Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

As you begin your journey toward achieving your academic and professional goals, you have a great opportunity to network with academics and professionals who can help ensure you do not travel alone. This network can help to clarify your own vision for success and can help guide you now and in the future. To paraphrase Donne, no one is an island.

Begin creating an academic and professional network by identifying which academic and professional connections and resources you need to collaborate with to be successful in your MSN program and as a practicing nurse.

To Prepare:

• Consider      individuals, departments, teams, and/or resources within Walden University      and within your profession that you believe can support your academic and      professional success.
• Identify at      least two academic and at least two professional individuals, colleagues,      or teams to collaborate with to help you be successful in your MSN program      and as a practicing nurse.
• Download the Academic      Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

The Assignment:

Academic and Professional Network

Complete Part 1 of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template. Be sure to address the following:

• Clearly and      accurately identify at least two academic individuals or teams to      collaborate with to be successful in the MSN program and as a practicing      nurse.
• Clearly and      accurately identify at least two professional individuals or teams      to collaborate with to be successful in your MSN program and as a      practicing nurse.
• Clearly and      thoroughly explain in detail why the academic and professional      individuals/teams were selected to support success in the MSN program and      as a practicing nurse.
• Clearly and      accurately explain how the academic and professional individuals/teams      will support success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse.