Professional Development Plan

 

Create a Professional Development Plan. Developing your plan requires that you consider your philosophy of education, your goals within the field, as well as your plan for achieving these goals. As you consider your goals, please consider both short and long-term professional goals. Short term goals have a window of less than one-year in terms of a time frame, while long-term goals typically have a time frame of three to five years. Your plan needs to include each of the following components. After you consider your long and short term goals, write a 1-2 page essay that responds to each of the following questions: Do your goals and your plan reflect your needs? Does your plan involve new learning and growth, not just time and effort? Are your goals clear? What do you see as your current strengths and challenges? How does your plan reflect support for each of these? Does your plan include time for reflection followed by appropriate adjustments?

Professional Development Plan.

 

Create a 11- to 15-slide narrated PowerPoint presentation related to your Professional Development Plan.

Cover Slide (1 slide)
Include a cover slide with the following information:
Project title
Date
University
Course number
Your name
Part I: Personal and Professional Goals (3–4 slides)
Include a brief personal introduction, where you:
State your personal and professional goals.
Articulate how these goals intersect with your academic interests and selected field of study.
Review the mission of the university, and reflect on how this mission statement connects to your personal vision for future practice:
Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they may transform society.
Explain how specialized learning and the attainment of a doctoral degree will help you meet your career and personal life goals.
Part II: Educational Background and Research Proficiency (3–4 slides)
Reflect on the formal and informal learning experiences that compose your educational background, and then explain how these experiences support the direction of study you established in Part I. (Note: You are encouraged to include specifics about your individual knowledge, skills, and accomplishments.)
Explain the academic and research proficiencies you bring to the program, and then identify any areas you want to consider for improvement.
Explain your current readiness to engage in academic research. (Note: Honest disclosure will help you gain clarity about any knowledge and/or skills on which you may need to improve in order to succeed in your program.)

Professional development plan

 

In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, develop a strategic plan to aid your transition into the role of a professional nurse. In your paper, address each of the following criteria:

Discuss factors influencing your decision to obtain a BSN degree.
Discuss how the role of the baccalaureate differs from your current role.
Describe new opportunities that may be available after degree completion.
Examine one of the two models of socialization discussed in your readings and place yourself in one of the stages.
Provide your rationale for that placement.
If none of the models or stages fits your experience, create your own model (or stage).
Identify two professional short-term goals.
Identify two professional long-term goals.
Expound upon the challenges and barriers you face in pursuit of your short- and long-term goals.
Identify mentors and support systems that aid you in overcoming challenges and barriers necessary to achieve goals.