My Nursing Strengths

1. Doing what I like is also another core value. This involves having a true passion and enjoyment for my work. I do not want to dread going to work everyday. The career I choose is something I will have for the rest of my life, and I do not want to be dreading the rest of my life. I also find that I typically will do better and work harder if I am doing something that I find interesting or enjoy. I long to put my best effort into my work and that is something I know I will likely accomplish if I am doing what I like. This is a key reason I have been researching nursing. As I was researching I found the nurses are very personable with their patients. Nurses spend hours upon hours with patients not only treating them, but getting to know them.

Empathy, Developer, Futuristic, Achiever, and Restorative, these traits represent my top five strengths. As an empathetic person I am able to sense how people are feeling. So much so that I am able to feel what they feel. By this, I am able to help people feel buoyant about their situations. Not only am I able to put myself in another person’s shoes, but because of this I can act when others behave in a way that unhealthy for themselves or others. This strength can help me achieve success as a nurse because it allows me to have a desire to help people. I will also be able to put myself in the lives of my patients and attempt to understand what they are truly going through. Empathy overall is fitting for a nurse, however, there may be times it becomes a challenge. It is possible for me to over empathize. I may have time where I truly do feel what the patient or their family feels and that may bring me down. Nurses need to be able to put aside the sadness they may feel over a patient or their families and be strong. As a developer I am able to see potential in others. Due to this strength, I often speak words of encouragement and try not to bring others down. I am able to acknowledge individual’s opinions and take their suggestions into consideration. I do not like attention drawn to myself, instead I rejoice in the accomplishments of others. I believe that by sharing information, resources, talents, and time I am able to grow as a person and professional. As a nurse, this strength is admirable because nursing requires teamwork. To work as a team, it is important to encourage each other and learn from one another. Having this strength as a developer benefits my abilities when working as a team. Being futuristic allows me to look into the future and envision what it may hold. Because of this strength I constantly think about what I can fix or improve. I am often thinking about what I can achieve in the future. I tend to think of short term plans to work towards my