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Personal Vision Statement

I define success as a derivative of consistency and evolution in the dynamic world of nursing practice. It is explicit that unless a nursing profession aligns their career progression to specific goals and possibilities of changes, it becomes almost impossible to make any significant change that can impact society positively. The years of exposure to the different nursing environment and the witness of challenges motivate focus continuous growth and development of skills targeted towards inducing positive change in the nursing profession. Personal change is initiated with imagination, determination, and effort, and I look forward to being a champion of life and community in nursing future. Achieving my vision of inducing positivity in nursing and impacting lives through value-based practice is an ongoing process, and accomplishment will occur in steps.

One year goals

It is often a wild imagination to pursue career growth to the highest possible level, and the years of determination and effort are eventually paying off.  I have strived and made significant sacrifices for career progression. The next year presents a critical moment that should allow the achievement of a landmark step towards becoming a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

• Graduating in the DNP program with competency in technology and informatics, evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, leadership development, and a detailed understanding of population health is my primary focus for the coming year.
• Establish a strong presence in team development and the achievement of skills in information management and its use in nursing decision-making processes.
• I intend to pursue an online certification in Nursing Informatics, realizing the important role of evidence-based practice in nursing. The success of my career will depend on competency in understanding and implementing clinical information systems.
• I will aim to develop an awareness of analysis and evaluations of clinical information systems that support and enhance patient care management.

Five-year goals

• Establish a strong foothold on nursing leadership by taking a management role in a robust healthcare setting.
• Effective leadership in nursing depend on continuous learning and experience and my goal through this period targets to enhance that component with certification and experience. Attaining Certified Nurse Manager Leader (CNML) will be crucial.
• Besides aiming to attaining professional certification in Advanced forensic nursing, I will all aim to play an active role in providing nursing services in rural areas due fill the current health gaps.

Ten-year goals.

• The ultimate goal of my career growth will aim to ensure equitable access to healthcare through leadership transformation in community and institutionalized care. It will be my primary goal to promote community-based health education through source-funding and advocacy.
• Apply experience and knowledge in nursing practice to promote the role of policy in healthcare advocacy. It is my objective to form an important advocate in policy processes targeting to increase access to quality care in communities.
•  Increasing education programs in communities regarding control, prevention, and management of chronic ailments will be another goal to promote better health outcomes in communities.

Negotiation skills

The roles of DNP nurses in the healthcare setting are extremely complex. They are associated with the development of frameworks that promote leadership development, patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, and integration of technology and informatics into care practices to improve outcomes. The recent developments in nursing practice continue to affirm the importance of professionals developing soft skills, including communication and negotiation, as interpersonal relationships have become the core of better healthcare outcomes. Based on the nature of the work of DNP nurses, negotiation skills are indispensable playing roles in the establishment of successful collaborations. DNP nurses are leaders by default in the healthcare setting. Unless they develop effective negotiation skills, aspects of care that rely on collaboration and inter-professional engagements may experience barriers. It is the mandate of a DNP nurse to coordinate care practices with the view of divergent opinions from different professionals or nurses. That requires negotiation in terms of assessing the risks and benefits of the proposal.

Negotiation skills allow DNP nurses to form part of healthcare solutions through leadership and decision-making processes besides allowing the employment of strategies that advance communication in interprofessional health teams. There is a wide array of issues and conflicts in the healthcare environment, including patients` lack of corporation or understanding of treatment plans. Part of training on DNP nursing emphasizes patient-centered care, and that implies that treatment interventions take into consideration patient values and preferences. However, if patient values and preferences fail to promote the best clinical outcomes, it is the mandate of the DNP nurse to negotiate with a patient and promote understanding of the risks or benefits associated with treatment interventions under contention. Negotiation allows a DNP nurse to establish a foothold on patient-centered care on-premise of best clinical practices.