Career Vision Plan

Introduction

All my life I have been surrounded by health care professionals. My sister is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). My family friend is a certified physician assistant. My health care provider is an ARNP. I come from a background where medicine is a way of life and that has informed my own life decisions. Currently I am employed but want to advance my education so that I can become a Family Nurse Practitioner. In this Career Vision Plan, I will lay out my goals, the steps I will take to achieve those goals, when I intend to achieve them, and the effective networking strategies I intend to implement to assist me in reaching my objectives.

Goals

As a working nurse, my career vision plan consists of three stages with three specific goals for my future career development. My immediate objective is to stay employed at the facility where I am currently engaged as a nurse and register for classes. My mid-range goal is to continue with school including doing a preceptorship, and my long-term aim is to finish my education and become a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).

Table 1. Timetable.

Time

Immediate

Mid-range (in 2 years)

Long-term (in 3 years)

Goal

Register for classes while working part-time

Continue with education / preceptorship

Graduate school and apply for a position as an FNP

Plan for Accomplishing Goals

My plan for reaching these goals is to follow these steps:

1) Register for classes at my current university. To accomplish my immediate goal, I will consult with my current employer to make sure that it is plausible for me to balance schooling with my work. I expect my employer to be supportive of this aim and to help me to work out a schedule where my hours are not in conflict with classes. As my employer has helped to balance schedules like this with other employees and is supportive of furthering ones education, I anticipate no obstacles with this. I must also meet go to my universitys registration page online and begin filling out the registration for this program. I will need to arrange financial aid so as to be eligible for the program, and I would like to consult with a supervisor at the university just to make sure that the program can be completed within the timeframe that I anticipate.

2) To accomplish my mid-range goal, I plan continue scheduling my classes and balancing work with education. For my preceptorship, I will contact a variety of...…my attention to detail and application of critical thinking and decision making. I am to use this marketing to advance my career by continuously publishing and promoting what I learn online through my social media channels to show how professional I am and how committed to helping others I can be. This will show to employers exactly what they can expect from me.

Conclusion

In conclusion, my career vision plan consists of my three goalsto enroll in the nursing program of my choice, to continue with my education and obtain a preceptorship, and to graduate and apply for a FNP job using my social media presence as a marketing tool to promote my brand. Throughout my schooling, I will join professional organizations and continuously add to my social media presence while expanding my network of contacts to facilitate this goal.