Professional Development

Presentation

Mackenzie Flaherty
May 1, 2017

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Direct Patient Care Abilities

Clinical Patient Care Strengths

o Information management/information seeking, honesty,
safety
Clinical Patient Care Opportunities for Improvement
o Prioritization/triage, organization, emotional
exhaustion
Short Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (present to 2
years)
o Speed, knowledge of protocols, specialization
Long Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (3 to 5 years)
o Precept, specialized unit, holistic care

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Unit Leadership Abilities

Clinical Leadership Strengths

o Communication, logical thinking/problem solving,
awareness of others needs
Clinical Leadership Opportunities for Improvement
o Delegation, delivering bad news, passiveness
Short Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (present to 2
years)
o Develop effective use of the delegation process
Long Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (3 to 5 years)
o Charge nurse, unofficial unit leader, quality
improvement projects
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Professional Development (organizations,
journals, and certifications)
Short Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (present to
2 years)
o Sigma Theta Tau, Clinic Work, Nursing Journal
Subscription for specific unit
Long Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (3 to 5
years)
o Additional ANCC certifications

Sigma Theta Tau (n.d.). STTI member benefits and resources.

Retrieved from https://
www.nursingsociety.org/why-stti/stti-membership/stti-member-benefit
s-and-resources
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (n.d.). ANCC
certification center. Retrieved from 4
Management/Leadership Book

I Wasnt Strong Like This When I Started Out:

True Stories of Becoming A Nurse
How I Wasnt Strong Like This has
complimented my opportunities for improvement
o Lack of professional nursing experience, lack of
emotional resilience, stories of leaders within
the clinical setting
Addition to Personal Growth
o Confidence and direction, not feeling alone

Gutkind, L. (2013). I Wasn't Strong Like this when I Started Out: True
Stories of Becoming a Nurse. Pittsburgh, PA: InFact Books.
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Leadership Shadowing Experience

Shadowing Charge Nurse named Monica for St.

Josephs telemetry and PCU units
How this improved my knowledge of the position
o Learned about: staffing requirements, coordination
of transfers, stand-up meetings, tempo rounds,
leadership styles, and the overall role of a charge
nurse on a telemetry/PCU floor
o Helpful because I may want to be a charge nurse
someday soon

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Professional/Community Activities

St. Lukes COPD/Asthma IPEP

o Enhanced knowledge of: respiratory diseases,
physical assessment strategies for elders, skills of
pharmacists and physicians
o Allowed for practice of communication of findings and
recommendations with feedback from MDs and NPs
Medication Management Experience
o Enhanced knowledge of: medication management
teaching strategies, common issues with medication
compliance, resources available for insurance and
healthcare providers

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Professional Development Goals Timeline

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Continuing Education Plan

Educational Strengths
o Desire knowledge, enjoy learning, understand how to be
good at school
Educational Opportunities for Improvement
o Sometimes feel education is a waste of time, need to
make money, burnt out on school
Short Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (present to 2
years)
o Extra trainings within clinical setting (BLS renewal, ACLS,
removing central lines, administering chemo drugs, etc.
Long Term Improvement Strategies/Goals (3 to 5 years)
o ANCC certifications, unit specialties

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References

Sigma Theta Tau (n.d.). STTI member benefits and

resources. Retrieved from
https://www.nursingsociety.org/why-stti/stti-
membership/stti-member-benefits-and-resources

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (n.d.).

ANCC certification center. Retrieved from
http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification.aspx

Gutkind, L. (2013). I Wasn't Strong Like this when I

Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse.
Pittsburgh, PA: InFact Books.
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