Discuss the support, resources (including time and money), educational development, additional training, etc.; you anticipate needing to fulfill your career plan.
Career Planning
Order Description
Considering all of this, think about where you see yourself one (1) year, 5-years, and 10-years from now. Investigate the area of nursing you wish to be in the coming years. Write a career plan that details the goals you want to reach at each of these points in time. Address how you will achieve those goals. Goals and strategies should be as specific as possible- use the SMART model for goal setting. In your career plan, include a timeline that shows the pivotal points required to achieve your plan. Discuss the support, resources (including time and money), educational development, additional training, etc.; you anticipate needing to fulfill your career plan.
The career plan should be no more than 5 pages. Your plan should be supported with reliable and credible information from professional peer reviewed nursing journals and/or nursing professional organizational websites. APA format should be used in writing your plan.
DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA
Category
Points
%
Description
Supporting information
10
10
Your plan should be supported with reliable and credible information from professional peer reviewed nursing journals and/or nursing professional organizational websites
Defining the career plan
5
5
Vision of career path clearly described
Rationale for choice given
Holistic approach to career plan(all aspects of life considered)
Goal Setting and strategies to achieve goals (20 points for each of the three time intervals)
60
60
One goal at each time interval (1 year, 5 years, and 10 years) clearly stated.
Use SMART goal model:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound
Include information about the strategies you would use for reaching each goal.
Resources for Achieving Goals
15
15
Include information about the resources that you will need to achieve each of your three goals. Consider:
? Educational training
? Time
? Money
? Support systems
? Other resources dependent on career path
APA format and style
10
10
Paper is written in a scholarly manner and organized. Introduction and conclusion are included.
Use APA format
Total
100