CNO - Creating Smart Goals

Question 1

A continual process that includes reflecting on your practice, identifying your learning needs, developing SMART learning goals to
meet those needs, completing learning activities and evaluating the resulting changes your learning has made to your practice activities.

Answer 1

Learning Plan

Question 2

Answer 2

Question 3

True or false: research shows that you are more likely to achieve a goal if you write it down.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Allows you to write down your goals and track learning activities and outcomes all in one place.

Answer 4

Learning plan

Question 5

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Time-limited.

Answer 5

SMART Goals

Question 6

A goal that is detailed, focused, and clearly stated.

Answer 6

Specific

Question 7

A goal that is quantifiable, meaning you can see the results.

Answer 7

Measurable

Question 8

A goal that can be achieved based on your skill, resources, and area of practice.

Answer 8

Attainable

Question 9

A goal that applies to your current role and is clearly linked to your key role responsibilities.

Answer 9

Relevant

Question 10

A goal that has specific timelines and a deadline.

Answer 10

Time-limted

Question 11

Helps motivate to move toward goal and to evaluate progress.

Answer 11

Time-limit

Question 12

“I want to lose 16 lbs and lower my body mass index from 27 to 24 by November 30.”

“I want to run the local charity 5k race on August 15.”

Answer 12

SMART goals

Question 13

Structured so that anyone who reads your goal statement will

understand what you need to learn and can be used in professional or personal settings.

Answer 13

SMART learning goals

Question 14

Use an ___ word to describe what you want to achieve or learn.

Answer 14

action

Question 15

Using an ___ word makes sure your goal is measurable. Examples of ___ words are:
■ identify ■ develop ■ plan ■ design ■ compare ■ describe ■ evaluate ■ explain ■ demonstrate ■ create

Answer 15

action x2

Question 16

Make sure your goal is ___, given the resources that you have. A goal set too high may set you up for failure, whereas a goal set too low will fail to challenge and motivate you.

Answer 16

realistic

Question 17

Make sure your goal is ___ to your practice.

Answer 17

related

Question 18

Identify a reasonable ___ frame to complete your learning activities and achieve your goal.

Answer 18

time

Question 19

“I am going to enrol in a course about nursing legislation” is a learning ___, not a learning goal. The goal is to identify and explain the various legislation that governs nursing practice in Ontario. The ___ is the course.

Answer 19

activity x2

Question 20

“I want to understand confidentiality.” “I want to be able to explain how PHIPA applies to patient confidentiality on my unit. I
will provide an in-service to my colleagues by October.”

Answer 20

SMART goal

Question 21

“I want to understand confidentiality.”

Answer 21

Not a SMART goal

Question 22

Once you have identified your learning goal, you must select a College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) ___ document to which each goal relates.

Answer 22

practice

Question 23

The topic of your goal should relate to the content of the ___ document you select. For example, a learning goal about developing conflict management skills relates to the “Managing
Conflict among Staff Members” section in the Conflict Prevention and Management ___ guideline.

Answer 23

practice x2

Question 24

Don’t select a document based only on its ___. For example, from the ___ you might think the Working in Different Roles practice guideline is about changing jobs. In fact, it is really about accountability when working in a different role, such as an RN employed as an RPN, or an RPN employed as an unregulated care provider.

Answer 24

title x2

Question 25

Identify several learning ___ for achieving your goal.

Answer 25

activities

Question 26

Must have a deadline to keep learning on track. Do not use “ongoing” in place of a deadline because a SMART goal is time-limited.

Answer 26

Activities

Question 27

You should have at least ___ different learning activities for each goal.

Answer 27

3

Question 28

Some examples of learning ___ include:

■ reading (text, journal, authoritative websites) ■ attending a webcast ■ shadowing ■ role-playing ■ interviewing an expert on the topic of your goals ■ simulation ■ participating in a workshop

Answer 28

activities

Question 29

Once you have chosen an activity, you can write a detailed activity ___. This must clearly outline your learning strategy. It should be specific and based on what is realistic within your time frame.

Example of an incorrect activity ___:
“I will attend an in-service and read.”

Example of a correct activity ___:
“I will read at least two current nursing journal articles about depression, dementia,
and delirium by the end of April.”

Answer 29

statement x3

Question 30

Once you have written your activity ___, you can start completing the activities.

Answer 30

statements

Question 31

Describe how learning goals support commitment to continuing ___.

Answer 31

competency

Question 32

Review it on a regular basis and update it when an activity is completed and a goal is reached.

Answer 32

Learning plan

Question 33

If you are selected for Practice Assessment, you must submit your Learning Plan to ___. If you have not yet reached the evaluation stage of the process, you may leave this section blank when you submit it. This will not affect your assessment. However, you are expected to ___ your Learning Plan with the evaluation of changes to your practice, by the end of the year.`

Answer 33

CNO / update

Question 34

CNO

Answer 34

College of Nurses of Ontario

Question 35

As you evaluate your Learning Plan throughout the process, you may need to make ___ to your goals and activities.

Answer 35

adjustments