Initial Post for My Smart Goals Discussion

Initial Post for My Smart Goals Discussion

My SMART goals are to complete my Bachelor of Science in Nursing and become a Registered Nurse by 2025. Secondly, my professional goal is to improve my communication skills. To complete my current BSN training I will have to work part-time for 1000 hours in a local oncology center for hourly sessions that will be completed tentatively by autumn 2025, and an additional ten contact hours of nursing training.

Strengths

I believe some of the main strengths that will help me achieve my SMART goals are that I am passionate about nursing, am a hard worker, and can focus my mind on achieving the goals I set. Studying nursing requires passion, given that nursing is a demanding job that will expose one to traumatic and challenging cases and environments. My current arrangement allows me to prepare well for such challenges, given the demands for completing my BSN training. Studying to complete my BSN while putting in extra hours at the oncology center requires great focus and hard work, which I believe I possess. Initial Post for My Smart Goals Discussion

Areas of Opportunity

The areas of opportunities that I need to work on are my communication skills, technical capabilities, and flexibility. One of the basic skills for a nurse is in communication (Fukada, 2018). That encompasses how to speak, listen, and give feedback. Given that I will be interacting directly with patients, their families, my peers, and the management both in the short term and long term, I need to learn how to communicate effectively (Zhanget al. 2001). To complete my current training and when I am practicing in the future, I will be required to make critical decisions, which calls for good technical skills. I need to apply my knowledge and skills to offer the best services to the patients. I also need to have flexibility in my studies and job if I am to achieve compulsory 1000 and 10 contact hours. Moreover, a nurse needs to be flexible, especially when it comes to working hours and responsibilities (Fukada, 2018).

disscussion question

In your initial discussion forum post,

• Post a link to your Week 2 Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement paper that you uploaded to Folio.
• Identify a specific element of your Week 2 paper you would like targeted feedback from your classmates.
• Describe what you plan to do differently based on what you found challenging as you planned and completed the Week 2 paper.
• Explain how reflecting on your planning and performance of the Week 2 paper might help you in the development and achievement of your Personal Development Plan final project.

Your initial post should be a minimum of 150 words and is due by Day 3 (Thursday).

Initial Post for My Smart Goals Discussion