1. Professional Capacity Building NCS3201 ‘Dream Job’ NATALIE BUSWELL 10332679 (Intensive Care Unit (ICU – CCU) travel nursing, 2015).

2. Introduction  Introducing and outlining my dream job  Conducting a SWOT analysis  5 goals to help reach my dream job  5 pieces of literature relevant to my chosen career  Summary of my presentation

3. Critical Care Nurse in an Intensive Care Unit  Critical Care Nurses care for patients with acute and unstable physiological problems in an environment equipped for technically advanced methods of assessing and managing patient problems (Brown & Edwards, 2012, p. 1859).  Intensive Care Units are designed to meet the health care needs of acute and critically ill patients (Brown & Edwards, 2012, p. 1858). Salary: $60- 80,000 (Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) salary (Australia), 2015).

4. SWOT Analysis: Internal Strengths:  Age  No personal commitments (eg. kids, partner, house)  Organisation skills  Enjoy a structured environment  Committed  Good communication skills  Work well independently and in a team Weaknesses:  Lack of experience  Lack of knowledge  Lack of confidence

5. SWOT Analysis: External Opportunities:  Application of skills and knowledge I have learnt from my degree  Further education  More chance of employment in the metropolitan area  Caring holistically for others Threats:  Competition for graduate programs and employment  Financial limitation  Further study  ICU is a stressful environment

6. Goals Goal 1: Successful application and completion of graduate program. Strategy: Complete selection criteria and pass interview; work within my scope and complete grad program requirements (Graduates, 2015). Goal 2: Full-time employee of St John of God Health Care (SJGHC), to gain 1-2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse. Strategy: Apply for jobs at SJGHC campuses/hospitals, if not already employed by one via my graduate program. Goal 3: Successful application and completion of Graduate Diploma of Critical Care Nursing through The University of Notre Dame. Strategy: The 1 year course will be available to registered nurses with at least one year experience and who are full-time employees of SJGHC; and complete diploma requirements (Critical care nursing, 2015).

7. Goals Goal 4: Full-time employment working in an ICU to gain 1-2 years of experience. Strategy: Apply for jobs at in ICU’s, if not already working in one at SJGHC. Goal 5: Successful application and completion of Master of Clinical nursing through Edith Cowan University. Strategy: The 1 year course will be available to registered nurses with at least one year experience in a specialist area of practice (Critical Care Nursing - Intensive Care), and must be concurrently employed in an approved area.

8. Supporting Literature  The University of Notre Dame - Graduate Diploma of Critical Care Nursing (www.nd.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/115867/GradDipCriticalCare Nursing_SONF_F4132.pdf)  Edith Cowan University – Masters of Clinical Nursing (http://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/master-of-clinical-nursing)  Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment Management of Clinical Problems.  The critical care nurse workforce in Australia 2001-2011 (Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee)  ICU – Intensive Care Unit (Northern Territory Government Department of Health)

9. Conclusion  Critical care nurse in ICU caring for patients who need constant observation and specialised care (ICU - Intensive Care Unit, 2015).  SWOT : my strengths and opportunities outweigh my weaknesses and threats.  Summary of goals: graduate program, experience as an RN, further critical care study, experience in an ICU and further clinical nursing study.  Supporting literature: courses, about critical care nursing and the demand for critical care nurses. (Pin it, n.d.)

10. References Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee. (2002-2011). The critical care nurse workforce in Australia. Sydney: Australia. Brown, D., & Edwards, H. (2012). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (3 rd ed.). Chatswood, NSW: Mosby Elsevier. Critical care nursing. (2015). Retrieved from The University of Notre Dame Australia website: http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/courses/postgraduate/nursing/gdccn Graduates. (2015). Retrieved from the Fiona Stanley Hospital Department of Health website: http://www.fsh.health.wa.gov.au/Work-for-us/Careers/Graduates ICU - Intensive Care Unit. (2015). Retrieved from the Northern Territory Government Department of Health website: http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Hospitals/Alice_Springs_Hospital/Services/Intensive_Care_Unit_ICU/index.aspx Intensive Care Unit (ICU – CCU) travel nursing. (2015). Retrieved from the Blue Pips website: http://blog.bluepipes.com/intensive- care-unit-icu-ccu-travel-nursing/ Masters of clinical nursing. (2015). Retrieved from the Edith Cowan University website: http://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/master-of-clinical-nursing Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) salary (Australia). (2015). Retrieved from the Pay Scale website: http://www.payscale.com/research/AU/Job=Nurse,_Intensive_Care_Unit_(ICU)/Salary Pin it. (n.d.). Retrieved from the Pinterest website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/258182991114199279/