Use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for Nurse Scientist Training

Individualized development plans (IDPs) are tools designed to support persons in identifying professional goals and strategies to achieve these goals. Currently, IDPs are used across all of the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Awards (T32) funded by the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR). While several organizations, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have strongly encouraged the use of IDPs to support identification and achievement of learning and career development goals, limited information is available on how to best implement these tools in research training.

Source: Nursing Outlook - January 5, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Hilaire J. Thompson, Sheila Judge Santacroce, Rita H. Pickler, Jerilyn K. Allen, Jane M. Armer, Suzanne Bakken, Kathryn H. Bowles, Yvette P. Conley, Sandra A. Dunbar, Lee Ellington, Margaret Grey, Margaret M. Heitkemper, Keela A. Herr, Eileen Lake, Ann Ma Source Type: research