Professional Development Plan

Overview: Professional Development Plan This course aims to help you utilize quality improvement processes and management tools to improve client care outcomes, partly by improvin" rel="nofollow">ing the nurse’s workin" rel="nofollow">ing environment as you make and implement good decisions. Now you will apply those processes and tools to yourself by creatin" rel="nofollow">ing a professional development plan. You will begin" rel="nofollow">in by completin" rel="nofollow">ing some management graphic organizers or tools. Then you will use these tools as the basis of your plan. Objectives • Explain" rel="nofollow">in how organizations function. • Compare and contrast characteristics of leadership and management. • Apply trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for management decisions. • Evaluate effectiveness of communication patterns usin" rel="nofollow">ing specific management situations. Submit this assignment on this template and submit as a word document. Rubric Use this rubric to guide your work on the Week 5 Professional Development Plan. Tasks Target Acceptable Unacceptable Statement of Philosophy (max 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (16-20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Clear statement of philosophy of nursin" rel="nofollow">ing (7 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (9-15 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Statement of philosophy of nursin" rel="nofollow">ing (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (0-8 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) One or more philosophy statements missin" rel="nofollow">ing or poorly written (0-5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Clear statement of personal philosophy (6 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Statement of personal philosophy (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Both philosophies clearly reflected in" rel="nofollow">in values, vision, and personal in" rel="nofollow">interests (in" rel="nofollow">in first assessment tool) (7 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Both philosophies somewhat reflected in" rel="nofollow">in values, vision, and personal in" rel="nofollow">interests (in" rel="nofollow">in first assessment tool) (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Little or no evidence of connections between philosophies and assessment tools (0-3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Use of Assessment Tools to Formulate Goals (max 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (14-20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Detailed completion of Assessment Tools (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (4-13 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Completion of Assessment Tools (3-4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) (0-3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Little or no completion of Assessment Tools (0-2 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Clearly-articulated list of at least four prioritized goals based on assessments (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) List of at least four prioritized goals (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) List of at least two goals (0-1 poin" rel="nofollow">int) All goals stated in" rel="nofollow">in measurable terms (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Some goals stated in" rel="nofollow">in measureable terms (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) No goals stated in" rel="nofollow">in measurable terms (0 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Dates identified for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing each goal (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Dates identified for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing most goals (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) No dates identified (0 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Specific Strategies (max 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Identified specific strategies for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing each goal (16-20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints total) Some strategies that are related to pursuance of goals (11-15 poin" rel="nofollow">ints total) Vague or no description of strategies (0-10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Priority of Goals (max 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Priority of each goal consistent with statements of values (16-20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints total) Goals are related to values (11-15 poin" rel="nofollow">ints total) Priorities are not in" rel="nofollow">indicated and/or goals are not clearly related to values (0-10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) References (max 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) At least five references (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Four references (4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Fewer than four references (0-2 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) References formatted correctly (APA) (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Fewer than three APA format errors (4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Three or more APA format errors (0-2 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Format & Organization (max 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Professional, error-free APA formats, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, grammar, use of language, and organization of responses (9-10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Generally acceptable APA formats, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, grammar, use of language, and organization of responses (5-8 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Error-laden APA formats, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, grammar, use of language, and/or lack of organization of responses makes readin" rel="nofollow">ing difficult (0-5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) New Horizons 10 Years Career Accomplishments 25 - 30 Years Part B: Analysis and Conclusions References, Format, and Organization Write at least one paragraph (at least three sentences) in" rel="nofollow">in response to each of the categories below. (Each space will expand as you type.) Use references to support your discussion of each component. Write citations in" rel="nofollow">in APA format, and in" rel="nofollow">include a references list (in" rel="nofollow">in APA format) at the end of the document. (NOTE: To make it easier to distin" rel="nofollow">inguish your work from the guidin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">instructions, use black text.) Statement of Philosophy Record your statements of philosophy of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing and of personal philosophy. Explain" rel="nofollow">in how these are reflected the values, vision, and personal in" rel="nofollow">interests that you recorded in" rel="nofollow">in your “My Vision and Interests” tool. Use of Assessment Tools to Formulate Goals Clearly utilize in" rel="nofollow">information from the Assessment Tools as the basis for formulatin" rel="nofollow">ing your goals. Develop a list of prioritized goals based on your assessments. Goals must be stated in" rel="nofollow">in measurable terms, i.e., how can you tell you have accomplished that goal? Identify dates for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing each goal. Specific Strategies Identify specific strategies for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing your goals. Give specific examples for accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing your goals, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing resources and major in" rel="nofollow">intermediate steps. Priority of Goals Explain" rel="nofollow">in how the priority of your goals is consistent with your statements of values. Explain" rel="nofollow">in how your goals are congruent with each other and with your values. References