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Complete your SDLP in order to achieve your professional goals.

What did you expect to learn in this course, and what do you expect to learn in your program to help you achieve your academic and professional objectives? You are encouraged to think deeply about how the course content and experience can help you achieve your goals, as well as what you can do proactively throughout your program to develop in your target areas.

If you have determined that there are additional areas where you would benefit or areas where you would like to replace, now is the time to do so. Remember, this is your learning plan, so tailor it to help you achieve your specific objectives.

Determine your intended nursing role.

Make a list of your professional goals for the next three to five years.

1) Determine the Knowledge, Skills, and Achievements required for the advanced nursing role you have identified above. For each of the Knowledge, Skills, and Accomplishments, a minimum of three items should be listed.

2) Talk about at least three strengths that you can use to your advantage. Steps 1–3 of the Strengths to Leverage template must be completed.

3) Talk about at least one area for improvement. Steps 1–3 of the Areas to Develop template must be completed.

4) Write a reflection in which you discuss what you learned in this course and what you expect to learn in your program to help you achieve your academic and professional goals.

5)Include an assessment of how your SDLP can support lifelong learning. The reflection should be at least 300 words long.

If you have references to back up your SDLP, include a References section at the end of the SDLP Template and include the references in APA format. This assignment does not require a title page.

This Assignment will be graded based on evidence of thoughtful SDLP development.

Requirements for the Assignment:

Before you submit your work, you should:

Make sure to carefully read the Assignment description (as displayed above);

Check the Grading Rubric (located under Course Resources) to ensure you’ve included everything required. and

To reduce errors, use spell and grammar check.

Your writing assignment should include:

adhere to Standard English conventions (correct grammar, punctuation, and so on);

be well-organized, logical, and cohesive, as well as unique and insightful;

superior content, organization, style, and mechanics and

APA 6th Edition format should be used.