Statement of Professional Goals for the next Five years
Margaret Anyiam Frostburg State University Statement of Professional Goals Introduction There are various reasons that may drive an individual to hoose the nursing !rofession" My motivation for o!ting for the !rofession largely has to do #ith the fat that as a nurse$ % #ill be entrusted #ith the lives of many !eo!le" This !a!er outlines my !ersonal goals for the next five years in my areer as a nurse" &efore ma'ing any deisions$ the next thing % #ill do is to learly understand my goals" Aording to Polif'o(Harris and Polif'o )*++,-$ goals do not have to be long term" Ho#ever$ they should reah far enough into the future to enable an individual to !ut together a reasonable !lan of ation" &oth short term and long term areer goals #ill form !art of my five year !lan" Short Term Goals .ne of my short term areer goals is to suessfully !ass my examinations at shool and at the national level" After suessful om!letion of my exams$ % #ill see' an o!!ortunity to #or' as a graduate nurse so as to gain ex!eriene )/na!!$ *+00-" &esides 1ust om!leting the standard syllabus and !assing the exams$ % #ill go on to investigate #hat eduation or s!eial s'ills$ ex!erienes and !re!aration % still need to be thoroughly e2ui!!ed" This reognition #ill assist me greatly to ma'e areer seletions that are relevant to the desires of my heart" %f finanes !ermit$ % intend to sto! at nothing to ahieve the 2ualifiations and s'ills that are relevant to my areer and #ill ma'e stand out )Henderson 3 MGettigan$ 044,-" Long Term Goals &y the end of the five year !eriod$ % ho!e to be #ell established as a nurse and fully involved together #ith other nursing staff in various ativities" % loo' for#ard to be !art of a national assoiation of nursing !rofessionals and to !artii!ate in Statement of Professional Goals useful researh that #ill hel! the government develo! !oliies that #ill address ommon !roblems in the nursing !rofession )/na!!$ *+00-" Other Goals 5ven though money is never really a motivation for me$ es!eially in my !ursuit for areer develo!ment$ % still need to su!!ort others in the soiety starting #ith those #ho are very lose to me" 6ith a strong finanial base$ % #ill surely be able to stand on my #on and even be in a !osition to offer hel! to others #ho may need my assistane" Conclusion As mentioned earlier$ % #ill need the su!!ort of all those near me to reali7e the stated goals" Although this is my !ersonal !lan and % !robably #ould not li'e to dislose any !ersonal information to others$ % #ill still need to get in!ut from those % hold in high esteem" Statement of Professional Goals References Henderson$ F" 8" 3 MGettigan$ &" ." )044,-" Managing your Career in Nursing. Sudbury MA: 9ones 3 &artlett :earning" /na!!$ R" )*+00-" Thinking About Your Goals as a Nurse. Singa!ore: Streetdiretory" Polif'o(Harris$ /" 3 Polif'o$ /" A" )*++,-" Case Applications in Nursing Leadership & Management. &oston$ MA: 8engage :earning"