SMART Goals in Clinical Nursing

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My SMART goals in Clinical Nursing
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Contents
About SMART.................................................................................................................................2
S- Specific........................................................................................................................................2
M- Measurable.................................................................................................................................2
A-Attainable or Achievable.............................................................................................................3
R-Rewarding....................................................................................................................................3
T-Traceable......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

About SMART
Developing goals is critical in a career in clinical nursing, learning new behaviors and adjusting
with the changing scenario (Bovend'Eerdt, Botell, & Wade, 2009). There are some proven ways
such as SMART to set goals and achieve them. Three of my professional goals are represented
in SMART format.
S- Specific
A goal must be specific, have sufficient details, significant, focused, clearly defined and
stretchable. Any person who reads the goals must be able to comprehend it easily.
Goal 1: I will prepare a checklist that indicates my professional roles, activities and
responsibilities, and also roles and responsibilities that are beyond scope of my work within a
month.
Goal 2: I will learn communication skills of greeting a patient, asking questions about clients’
health, gathering critical information from the client and reporting the findings to the doctors in
three months’ time.
Goal 3: I will complete observation of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiratory
assessment of 25 patients in one month.
M- Measurable
Goals that I have fixed are measurable and it can give tangible evidences of achievement (Leach,
2008). Several short term goals are also included in the measurability dimension.