Personal and Professional Development in Nursing Mentorship

This report details a comprehensive nursing mentorship plan, structured across five sections. It begins with an introduction outlining the importance of personal and professional development for nurses, emphasizing the role of mentorship in enhancing clinical practice and patient care. Section 1 focuses on personal and professional development, including a SWOT and SNOB analysis to identify learning needs, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and barriers. Section 2 discusses the development of learning and teaching, exploring various learning theories and their influence on nursing mentorship. Section 3 delves into the facilitation of learning, presenting teaching strategies. Section 4 covers assessment and feedback mechanisms, including building effective relationships. The final section is dedicated to reflection, evaluating teaching sessions and the overall development plan. The report utilizes the VARK model to identify learning preferences and provides insights into how to overcome barriers and leverage opportunities for professional growth in nursing.

Section 1 to 5

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................2
Personal and professional development.................................................................................2
SECTION 2....................................................................................................................................11
Development of learning and teaching.................................................................................11
SECTION 3....................................................................................................................................19
Facilitation of Learning........................................................................................................19
SECTION 4....................................................................................................................................32
Assessment and feedback.....................................................................................................32
SECTION 5....................................................................................................................................39
Reflection.............................................................................................................................39
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................42
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................43
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................46

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development plan is termed as a formal mean through which
particular individual that is either working with mentor, teacher or supervisor sets some basic
goal, and strategies in terms of learning and training1. Thus, full report is based on identification
of learning needs and also implementation on it for the future success as a role of Nursing
mentorship which will help in developing this setted role in the future and also in development of
mentorship. Nurses are those who are performing job of informing and supporting patients
regarding procedure or any other detail that may be related to the care. The portfolio has been
divided into 5 sections.
In the following report, personal and professional development plan will be made that
will be analysed with help of SNOB analysis in order to explore opportunities related to
mentorship development in field of nursing. Personal development is termed as life long process
and a way for individual in order to assess their own skills and also qualities. It is also a way in
order to consider their aims in life and later set goals so that they can realise and maximise their
potential2. Further, in an individual it is termed as the learning process in continuous way that
helps everyone in their personal life and also in inter personal relationship development. In order
to gain this advantage there is requirement of huge time, effort and also practice in order to learn
and develop own skills continuously.
Further, development of learning and teaching will be done in which different learning
theories has to be discussed that may influence mentorship in nursing. For this, evidence will be
provided that will help in analysing meeting between learning outcome and clinical practice.
Then in section 3, facilitation of learning will be further done in which different strategies related
to teaching will be discussed in deeply. In section 4, introduction of elements of assessment and
feedback will be provided in detail in which concept of building effective relationships is further
highlighted. The last section will be whole on reflection in which evaluations of teaching
sessions will be done.
1 Hildebrand, J., 2018. Bridging the gap: A training module in personal and professional
development. Routledge.
2 Rønnestad, M. H., Orlinsky, D. E. and Wiseman, H., 2016. Professional development and
personal therapy.
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SECTION 1
Personal and professional development
Personal development is referred to as that which covers all those activities that are
important in order to improve self awareness and also in terms of identity. It also helps in
developing talents, skills and potential of someone so that human capital has been build and also
facilitate employability3. Further, personal development also takes place in terms of enhancing
quality of life and in contributing towards realisation of dreams and aspirations.
On the other hand, professional development may be used basically in reference to wide
variety of training in specialised manner and also education that is formal and also advanced in
terms of profession. Further, learning that intend in helping administration in order to improve
their professional knowledge, skills and also effectiveness4.
The main aim of personal and professional development is to manage and build learning
and growth of self in respective career.
As nursing is termed as developing profession in continuous manner so it becomes essential for
nurse to maintain confidence and also in remaining collaborated and evaluated in order to attain
the best care towards particular patient. Therefore, it becomes significant for nurse to improve
their skills and talent through lifelong learning which will further lead them in development of
mentorship5. This will further help in developing most professional service to customers and
clients. It helps in increasing retention as employers are cutting their cost for various
opportunities that may help employees in improving their skills and talent by training and
development. This in turn increase retention level of particular Health and social care. It also
plays important role in building confidence and credibility as training and development allows
staff to build confidence in their respected work as they are gaining with new set of skills and
also certificates.
3 Olsen, B., 2015. Teaching what they learn, learning what they live: How teachers'
personal histories shape their professional development. Routledge.
4 Perry, M., 2017. Personal Professional Development Plans. Canadian Journal of Medical
Laboratory Science. 79(1). p.8.
5 Ramia, E., Salameh, P., Btaiche, I.F. and Saad, A.H., 2016. Mapping and assessment of
personal and professional development skills in a pharmacy curriculum. BMC medical
education. 16(1). p.19.
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It also helps in making succession planning easier which is done by professional
development that helps in shaping development of future leaders.
Professional development also allows staff opportunities in order to learn from others with help
of training. This helps staff to pick ideas and perspectives.
The main importance is also to become highly educated in profession that has been desired.
It also plays significant role in energizing educators as it introduces them with new, unique and
creative ideas methods that will benefit everyone in day to day life.
Identification of learning needs
My learning needs will be identified with the help of VARK model. In this model
questionnaire is been prepared that will help me in understanding about my learning needs. For
which survey had to be undertaken with 10 people out of which it was easy for me to find out
that I have multi-model learning preference in terms of oral and Reading skills. It has been
therefore proved that I can develop my skills related to clinical practice by listening or reading
and writing and can grasp the information related to this easily with this ability.
Thus, to develop my mentorship in clinical practice the learning needs that is required is
discussed as below. This will help me in overall planning in terms of learning opportunities.
Different learning needs are as mentioned below:
 Through reflective Practice: It is the technique or a process of reflecting on action
which has been taken during an activity. For example, mid way during a project, the
reflection can be undertaken by either interrupting and stopping the activity without
interrupting it. Thus it helps to enhance the learning.
 Through Feedback and Performance appraisal: This learning needs help to identify
the strength and weaknesses because it has been analysed that feedback enhances
performance. For example, taking feedback from peers or subordinate will help o
improve the weaknesses and through performance appraisal, the working efficiency of
the employee will also raised (Grant, 2015).
 Through Individual Assessment: It is another method for evaluating the potential or for
assessing the current status in the management or job position, thus, through this need, a
candidates evaluated their own suitability for some specific position. For example, as I
posses good communication skills, then it helps me to speak properly and on the other
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side, as I have lack of confidence which is consider as a weaknesses and this can be
identify through individual assessment.
 Through Patient care: the learning needs are also analysed through patient care such
that I make myself fit in order to serve patients in future. Further, it has been analysed
that I can identify my learning needs through this, like, improving my communication
skills and have effective skills related to clinical practice by listening or reading.
 Observation, Practice and documentation: it has been analysed that through
continuous observation, practice and documentation, the learning needs can be easily
identify such that having a good monitoring practice will help to determine the needs
(Whitttemore and Mecca, 2018).
 Through critical Incident Review: It is the situation, that creates a significant risk of
substantial or serious harm to a person's mental and physical health. Thus it helps to
explore the feeling on particular subject as well. For example, in past, some critical
incident happens then through that situation, a person learn good as well as bad learning
which can be applied in future.
1.1 SELF ASSESSMENT
Self assessment is termed as the process to view oneself in order to bring out important
factors that is significant to the identity of a particular person. The main aim of self assessment
term, is to drive self evaluation along with self enhancement and self verification. Thus, self
assessment has been done by taking SWOT analysis into consideration.
SNOB analysis.
It is a tool that is basically used in order to evaluate the actual position of person by
identifying strengths, Needs or requirements, opportunities and Barriers. Thus, it has been
described as per below context-
Strengths
 I have good listening skills. This was
identified with the help of VARK
model in which survey had undertaken.
This allows me to make sense of and
also leads me in understanding what
other person wants to tell me. This aids
Needs
 I have lack of awareness in terms of
clinical practice that creates difficulty
for me in finding out about various
information related to work as a nurse.
This also creates difficulty in order to
manage my task on time and due to
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me in grasping all kind of information
related to nursing easily. This also aids
me in developing effective relations
that will later direct me in my future
and make my mentee to trust me and
follow me the way I want them to.
 I also have good leadership skills. This
skill helps me in directing my followers
easily and smoothly. I also have
flexible nature that leads me in
changing my leadership style as per the
situation.
 In addition to this, my husband is also
supportive and also helps me in finding
out new opportunities and this makes
my work easy. This is a huge strength I
have.
 Another strength is that I am very much
punctual which is very important in
terms of clinical practice as it leads in
required care that has to be given to
patients in health care service.
which my work gets delayed.
 I am also lacking up with time
management skills. As this skill is very
much important to get work done on
time and give maximum time to the
work that is extremely important. Thus,
lack of these skills can bring huge
failure for me in the future. So it is
essential for me to enhance this quality
as soon as possible for me so that I can
achieve long term success.
 The another learning needs that is
required in order to become effective
mentor and also to develop mentorship
is to have effective environment which
will aid me in learning important things
related to clinical practice easily and
smoothly.
Opportunities
 Good listening and communication
skills plays important role in bring high
opportunities for me. As this will
further assist me in building and
maintaining good relationship with my
followers which in turn will make them
to work in effective and efficient
manner. Further, leadership skills will
Barriers
 The major barrier that comes in my path
towards success is not getting Wi-Fi
connection that creates difficulty in
finding any innovative information
related to clinical practice.
 Social media is also termed as the
barrier as much information are
nowadays discovered online which I
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may also help me in building up my
career in various reputed.
 Furthermore, the opportunities that
would be developed is in terms of
working in ER and ICU with help of
identifying maximum number of signs
and symptoms.
 Other than this, working in workshop
will be the
cannot reach easily due to lack of Wi-Fi
connection.
 The major Barrier that I have to
undergo due to lack of time
management skill is that I have to rush
for my work due to which important
work gets delayed. I may also have to
go through poor punctuality and also
poor performance which may affect me
in future to a large extent. In addition to
this, perfectionism gets affected which
may later result in lack of energy.
 In addition to this, work load will be the
major barrier that I have to face due to
lack of time management skills.
Thus, to overcome and enhance my skills that is termed as my weakness has to be
upgraded in order to become good or excellent mentor. The upgraded skill will further help me
in personal and also in professional development.
Assessment documentation
Assessment Document
Name Title: Position Number:
Employee / I.D. Number: Supervisor’s Name: Supervisor’s Position
Department: Duration of employment in current position:
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List your work-related accomplishments and/or contributions for this performance
cycle.
Technical training,
Development of Nursing practices
Patients care
What areas of your performance have you been most successful?
Taking care of patients
Are there any aspects of your work where you have not done as well as hoped
and why?
I was not much effective while working in a team, I thought I can be a good
leader or mentor by due to high work pressure I was not able to perform
much better. The nursing department needs to provide better training to the
nurses so that they do not need a mentor while practicing.
List any training and/or developmental activities that would help you improve your
work performance or enhance your career objectives.
Nursing practices in ICU or OPT can help me to improve my work
performance.
List a particular goal/achievement(s) you would like to complete in the next
performance year. What guidelines have you set up to accomplish these and how
can your supervisor and the department assist you in achieving these goals?
My main goal is to become a head nurse, I have set guidelines such as
attending seminars, consulting my seniors and getting on job training.
Does your current Employee Work Profile accurately reflect the duties of your
position?
Yes
Additional Employee's Comments
Supervisor’s Comments
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Supervisor’s Signature: Supervisor’s Name Date
Employee's Signature: Employee's Name Date
1.2 Learning Contract
Learning contract is termed as an agreement that is basically negotiated between both
learner and also teacher or supervisor in order to ensure that some of the activities has to be
undertaken6. This will further help in achieving determined learning goal, specific evidence that
will be produced in order to identify that setted goal has been reached.
While, nursing is termed as the practised profession therefore learning in areas related to
these plays an important part in the whole programme7.
Thus, learning contract has been determined as per below context-
Learning opportunities Agreed Targets Review date
I will work at staying healthy
so that I remain present in
future for all clinical days.
I have to attend a meeting
related to clinical practice. In
that meeting I will have to give
a speech so for that I will have
to look that I am able to
connect with people so I will
have to be present during these
days.
April 1, 2019
I will facilitate the patients In clinical practice there are June 3, 2019
6 Vangrieken, K., Meredith, C., Packer, T. and Kyndt, E., 2017. Teacher communities as a
context for professional development: A systematic review. Teaching and teacher
education. 61. pp.47-59.
7 Walsh, R. and Craig, A., 2016. Radiation Therapists’ and Diagnostic Radiographers’
participation in continuing professional development and knowledge of Regulatory Body
Registration. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. 15(2). pp.150-160.
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care and that everyone had a
specific role.
many cases where we have to
go through number of
difficulties. I have to take care
of a patient who is serious so
for that to complete my task
effectively I will have to
provide everyone with specific
role and will review it further
as is this strategy works or not.
I will gain opportunity in order
to participate if any kind of
difficult situation arose in
clinical practice.
In my clinic I have to attend
patient that is suffering with
serious disease and there is
limited chance of him to be
alive. So I will try to cure him
and take chance of making him
healthy again.
July 7, 2019
I will facilitate opportunity of
keeping up with current
nursing and healthcare
technologies.
Healthcare and nursing
technologies are must for
patients so I have to keep up to
date information related to
this.
September 5, 2019
I will facilitate a learning
experience for students for
more advanced equipments.
I have to perform mentorship
role for my students so it
becomes important to have up
to date knowledge of all
equipments that are significant
in clinical practice. This
information and knowledge
regarding equipments will help
me in providing knowledge to
December 8, 2019
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my students in clinical
practice.
Contact Schedule
Contact schedule Contact Dates Outcome
Learning Contract 12th December 2018 Learning contacts helped me in
reviewing and achieving
desired targeted goals that I
had decided before in terms of
effective mentorship.
Lesson planning 1st January 2019 In this I planned accordingly to
discover my learning needs
and tried to achieved it. I set a
time-frame and made things
possible within that date.
Observed teaching 8th February 2019 Teaching helped me in meeting
my needs related to learning
and also related to mentorship
development. I observed my
teacher when I attended course
related to this which I observed
very deeply and started
grasping accordingly.
Formative Reflection 9th March 2019 All this helped me in analysing
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