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