For registered nurses in BC, self and peer assessment is the basis for the BCCNP Professional Development Plan and an important aspect of maintain annual registration. This process helps identifying the areas you want to focus on. A great place to start by completing the BCCNP self-assessment questionnaire.
Creating your professional development plan. Reflect on your self-assessment and peer feedback, ask yourself:
- What do I need to learn?
- What do I want to learn?
- What goals do I have for my professional development?
Then using SMART goals, plan:
- How will I achieve my learning needs and goals?
- What is the best way to document my plan?
- How will I measure my success?
Regularly evaluate your progress and ask yourself:
- Am I reviewing my plan regularly to check my progress?
- Do I need to change my goals?
- Is there something I need to add?
Examples of professional development activities
- Review and discuss case studies
- Attend conferences, workshops or in-service education
- Take an online course or attend a course in person
- Self-directed research from journals or electronic resources
- Organize meeting to address issues in your workplace
From: BCCNP (n.d.) Retrived from https://www.bccnp.ca/PracticeSupport/RN_NP/QA/RN/ProfDevPlan/Pages/Default.aspx
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