Professional Development

In this Module’s Discussion, you were introduced to the concept of an academic portfolio to begin building your own brand. However, portfolios have value that goes beyond brand building. An academic and professional portfolio can also help you to build your own vision and mission and establish your development goals. In this regard, a portfolio becomes yet another tool in your toolbox as you build your success.

In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the fifth component–a portfolio for your academic and professional efforts.

To Prepare:

• Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.

The Assignment:

• Using the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template document that you began to work on in Module 1 and have continued expanding throughout this course, you will develop a curriculum vitae (CV) in Part 5 based on your current education and professional background.

Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Module 1 Assignment, which was built from the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

By Day 7 of Week 9

Submit Part 5.

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Week 5 | Part 5: Professional Development

OBJECTIVE

I seek to contribute to the advancement of nursing through caring for patients and developing nursing solutions. I appreciate that nursing is an evolving science that has experienced significant changes in the process of improving service efficiency and effectiveness. This has been possible because nurses took the effort to improve themselves, identifying problems and develop solutions.

Similarly, I am seeking to improve myself even as I improve nursing science and practice. My contributions in caring for patients and developing nursing solutions will help in establishing the legitimacy of nursing as an important tool for improving public health and addressing existing concerns.

SKILLS

• Applying critical thinking skills in exploring, understanding and resolving problems in the nursing practice environment.
• Applying innovative thought processes to develop personalized solutions that make the best use of the available resources.
• Effectively communicating with other medical personnel within interdisciplinary teams and accounting for the professional nursing functions to accomplish the desired health care outcomes.
• Being accountable for the care decisions made and taking responsibility for care delivery for the designated time frame.
• Providing excellent care in a timely manner.
• Maintaining complete records of care delivery efforts.
• Interpreting and performing complex medical procedures that address the specific needs of patients.
• Providing competent and high quality care that responds to the unique needs of each patient.
• Assessing patients to include developing, evaluating and modifying their care plans with a focus on achieving targeted objectives.
• Coordinating interdisciplinary team approaches in the delivery of holistic care that is not limited to assessing patients and administering medication.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE

2015-Present – Staff Clinical Nurse, xxx University Hospital

• Registered nurse with experience in Med-Surg and Trauma.
• Relevant experiences include:
  • Educating patients and families regarding diagnosis and disease processes, including discharge planning.
  • Performing physical assessments, administering medications, inserting IV’s, and drawing blood samples.
  • Monitoring and treating post-op patients, reading and monitoring telemetry for patient rhythm and heart rate changes.
  • Providing general nursing care and assessment, monitoring lab values, tracheotomy and wound care.
  • Charge nurse responsibilities.

2012-2015 – Registered Nurse, Name of facility xxxx

• Relevant experience includes:
  • Assessing patients, monitoring lab values, medication administration.
  • End of life care for 18-20 patients in skilled nursing unit.

1992- Present – Esthetician, Manager, Name of Salonxxx

• Relevant experience includes:
• Providing a variety of services, procedures, products, and consultations to help improve and maintain the appearance and health of the client’s skin.
• Supervising and managing overall performance of the staff.
• Achieving organizational goals and objectives.
• Employee selection, identifying problems, creating choices and providing alternative courses of action.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

• 2020 – Attended the Einstein Trauma Symposium.
• Ongoing – Volunteer work at an animal shelter.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKRGOUND

• Expected June, 2020 – Walden University, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• May, 2014 – Slippery Rock University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• 2011 – Delaware County Community College, Associate Degree in Nursing, graduated with Honors.
• 2003 – Venus Beauty Academy, Cosmetology Degree.
• 1997 – Delaware County Community College, Surgical Technology Degree.

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

• Xxx University Hospital Trauma Nurse Course Certification 2016.
• IV Venipuncture Certification.
• Pennsylvania Registered Nurse License, issued 2011.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Pennsylvania Cosmetology License, issued 2003.
• ANCC Medical Surgical Nursing, February 18, 2019.

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

References, publications, trainings, and certifications.