Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 3: Research Analysis Part 1: Developing an Academic and Professional Network

 

NETWORK MEMBER 1

Name: Kate Williams

Title: Research Fellow

Organization: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Academic or Professional: Professional

Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes:

The pursuit of excellent psychiatric care has gained traction across the American healthcare system and other healthcare systems worldwide. As a future psychiatric nurse, I believe that connecting with nurses making a difference in psychiatric care is paramount. I selected Kate Williams because of her excellence in psychiatric research and my personal relationship with her. Being a family friend, I have been able to follow her work on psychiatric nursing closely and can relate to the passion she has for psychiatric care. I believe that by adding her to my professional network, I will be able to tap into her experience in psychiatric research and hopefully be able to impact communities affected by various mental health illnesses positively. Through research, I will be able to not only advance my psychiatric nursing career but also make real-time contributions to psychiatric care by postulating innovative therapeutic modalities effective in managing various psychiatric illnesses.

As I embark on this educational journey, having constant communication with people making a difference in psychiatric care will become essential. Their perspective on psychiatric nursing, along with what I learn from the conventional educational process, will not only enhance my focus on the same but also help point out gap areas that require keen consideration. Building a network around people like Kate will also help me maintain my professional focus on improving psychiatric care through shared goals and experiences and elevate my standards and portfolio in psychiatric nursing. It will also help me identify challenges facing nurse professionals and how best nurses can maneuver these challenges to maintain high-quality nursing care for all.

NETWORK MEMBER 2

Name: Ester Martini

Title: Regional Coordinator

Organization: American Nurses Association

Academic or Professional: Professional