Assignment:Individual Development Plan

Assignment:Individual Development Plan
Assignment:Individual Development Plan
Individual Development Plan
for Attainment/Improvement
of Professional Nursing
Informatics Competencies
Guidelines & Rubric
Purpose
Each student will create an individual development plan to attain or strengthen professional nursing informatics competencies that is based upon initial self-assessment of NI competencies at the beginning of NR541 that was due Week 1 Students will evaluate their progress in relation to each identified goal at the end of each informatics course For this assignment you will add onto the Self-Assessment Competency document that you used for Week 1 assignment and submit to the Individual Development Plan assignment for Week 4 While you are encouraged to develop a plan for ALL areas that are identified as in need of further development (a self-assessed 2 or 3) for the purpose of this assignment select 30 priority competencies for further development based upon your career aspirations
Due Date
Sunday, 11:59 pm MT at the end of Week 4
Total Points Possible: 150
Directions
Understanding one’s own competencies in nursing informatics enables the identification of goals related to each needed competency, planning of strategies to attain needed knowledge and skills, establishes accountability, and promotes self-evaluation of your progress to attain core informatics competencies The grade is limited to the creation of measurable goals and strategies No grade is assessed for attainment of competencies within this course
The initial self- evaluation and individual development plan are based upon Level 3 and Level 4 Nursing Informatics (NI) Competencies in the following areas:
· Computer skills
· Informatics knowledge
· Informatics skills
Tips
· Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency
· Provides plan to meet each goal must include metrics, be specific for measurement
Directions and Assignment Criteria
Assignment Criteria
Points
%
Description
Identification of Competencies
20
13%
Identify competencies and self-ranking of core competencies identified during initial self-assessment
Identification of Goals
55
37%
Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency include metrics, be specific for measurement
Planning
55
37%
Provides plan to meet each goal (note that the plan may continue to evolve as you progress through the program)
Grammar
20
13%
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, citations, and APA formatting
Total
150
100%
Sample
Initial Assessment
Core Competency
Student Identified specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency (Goals must include metrics, be specific)
Plan to Meet Student Practicum Goals
1 2 3
Develops or modifies spreadsheets used for complex problems
Will master the use of spreadsheets (What) in the application of my responsibilities as nurse manager (Where) at XYZ Medical Center for budget information by March 2017 (When) as evidenced by the ability to create, add and delete columns, format cells, and apply mathematical formulas (how measured) and don’t forget (how well or level of performance)
1Sign up for Excel Class January 2017 at XYZ Medical Center
2Review Excel tutorials as needed to aid in budget preparation
3Use Excel to prepare unit budget for FY 2017
Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
Exceptional
(100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
Exceeds
(88%)
Very good or high level of performance
Meets
(80%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
Needs Improvement
(38%)
Poor or failing level of performance
Developing
(0)
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Identify competencies and self-ranking of core competencies identified during initial self-assessment
20 Points
8 Points
0 Points
Brings forward self-ranking of all core competencies identified during initial self-assessment
Has identified less than one-half of the core competencies in the plan
Has not identified any core competencies
Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency include metrics, be specific for measurement
55 Points
49 Points
44 Points
21 Points
0 Points
All 30 goals are specific and measurable
The majority of the 30 goals are specific and measurable
Goals provide most details but are less than 100% measurable
Goals provide insufficient detail to be measurable
Goals are unclear or missing
Provides plan to meet each goal (note that the plan may continue to evolve as you progress through the program)
55 Points
49 Points
44 Points
21 Points
0 Points
Strategies show clear evidence of activities required to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency
,
Most strategies show clear evidence of activities required to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency
Plan identifies activities to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency
Plan is vague and/or not specific to the student or level of competency
Plans to attain each competency are largely or entirely absent
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, citations, and APA formatting
20 Points
Points
Points
Points
0 Points
No grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors
1 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA error
2 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors
3 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors
4 or more grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors
__________ of 20 Points
150 Total Points _____ of 150 Points