Professional Development Plan: Master of Nursing, Semester 1

This Professional Development Plan (PDP) outlines the personal and professional goals of a Master of Nursing student specializing in adult-gerontology. The student aims to acquire knowledge and skills to provide effective client care and become a nurse practitioner committed to social change, aligning with Walden University's mission and vision. The plan details the student's educational background, including core and specialization courses, emphasizing the importance of practical experience in achieving their goals. The student reflects on how the university's programs have helped them develop leadership skills and prepare for their future role as a nurse practitioner. References to relevant literature support the student's reflections on professional nursing practice and role development.

Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Name of the student:
Name of the University:
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Personal and Professional Goals
I am a student of master of nursing and a specialist adult gerontology practitioner. My
personal goal is to gather knowledge from the lecturers and the fellow students in order to
develop my professional skills and make me able to provide service to my future clients in an
effective manner that could satisfy them. My professional goal is to become a nurse practitioner
committed to social change. My personal and professional goals are influenced by the mission
and the vision of the Walden University and the school of nursing. They provide academically
rigorous and relevant contents to the students in order to develop their critical thinking and
enhance the ability of the student to implement evidenced-based nursing practice in order to
address vigorous challenges in the society and transform communities. The mission and vision of
the Walden University has helped ne to improve my personal view regarding the social change.
It was difficult for me to understand the way of addressing the social challenges but the effort of
the Walden University has helped me to identify the way of resolving social challenges easily
(Social Change Working Group, 2016). I believe that acquiring adequate knowledge would help
me to improve the quality of my service to the human lifespan and meet the requirements of the
clients in the local and global range (Yob et al., 2016).
Educational Background and Research Proficiency
My core course includes NURS 6001N Foundations of Graduate Study 1, NOT
TRANSFERABLE NURS 6050N Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health 5,
NURS 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology 5, NURS 6052N
Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice 5, NURS 6053N Inter-professional Organizational and

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Systems Leadership 5. Such courses need to be completed before starting the specialization
course. I have done some specialization courses such as NURS 6501N Advanced
Pathophysiology, 5 NURS 6521N Advanced Pharmacology 5, NURS 6512N Advanced Health
Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning 5, NURS 6531N Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across
the Lifespan 5, NOT TRANSFERABLE NURS 6540N Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders
5, NOT TRANSFERABLE NURS 6551N Primary Care of Women 5, NOT TRANSFERABLE
NURS 6565N Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice Care of Patients in Primary Care Settings
5 and NOT TRANSFERABLE Tentative focus for practicum experience. There are total 53
credits in my courses 21 in the core courses and 35 credits in the specialization courses. In order
to become successful nurse practitioner it is important to understand the importance of the
individual role (Masters, 2015). Such courses and other programs provide by the university are
appreciable as they have helped me to enhance my skills through practical experience and
distinguish my role as a nurse practitioners. The learning experience has helped me to prepare
myself to pursue graduation degree.
Professional Goals, Learning Goals and Practicum:
The educational studies provided by the University have introduced effective nurse
practitioners model and diversity of nursing professions in addressing the continuum of care. As
my professional goal is to establish myself as a nurse practitioner committed to social change,
the collaboration of the university with the health care industry would help to shape the studies
towards community development. The achievement regarding the community development has
encouraged me to become a social agent and improve my leadership skills in order to establish
myself as a nurse practitioner in future (Blais et al., 2015).

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Reference:
Blais, K., Hayes, J. S., Kozier, B., & Erb, G. L. (2015). Professional nursing practice: Concepts
and perspectives (p. 530). NJ: Prentice Hall.
Masters, K. (2015). Role development in professional nursing practice. Jones & Bartlett
Publishers.
Social Change Working Group.(2016).2015-2016 Social Change Review.
Yob, I., Brewer, P., Ferraro, A., Lange, L., Sanders, M., Stoodt, G., & Tallman, J.(2016)
Perspectives on Social Change at Walden University.