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Running Head: Statement of Professional Goals

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"

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