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Sample Learning Plan Learning Goal What do you want to accomplish? Objectives How are you going to accomplish your goal? Timeline When do you want to accomplish your goal? Reflection How will accomplishing your goal improve your practice or make you a better nurse? Improve my assessment skills 1. Enroll in physical assessment (PA) course. 2. Review PA in my nursing textbook. 3. Read nursing journals. 4. Ask the RT to guide me through a lung assessment. 5. Ask colleagues to mentor me in the PA process. July 2012 Improving my assessment skills has ensured that I have the knowledge to make the best care decisions for my clients. Increasing my understanding about the relationship between assessment findings and disease process and medications has helped me communicate with my colleagues and physicians and recognize changes in my clients that I may not have recognized without this knowledge. Increase my comfort with venipuncture 1. Review the venipuncture material that I received in my venipuncture class. 2. Meet with my manager and set up a day for me to work in the outpatient lab to draw blood. 3. Ask Mary LPN (an expert on my unit) to mentor me in venipuncture when I work with her. October 2012 When I was uncomfortable in drawing blood, the client would have to wait until I found someone who could either draw the blood or guide me through it. Now that I have increased both my comfort and competency, I am able to perform this skill independently and swiftly. This means lab results are returned sooner and I can make care decisions more efficiently and effectively.

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Page 1: Sample Learning Plan - CLPNNS - CLPNNS | College of ...clpnns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CCP-SampleLearningPlan.pdf · Sample Learning Plan Learning Goal What do you want to accomplish?

Sample Learning Plan

Learning Goal

What do you want

to accomplish?

Objectives

How are you going to

accomplish your goal?

Timeline

When do you want to

accomplish your goal?

Reflection

How will accomplishing your goal improve your

practice or make you a better nurse?

Improve my

assessment skills

1. Enroll in physical

assessment (PA) course.

2. Review PA in my

nursing textbook.

3. Read nursing journals.

4. Ask the RT to guide me

through a lung

assessment.

5. Ask colleagues to

mentor me in the PA

process.

July 2012 Improving my assessment skills has ensured that I

have the knowledge to make the best care

decisions for my clients. Increasing my

understanding about the relationship between

assessment findings and disease process and

medications has helped me communicate with my

colleagues and physicians and recognize changes

in my clients that I may not have recognized

without this knowledge.

Increase my comfort

with venipuncture

1. Review the venipuncture

material that I received

in my venipuncture

class.

2. Meet with my manager

and set up a day for me

to work in the outpatient

lab to draw blood.

3. Ask Mary LPN (an

expert on my unit) to

mentor me in

venipuncture when I

work with her.

October 2012 When I was uncomfortable in drawing blood, the

client would have to wait until I found someone

who could either draw the blood or guide me

through it. Now that I have increased both my

comfort and competency, I am able to perform

this skill independently and swiftly. This means

lab results are returned sooner and I can make

care decisions more efficiently and effectively.

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Samples of specific practice examples

1. In May, I was the preceptor for a newly hired LPN. During orientation, I noticed that she was struggling with the math

calculations. I offered her guidance and showed her how I did the necessary math. But even with the guidance, her struggles

continued until she made a medication error. I told her that I felt accountable to make sure that the educator and manager knew

about her issues. She was not happy but I was able to get the 4 of us together and we talked about her challenges. The educator

set up a learning plan and she improved. It was tough to do but it was the right thing to do. In doing this, I have become more

confident in my leadership abilities.

2. Whenever I can, I share new information with my colleagues. When I find an interesting article I will bring a copy to the unit. In

October I went to the Scope of Practice workshop. I copied the handouts and shared it with the staff. The topic of scope of

practice comes up frequently and sometimes we will dig out the handouts and discuss them over lunch.

3. I demonstrate integrity and honesty by doing what I say I am going to do. If something comes up and I cannot follow through with

a patient, I make sure that I tell them. I have learned it is important to make sure the patient understands when a plan changes

because it can cause anxiety if I do not keep them informed.

Samples of practice examples which are not specific enough

1. I am professional at all times. {Does not provide any detail as to how the nurse is professional at all times}

2. I practice to scope. I make sure I am competent. {Does not provide any detail as to how the nurse maintains competency}

3. I document properly at all times. {Does not answer the question as to how the nurse documents properly}