How will you know you have achieved your goal? How can your goal be evaluated? (e.g. How much? How often? How many?)
Action-Oriented
What specific actions or steps will you take to meet your goal?
Realistic
Is it a goal that you are actually capable of achieving? Can you really complete this goal? (It is important to be honest with yourself here.)
Timely
Clearly specify a completion date.
Now that we have looked at goal setting as part of the nursing process, as well as some time management and active learning strategies for you as a nursing student, please answer the following questions. You can consider goals in any of these areas: Academic, Professional/Career, Personal, and Financial.
Question 1:
Write a realistic goal that you’d love to achieve. Review the resources in the course to help you formulate your goal, and remember to make is SMART.
Question 2:
How would you feel if you attained this goal? How would your life be different?
Question 3
What’s likely to stand in your way? List a possible obstacle that can stand in the way of achieving your goal.
Question 4
How will you deal with this obstacle?
