Timeline for Professional and Personal Growth
Nurse Practitioner (NP) role is one of the specialties in advanced practice nursing and has experienced an increase in demand because of the shortage of nursing (Hamric, Tracy & Hanson, 2013). The growth of the NP role in the modern advanced practice nursing field is also attributable to the increased demand in primary care services. Given the increased demand of these practitioners, the nursing education field is increasingly encouraging more individuals to enroll for nurse practitioner roles. However, for an individual to become an accomplished nurse practitioner, he/she has to undergo or navigate a complex process to become a full-fledged practicing nurse practitioner (Luckey, 2018). Therefore, the individual needs to have a clear timeline for professional and personal growth as he/she enters the world of advanced practice nurse. This paper provides my timeline for professional and personal growth as a nurse practitioner in today’s healthcare field.
My Professional and Personal Growth Path
I am a Nurse Practitioner presently working in an underserved clinic in Southern California. I am currently a DNP student of Brandman University specializing in Mental Health and Psychology. I shall finish the program by August of 2019. I understand that my transition for the DNP program at the university will be a relatively complex one because of the complexities involved in the path to become a full-fledged practicing NP. However, I intend to have a smooth transition through a clearly established timeline of activities or processes before and after graduation from the university. Currently, I am in the final stages of my DNP program or doctorate prepared advanced practice registered nurse. Therefore, the timeline for my professional and personal growth focuses on the last few months of my education and transition into the new specialty as a nurse practitioner as shown in the Table 1 below.
Table 1 – Timeline for Professional and Personal Growth
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Jan.
Start working as a Nurse Practitioner
Obtain national certification and state licensure as a nurse practitioner in mental health...
The vacation will enable me to reflect on my…
