Template for action plan:

Template for action plan:

The goals will be written as SMART goals (reference) and will focus on my development as a student nurse and how I will develop into a future leader as a staff nurse.

Goal Actions Achieved by

1 2 Add more as needed Example this should not be copied into your plan, but you can adapt it. This example is based on developing communication skills. Remember, if using a broad topic, such as communication skills, you need to focus on one element only.

Goal Actions Achieved by

1 Develop my communication skills in order to be able to undertake an admission and identify my patients needs, with minimal support by the end of my first placement. 1. Attend lectures on communication skills

Read some articles/books on communication tips and make notes.

Observe my practice supervisors and practice assessors on their communication style when admitting a patient to the clinical setting. 4. Identify the techniques they use that could work for me.

5. Identify any techniques that I would find challenging, to help me decide if I should use those techniques or not

6. Discuss my findings with my practice supervisor/assessor.

7. Undertake an admission with support from my practice assessor/supervisor.

8. Debrief

9. Undertake an admission on my own and get feedback after I have completed the admission.

10. Keep observing the communication skills of other MDT members, to keep refining my skills. 1. Completed by .(the end of the theory block).

2. Completed by .. (eg the end of the theory block).

3. By the end of week 2 of my first placement (date).

4. By the end of week 2..5. By the end of week 2.

6. By the end of week 2..7. By the end of week 4 of my first placement.

8. By the mid point interview.

9. By the end of my first placement.

10. By the end of year 1.

2 Add more as needed