Creating a Professional Development Plan
Write a 6–8-page professional development plan for your career as an MSN-prepared nurse. The professional development plan should include the following:
Introduction: A brief introductory paragraph that clearly states the purpose of the paper.
Area of focus: A description of your specific area of focus in nursing education, the position that you wish to obtain, and the educator competencies that you will need as an MSN-prepared nurse.
Professional goals: A statement of your specific professional goals (a minimum of three) and discussion of their relationship to your nurse educator philosophy.
Influences: A brief description of any additional forces (social, economic, political, or institutional) that may influence your nursing education role.
Analysis: An analysis of how you will carry out scholarship activities as an MSN-prepared nurse and a specific plan for scholarship based on a model.
Leadership role: A discussion of specific ways (a minimum of two) that you will develop a leadership role in your chosen area of focus.
Development plan: Specific plans for professional growth and any additional education, certifications, or training to be acquired.
Reflection: A reflection in a concluding paragraph on your abilities to meet goals and achieve your professional development plan and ethical
practice. As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
What are some approaches that nurse educators can use when encountering resistance to change?
How might effective leadership styles be the same or different for the following roles?
BSN nursing faculty.
-Community health educator.
-Staff development educator.
What are some ways that scholarship fits with nursing practice?
How do you or would you view the following evaluation processes as an educator? What can be most useful to faculty from student
evaluations?
-Regular evaluation of nurse educators by students and administrators.
-Peer evaluations of teaching skills.
