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Self Evaluation Kelsey Keane Trocaire College NU484 Nursing is a unique profession. This profession requires a specific type of person. This person must be intelligent, caring, selfless, strong, sincere, and empathetic, among other characteristics. Nursing turns into a way of life for people whose profession it is. A nurses main job is to be a patient advocate. All of the education and skills that nurses go through is all to provide the best care in relation to what is best for the patient. The essence of nursing is providing and advocating for the best and most holistic care for the patient. Nursing is a way to devote my life to helping others in the best way possible and be for them during the most difficult time in their …show more content…

In my previous place of employment there was pretty significant changes taking place. A long term care unit was transitioning into a sub acute rehabilitation unit. The workers on this unit were unhappy about the changes and management was not discussing with them the reasons behind it and the upcoming changes. As a unit coordinator I was able to apply what I have learned in this program about most care transitioning into the community rather than the hospital. Through studies in this program we have learned that more individuals will be seeking care in the community and the care provided in the community will be more acute. When I described this to the employees they seemed more receptive to the changes. As time passed we began to see more acute patients entering our …show more content…

Some of these competencies are only acquired through specific professional experiences. Due to my lack of experience as a nurse and nurse leader I do have some weaknesses in terms of business skills and knowledge of the acute side of healthcare. Business skills are learned primarily through administrative positions. I can also see my resilience can get in the way, I can be very stubborn. It boils down to not wanting to give up or failure, but I need to overcome that perspective. Many times in nursing, the outcome you initially want is not what you will get. I have been learning that as long as you know and did everything to the best of your ability is sometimes all you can do for your patient. Since I know my own weaknesses and what I need to improve on I feel that I could assume a leadership

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