Professional Development

Felix Fischer
 Direct Patient Care
o Strengths
• Prioritization & Preparation
o Areas For Improvement
• Handoff Report & Confidence
o Short-Term Goals
• Strive to become comfortable with nursing
workflow within 2 years.
• Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support (ACLS) within 6 months of start date
at Tucson Medical Center’s (TMC) Post
Critical Care Unit (PCCU).
o Long-Term Goals
• Strive to become a fully competent and
respected nurse that can be relied upon as
a resource.
• Obtain certifications such as Progressive
Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) or Critical
Care Registered Nurse (CCRN).
o Integrative Modalities In Practice
• Person-centered and relationship-based
care, nature’s healing/restorative
properties, and focusing on the health
and wellbeing of caregivers (Kreitzer,
2015).
 Unit Leadership
o Strengths
• Receptive To Feedback & Adaptability
o Areas For Improvement
• Interdisciplinary Communication & Delegation
o Short-Term Goals
• I will participate in quality improvement projects (QIP) on the unit, for example Fall and Pressure
Ulcer Prevention at TMC’s PCCU.
• I will attend nursing seminars/conferences to create connections and seek out opportunities.
o Long-Term Goals
• I will train to become a preceptor for my unit to teach others.
• I will seek out opportunities to potentially become a charge nurse.
 Professional Development

o Short-Term Goals
• I will seek out opportunities to join nursing organizations such as American Association of Critical
Care Nurses (AACN).
• I will seek to transfer into an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after becoming confident in my skills.
o Long-Term Goals
• I will seek out opportunities to assist in research and be a recognized contributor in a scientific
journal.
• I will seek out opportunities to potentially become a vascular access certified nurse.
• Impact On Future Practice
• Explore my interests and improve my resume.
Management & Leadership Book
Ready For Anything 52 Productivity Principles For Work And Life

o Why?
• Similar yet different approach to productivity
o Compliments My Strengths
• “You can only feel good about what you’re not doing when you know what you’re not doing” -
Organization
• “Your power is proportional to your ability to relax” - Relaxed & Calm
o Identified Areas of Improvement
• “You are not your work” - Lists
• “If it’s on your mind it’s probably not getting done” - Procrastination
o Impact on Professional Growth
(Allen, 2003)
 Leadership Role Assignment

o Role Chosen & Why

• Charge Nurse / Clinical Nurse Lead

o Experience Enhancing Knowledge

• Code Purple
• Bed Management
• Fall Incident Report
• Code Cart Assessments
Professional & Community Activities
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
The Healthcare Professional’s Core Resource On Alcohol: Knowledge, Impacts,
Strategies

o Informative articles with a post-assessment

• 4 Questions Multiple Choice
o Extensive information on impacts of alcohol
• Liver damage, dependence, relationships
o How to address as healthcare workers
• Motivate, Support, Refer, Stigma
o Mental health and alcohol abuse
• Almost a direct relationship
 Higher / Continuing Education
o Personal Aspirations
• Strive to become a confident and trusted nurse.
• Explore the various careers nursing has to offer.
o Potential Opportunities
• Obtain certifications such as PCCN, CCRN, or Vascular Access.
o Short Term Goals
• I will strengthen my knowledge base by attending educational sessions and activities.
• Transfer from PCCU to ICU when ready.
o Long Term Goals
• Potentially pursue CRNA school or other further education.
 Visual Timeline

ACLS AACN ICU Resource

CCRN
Year 1 Year 3 Year 5
Year 2 Year 4
Comfortabl Precept Research CRNA
QIP Seminars Charge/
e Vascular
Access
References

Allen, D. (2003). Ready for anything 52 productivity principles for work and life. Viking.

Kreitzer. (2015). Integrative nursing: application of principles across clinical settings. Rambam

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