short term: ACLS, Ultrasound
Goals  Long term: Central line, CCRN
 How will impact future practice: More valuable and
knowledgeable for my unit.
  Why chose book: Gain knowledge on leadership since
Leadership my future aspirations all involve leadership positions.

Book Review  How book complements strengths in practice:

Remaining calm and gaining perspective.
 Knowledge gained that helps address areas for
improvement: Developing relationships with
subordinates.
  Why Charge nurse: Lack of understanding and desire to
Leadership learn.

Shadow  How this enhanced knowledge of charge nurse: Seeing

daily function of charge and responsibilities on display.

Information  How impact future practice: Better understand how to

act once I am charge.
  Explanation of activity: NIAAA Core Resource on
Professional Alcohol.

Activity  How it enhanced nursing knowledge: Many patients

suffer with alcohol dependance.

Information  Example of above: Alcohol related conditions like organ

failure are among the deadliest preventable conditions.
  Detailed plan of goals and endeavors, and opportunities
Higher for growth

Education 

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Short term: CCRN and Ultrasound IV
Long term: CRNA or Nurse Manager
Plans
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