Professional Development Needs Assessment

Write a 3-4 page analysis that assesses your professional development needs as a nurse leader.

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

For professional nurse-leaders, effective communication skills are essential for interprofessional teamwork and collaboration. Kelly and Tazbir (2014) emphasize the importance of this interaction:

Interprofessional teamwork and collaboration among staff nurses and other disciplines in the health care setting are so critical to optimizing patient care safety and outcomes that they are a priority for most health care administrators, directors, and managers (p. 140).

Successful leadership strategies are based on a leader's strengths, the situation, the environment, and the stakeholders involved. Developing a plan for professional development is integral in developing leadership and management skills.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Integrate key nursing leadership, management, and communication concepts into collaborative practice situations.   
  • (IMPORTANT) -Differentiate between leadership and management.
  • (IMPORTANT) -Explain key nursing leadership, management, and communication concepts that facilitate collaboration and support interprofessional teams.
  • (IMPORTANT) -Describe a personal leadership and communication style.
  • (IMPORTANT) -Identify skills or areas for future professional development.
• Competency 5: Communicate in manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.       
  • (IMPORTANT) -Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and current APA style.