Professional

Development
McKenna Foxworthy
 Strengths
– Communication &
education
Patient – Positivity & energy

Care – Critical thinker Improvements

Abilities – Over-organized à
positive & negative
– Over-estimator
 Short-Term
Patient
Care • Provide safe, quality, & compassionate
nursing care

Goals • Act as a team member/integration

• Identify resources & utilize them

Long-Term

• Provide safe, quality, & compassionate nursing

scale – increased certifications & competency
• Assist others in identifying resources
Unit Leadership Abilities
Strengths Areas for Improvement

Desire to please
Effective communicator
Encouraging
Fear
Example
Motivated
Saying no
Unit Leadership Abilities – cont.
• Begin to adjust to unit
• Commit to providing
Short-term goals
quality care
• Work on confidence

Long-term goals

• Become charge nurse

• Work towards nurse manager position?
• Teach & provide education that inspire
change
 Professional Development Goals

Short-term Long-term

• Become a preceptor • Become a certified lactation

• Obtain ACLS & PALS certifications counselor (CLC)
• Become a member of AWHONN • Earn RNC-OB certification
 Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage
of Your Most Powerful Weakness

“anyone who wrestles with an uncertain future

on behalf of others—anyone who uses her gifts,
talents, and skills to influence the direction of
others for the greater good” (p. 25)

“God loves reluctant leaders and, even better,

he loves reluctant leaders who know they are
frightened, confused, and broken” (p. 53)

Allender, D.B. (2006). Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press.
 Leadership Shadowing Experience

Who I shadowed:

• NICU charge nurse – Shirie

• St. Joseph's NICU

What I learned:

• Responsibilities of charge nurse within NICU setting

• Importance of ensuring adequate staffing
• Various duties
 Professional Activity

Where?
• SILC lab at College of Nursing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification at CPR2U

Why?
• Desired to assist SILC staff members with prepping for
semester. – wanted to “give back”
• In need of re-certification
Continuing Education Endeavors

Short term Long term

ACLS certification CPN certification
PALS certification
RNC-OB or RNC-MNN
certification
NRP certification
Acceptance to nurse
C-EFM practitioner program
 Education Plan & Timeline

[2021] [2026]
[2018]
Become charge nurse Become an NP!
ACLS Obtain RNC-OB

Graduate NRP/PALS Preceptor Determine NP

Pass NCLEX Join AWHONN specialty area
Begin New Grad Program Join UBC [2020] & begin program

[May/June/July 2018] [2019] [2022]

 References:

Allender, D.B. (2006). Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your

Most Powerful Weakness. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press.