Preparing for professional practice
It is a 4 part patch work.
Consider the team working you have experienced in a chosen placement area.
Create an action plan for the ward manager which identifies how they could promote positive team culture and improve teamwork.
Underpin action points with theoretical evidence.
Patch 2
Identify a nurse leader you can relate to. Summarise the characteristics, behaviours, and leadership approaches that you consider making him/her an effective leader. Underpin your reflection with relevant theory.
Patch 3
Devise a service improvement tool for use in a specified practice area. Provide a commentary outlining the rationale for where, why, and how it should be used.
Patch 4
Reflect upon developing your leadership skills throughout year 3, drawing on theory to inform your reflection.
Consider how the completion of patches 1 to 3 has influenced your development as a leader.
Identify where you need to develop further as you move to Registered Nurse practice and plan to achieve this by providing a table of SMART objectives.
