NOW FOR AN ORIGINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT:Assignment: Case Individual Development Plan

Individual Development Plan for Attainment/Improvement of Professional Nursing Informatics Competencies Guidelines & Rubric Purpose Each student will create an individual development plan to attain or strengthen professional nursing informatics competencies that is based upon initial self-assessment of NI competencies at the beginning of NR541 that was due Week 1. Students will evaluate their progress in relation to each identified goal at the end of each informatics course. For this assignment you will add onto the Self-Assessment Competency document that you used for Week 1 assignment and submit to the Individual Development Plan assignment for Week 4. While you are encouraged to develop a plan for ALL areas that are identified as in need of further development (a self-assessed 2 or 3) for the purpose of this assignment select 30 priority competencies for further development based upon your career aspirations. Due Date Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4 Total Points Possible: 150 Directions Understanding one’s own competencies in nursing informatics enables the identification of goals related to each needed competency, planning of strategies to attain needed knowledge and skills, establishes accountability, and promotes self-evaluation of your progress to attain core informatics competencies. The grade is limited to the creation of measurable goals and strategies. No grade is assessed for attainment of competencies within this course. The initial self- evaluation and individual development plan are based upon Level 3 and Level 4 Nursing Informatics (NI) Competencies in the following areas: · Computer skills · Informatics knowledge · Informatics skills Tips · Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency. · Provides plan to meet each goal must include metrics, be specific for measurement Directions and Assignment Criteria Assignment Criteria Points % Description Identification of Competencies 20 13% Identify competencies and self-ranking of core competencies identified during initial self-assessment Identification of Goals 55 37% Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency. include metrics, be specific for measurement Planning 55 37% Provides plan to meet each goal (note that the plan may continue to evolve as you progress through the program) Grammar 20 13% Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, citations, and APA formatting Total 150 100% Sample Initial Assessment Core Competency Student Identified specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency (Goals must include metrics, be specific). Plan to Meet Student Practicum Goals 1 2 3 Develops or modifies spreadsheets used for complex problems Will master the use of spreadsheets (What) in the application of my responsibilities as nurse manager (Where) at XYZ Medical Center for budget information by March 2017 (When) as evidenced by the ability to create, add and delete columns, format cells, and apply mathematical formulas (how measured) and don’t forget (how well or level of performance) 1.Sign up for Excel Class January 2017 at XYZ Medical Center. 2.Review Excel tutorials as needed to aid in budget preparation 3.Use Excel to prepare unit budget for FY 2017. Grading Rubric Assignment Criteria Exceptional (100%) Outstanding or highest level of performance Exceeds (88%) Very good or high level of performance Meets (80%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance Needs Improvement (38%) Poor or failing level of performance Developing (0) Unsatisfactory level of performance Identify competencies and self-ranking of core competencies identified during initial self-assessment 20 Points 8 Points 0 Points Brings forward self-ranking of all core competencies identified during initial self-assessment Has identified less than one-half of the core competencies in the plan Has not identified any core competencies. Identifies specific, measurable goals to attain/approve competency. include metrics, be specific for measurement 55 Points 49 Points 44 Points 21 Points 0 Points All 30 goals are specific and measurable The majority of the 30 goals are specific and measurable Goals provide most details but are less than 100% measurable Goals provide insufficient detail to be measurable Goals are unclear or missing Provides plan to meet each goal (note that the plan may continue to evolve as you progress through the program) 55 Points 49 Points 44 Points 21 Points 0 Points Strategies show clear evidence of activities required to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency , Most strategies show clear evidence of activities required to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency Plan identifies activities to obtain goals and are specific to the student and initial self-rating of competency Plan is vague and/or not specific to the student or level of competency Plans to attain each competency are largely or entirely absent Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, citations, and APA formatting 20 Points Points Points Points 0 Points No grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors 1 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA error 2 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors 3 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation or APA errors 4 or more grammar, spelling, p