Professional Development Career Plan Due Date: 13 October 2017 midday WORD COUNT- 1800 WORDS Directions:  You are required to develop a personal professional development plan for the next five years, which reflects your personal philosophy and aspirations for the future. This exercise also requires you to interview a senior RN, CNE, NUM or CNC to explore how these nurses achieved their career goals. Provide a brief transcript of the questions and answers (250 words). Using the information gleaned from the interview, you are to develop your own nursing career plan. The following SMART format may be useful: the Specific outcomes your plan will help you achieve; how you will Measure the impact of your plan on your development; to whom you will be Accountable for achieving your goals; a Realistic appraisal of the approaches (tactics) that you will use to implement the plan; a Timeline describing how you will achieve each outcome, including a description of any professional activities that will address perceived gaps in the skills/understanding you will need to achieve the plan. Marking Criteria Explore and synthesise ideas about nursing career development based on an interview process. Identify areas of needed change in your professional context and link to personal career aspirations to identify career development goals. Communicate a personal five-year plan for innovation and leadership that:     Identifies significant but manageable goals and specific outcomes     Details strategies and measures for achievement of the goals Presentation, organisation and referencing of assessment piece are appropriate. Readings- Adeniran, R. K., A. Bhattacharya and A. A. Adeniran 2012. "Professional Excellence and Career Advancement in Nursing: A Conceptual Framework for Clinical Leadership Development." Nursing Administration Quarterly 36(1): 41-51 Hallin, K. and E. Danielson 2008. "Registered Nurses’ perceptions of their work and professional development." Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(1): 62-70. Chang, P.-L., Y.-C. Chou and F.-C. Cheng 2006. "Designing Career Development Programs Through Understanding of Nurses' Career Needs." Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 22(5): 246-253. Donner, G. J. and M. M. Wheeler 2001. "Career planning and development for nurses: the time has come." International Nursing Review 48(2): 79-85. Roberts, C. & Ward-Smith, P. 2010. Choosing a Career in Nursing: Development of a Career Search Instrument. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1), ISSN (Online) 1548-923X, DOI: Direct Link