Professional

Development Power
Point
Sean Chester, NURS478, Mary OConnell

Direct Patient Care Abilities

Personal Strengths
Bedside manner

Personal Weaknesses

Calming

Endurance throughout
12-hr shift

Confident
Instills strong capability
Communication with
patient and family
Ability to sympathize

Change
Specific Nursing skills
(IVs and IV calculations)
Understanding of
Pathophysiology
Use of alternative/nonpharmacologic
interventions

Unit Leadership Abilities

Strengths
Leads by example
Lends helping hand
Works well with others
Strong communication
skills
Recognizes
strengths/weaknesses in
staff members
Hard working

Weaknesses
Delegating tasks
Asking for help
Addressing concerns

Professional Development
Short and Long Term Goals
Short term (in next 2
years):
Obtain motivational
interviewing certification
Join American Nurses
Association
Join American Holistic
Nurses Association

Long term (in next 35 years):

Join Nurses Without
Borders
RNFA Certification

Discussion of
Leadership/Management Book:
Integrative Nursing
Areas in need of improvement/enhancing:

Use of alternative/pharmacological intervention

Leadership style

Communication/Bedside manner

Self Care

Teachings from book (examples):

Table 2.2, Integrative Self-care for Body-Mind-Spirit (Kreitzer & Koithan, 2014)
6 Competencies of a Whole Systems Leader (Kreitzer & Koithan, 2014)
Rationale for addressing Spirituality in Nursing Practice ((Kreitzer & Koithan, 2014)
Goal of nursing: To help people gain a sense of purpose and meaning for their existence
through self knowledge, self reverence, self healing and self care. Nurses are the tool to
help people access this.

Leadership Shadowing Experience

Location: SAVAHCS, Emergency Department
Rationale: Interest in the role of an Emergency Room Nurse
This experience enhanced my knowledge in a few ways I
learned
Daily tasks include: IV installation, focused assessments,
collaboration with team and Doctors, fast paced, critical
thinking
Strong understanding of pathophysiology
Work as a team, help each other out
Recommend a few years of experience before pursuing
ER role

Professional Activity

ACCUPRESSURE WORKSHOP

Rationale: My interest in alternative techniques. As well as my desire to

grow my understanding of integrative nursing and its growing potential
for patients I serve.

Things learned:

Alternative way of looking at US Health Care

Self-care

Primary pressure points

Ying-Yang and balance

Plans for Higher Education

PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS
Pursue Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Interest areas include: Integrative therapy,
psychology, surgery
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Scripps College-San Diego
University of Arizona College of Nursing-DNP Program
University of California Davis- Nurse Practitioner
Program

References
Kreitzer, M. J., & Koithan, M. (Eds.).
(2014). Integrative nursing (Vol. 11).
Oxford University Press.