Learning Plan
Instructions: Refer to CNO’s Quality Assurance: Your Guide to Self-Assessment for information and
examples that will help you complete your Learning Plan.
1. Reflect on your practice
Refer to CNO’s Practice Reflection questions to help you think about your experiences and identify
areas of your practice that need professional development.
Watch: How to become a reflective practitioner for guidance on how to reflect.
2. Identify your learning needs
What learning needs have you identified in your practice reflection? You may want to talk with a peer(s) or colleague(s) about
your practice to help you identify these areas.
Consider the following:
What areas in your nursing practice need further development?
How will addressing your learning needs help you improve your nursing practice?
3. Define your learning goals
Now that you know your learning needs, identify two specific learning goals based on those needs.
When defining your learning goals, consider the following:
What changes in your practice do you expect to see?
Are your goals realistic?
Have you set a timeline to reach your goal?
Watch: Are your learning goals SMART? to enhance your learning goals.
4. Link your goals
What principles of the Code of Conduct do your goals align with?
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Principle 1: Nurses respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals.
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Principle 2: Nurses work together to promote patient well-being.
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Principle 3: Nurses maintain patients’ trust by providing safe and competent care.
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Principle 4: Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patients’ needs.
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Principle 5: Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients’ trust.
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Principle 6: Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
5. Describe your learning activities
Describe the learning activities you plan to complete to achieve your learning goals. Indicate a timeline for each activity to help
you stay on track.
Consider the following:
What resources will you need?
What is your learning style (e.g., visual, auditory etc.)?
6. Reflect on your plan
Use this section to reflect on your Learning Plan and evaluate changes to your practice.
Consider the following:
Did you achieve your learning goal?
If yes, what changes did you make to your practice as a result?
If no, what prevented you from achieving them?
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Learning Plan
Name: Alysia Forde-Klumb Date: September 29,
2023
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Need help? Read Quality Assurance: Your Guide to Self-Assessment for tips on how to create a Learning Plan.
Learning goal 1
Describe an area in your practice you want to further develop.
I would like to improve on my knowledge and understanding of medications, including their mechanism
of action, indications, dosages, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, contraindications, and the patient
education associated with them. Currently, my knowledge of medications is limited, and I encounter
challenges in retaining information about them.
Define your learning goal. What is it that you want/need to learn? Include a timeline for when you want to achieve this goal.
Watch: Are your learning goals SMART? to enhance your learning goals.
Every week until the end of the semester, I will create two drug cards on different medications to
improve my knowledge on them. Further, to retain the information, after creating the drug cards, I will
educate my boyfriend on the drugs, and ask him to ask me questions on them. I will know if I've met
my goal if by my last day of clinical (November 24th, 2023) I understand all my patient's medications
without having to research them.
Describe the learning activities you plan to complete to achieve your goal. Include a timeline to stay on track.
Going forward I will complete two drug cards per week, the drugs and dates are:
Atorvastatin & Bethanechol drug cards completed by October 4 & taught to boyfriend on October 5
Atropine & Ipratropium drug cards completed by October 11 & taught to boyfriend on October 12
Duloxetine & Propranolol drug cards completed by October 18 & taught to boyfreind on October 19
Hydromorphone & Ramipril drug cards completed by October 25 & taught to boyfriend on October 26
Terbutaline & Prazosin drug cards completed by November 1 & taught to boyfriend on November 2
Tacrine & Heparin drug cards completed by November 8 & taught to boyfriend on November 9
Acetaminophen & Albuterol drug cards completed by November 15 & taught to boyfriend on November
10
Albumin & Alprazolam drug cards completed by November 22 and taught to boyfriend on November
23
Benazepril & Bumetanide drug cards completed by November 29 and taught to boiyfriend on
November 30
What principles of the Code of Conduct does your goal align with
Principle 1: Nurses respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals.
Principle 2: Nurses work together to promote patient well-being.
Principle 3: Nurses maintain patients’ trust by providing safe and competent care.
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Principle 4: Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patients’ needs.
Principle 5: Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients’ trust.
Principle 6: Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
Learning goal 2
Describe an area in your practice you want to further develop.
Currently I am caring for one patient during my clinical shifts and I have free time that could be utilized better.
Define your learning goal. What is it that you want/need to learn? Include a timeline for when you want to achieve this goal.
Watch: Are your learning goals SMART? to enhance your learning goals.
From October 19 to November 24, I aim to take on the role of the primary caregiver for two patients during each of my clinical
shifts. To achieve this, I plan to have a discussion with my clinical lead during my shifts on October 5th and 6th, where I will
communicate my goal and seek her input regarding my nursing care proficiency in managing two patients. I will also request her
to assign me two patients for my shifts following our discussion. Additionally, on October 5th and 6th, I intend to create a
personalized schedule based on my patients' care requirements. This schedule will help me allocate and track my nursing duties
effectively, and I will record the time duration for each task. This method will assist me in developing improved time management
skills necessary for caring for multiple patients simultaneously. I will consider my goal successful if my clinical lead assigns me
two patients starting from October 19th onward. Furthermore, on October 20th, I will assess the success of providing care to
both patients by evaluating whether I completed all nursing duties within the designated timeframes.
Describe the learning activities you plan to complete to achieve your goal. Include a timeline to stay on track.
-Participate in nursing handoffs on October 19th & 20th, November 9th & 10th, and November 23rd & 24th.
-Familiarize myself with the EPIC system on October 5th & 6th to locate essential patient care information.
-Extend assistance to my peers by offering and requesting help with their patient assignments during my available time on
October 5th & 6th.
-Develop a detailed hourly schedule for managing my patient assignments on October 6th.
What principles of the Code of Conduct does your goal align with
Principle 1: Nurses respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals.
Principle 2: Nurses work together to promote patient well-being.
Principle 3: Nurses maintain patients’ trust by providing safe and competent care.
Principle 4: Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patients’ needs.
Principle 5: Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients’ trust.
Principle 6: Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
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Reflect on your plan
Use this section to reflect on your Learning Plan and evaluate changes to your practice. See the instruction sheet for what to
consider. If you don’t accomplish your goals this year, you can always carry them forward into your next Learning Plan.
I am fully committed to my professional growth, which includes active participation in nursing handoffs,
familiarizing myself with the EPIC system, and always being ready to assist my peers. This holistic
approach demonstrates my unwavering dedication to optimizing the clinical experience and enhancing
patient care. Additionally, I am equally committed to expanding my knowledge and understanding of
medications, encompassing various aspects such as mechanisms of action, indications, dosages, and
more. Acknowledging my current limitations in this area, I am determined to improve my nursing practice
and provide more comprehensive patient care.
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