Construct a plan of action to reach My Leadership SMART goal.

 

This is my discussion for week assignment related to My SMART Goal:

Dear Professor & Class,

As we know, “Change is inevitable,” and “without change, our organizations die as well” (CCN, 2015). Thus, as role of nurse leaders, we “must take a commitment to change process and take active roles in the process” (Finkleman, 2012, p.63). We participate in the change process and make decisions wherever we practice.

“Setting goals is part of the decision-making process” (CCN, 2015). SMART Goal framework that is commonly used in healthcare today may prepare your Leadership Development SMART goal.

As Macleod (2012) points out, ”A critical role of leader is goal setting,” so this is my SMART GOAL setting

S—Specific (Who, besides YOU is involved in your goal, what is YOUR goal, and where will it take place?)

My goal is to obtain Pain Control. Patients, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, and nursing staff.

M—Measurable (How are YOU going to achieve the goal?)

I will record patient pain level during my shift and my method is considering if patients should receive PRN pain pills every 4hrs or wait until they call for PRN pain pills.

A—Attainable (What resources and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining your goal?).

Scholarly pain management websites, articles, hospital resources, and clinical reports.

R—Realistic (Is YOUR goal something that is realistically obtainable by YOU in YOUR professional practice? Explain.)

This is realistic goal for my professional practice because this is our clinical issue need to improve.

T—Time bound (What specific dates or weeks will YOU accomplish each task related to YOUR leadership goal?)

The task will be performed in 8 weeks and two more weeks for conclusion.

II. This is my professor replies on my discussion:

Hi Hannah,

To meet the criteria of the assignment you will need

to select a goal related to developing your skills in providing

patient centered care or your skills in working with interdisciplinary

teams.

III. This is Instruction for paper:

My Leadership SMART Goal:

Guidelines

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a SMART-formatted goal related to your professional leadership applicable to your current practice setting or future leadership aspirations. This goal is about YOUR leadership development, not those of the organization or the department where you work. Many organizations have developed the SMART-goal framework as they strive for performance improvement. Your goal may tie to one of the departmental or organizational SMART goals but the components of the goal are about YOUR leadership development The Institute of Medicine’s quality initiative has identified five core healthcare profession competencies. This assignment focuses on only two of those initiatives. Either Patient-Centered Care or Working in Interdisciplinary and/or Interprofessional Teams will serve as a framework for identification of YOUR leadership SMART goal.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Completion of this assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO #2)

CO 4: Apply concepts of leadership and team coordination to promote the achievement of safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. (PO #4)

CO 5: Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO #8)

CO 8: Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to identify clinical questions as the beginning process of changing current practice. (PO #8)

DIRECTIONS

Review the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) core healthcare competencies. Select ONE of the competencies that you will work on for developing a Leadership SMART Goal. You are to select one of the following competencies for YOUR SMART goal.

Managing Patient-Centered Care or

Working in interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams;

1. Create ONE leadership goal that is in the SMART goal format. You practiced this in the Week 3 Discussion, and received valuable feedback from your instructor and peers. Please refer to this as you work on the assignment.

S – Specific (Who besides YOU is involved in the goal, what is YOUR goal, where will it take place?)

M – Measurable (How are YOU going to achieve the goal?) Be specific with measureable outcomes.

A – Attainable (What resources and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining YOUR goal?)

R – Realistic (Is YOUR goal something that is realistically obtainable in YOUR professional practice?) Be specific.

T – Time bound (What specific dates or weeks will YOU accomplish each task related to your leadership goal?)

• Example NOT in SMART format: I will learn how to be a manager. This goal is lofty, not measurable, and unattainable in the time allotted, probably not realistic, and not time bound.

• Example in SMART Format: I will learn the disciplinary process of an employee who has excessive absences, by locating the organization’s attendance policy and meeting with the unit manager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles and credible websites to obtain information on the disciplinary process by Week 4 (or specified date).

Note: This particular example relates to Core Competency: Managing Patient-Centered Care.
This example is a SMART goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

S-Specific

o Who- Your name, or “I” Indicate others who may be involved.

o What- Learn the disciplinary process of employees who have excessive absences

o Where- Your organization

M-Measurable
o How: Through locating the organization’s attendance policy and passing a quiz on the content of the policy.

A-Attainable

o Resources and/or Expert: Meeting with the unit manager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles, and credible websites

R-Realistic

o Realistically obtainable: Access to the organization, policies, and unit manager. Various resources are available.

T-Time bound

o Specific dates: By Week 4 (or specific date)

2. Go to the Chamberlain library (https://library.chamberlain.edu) and search the databases (under Menu tab) to locate scholarly articles related to your SMART goal. Also, search for credible websites to gain insight into how to accomplish your goal.

3. Construct a plan of action to reach My Leadership SMART goal. Be specific by creating a timeline of when you plan on doing each action; explain how, when, and where you plan to communicate with an expert; and identify specific resources you will use to help you achieve your goal.

a. Example Plan of Action for above mentioned example:

o Seek approval to review the organization’s policies and schedule a meeting/interview with the unit manager by _____ (fill in date).

o Review the policies on disciplinary action by _____ (fill in date).

o Review the American Nurses Association website and peer-reviewed articles in the American Journal of Nursing and Journal of Advanced Nursing by _____ (fill in date).

o Evaluate the findings from the above resources by _____ (fill in date). Pass the quiz.

4. Write a scholarly paper that follows APA formatting guidelines. Organize your content logically and express your thoughts clearly. Use appropriate headers to separate sections of your paper. Check for any grammar or spelling errors before submission.