Self Doubt In Nursing Leadership

In terms of a weakness, my constant search for self-improvement has had a tendency to result in a certain degree of self-doubt. This in turn forces me to often second-guess my actions when making a decision while in charge of people. This can cause conflict with my goal of fair leadership as a tendency for self-doubt results in indecisiveness when some decisions are being made. In spite of this, in recent years I have turned this self-doubting into an effective way to conduct an AAR and further hunt for self-improvement. Though far more prevalent in my leadership experiences in first year, my self-doubt has resulted in moments that could be interpreted as pathetically weak leadership. In BMOQ, during my VIMY mission in which my final evaluation took place, my section had to carry a rather rotund casualty along a road in search of our transport back to the FOB; meanwhile, our comms were not working as seems to be a pattern. It was at this point that I began to doubt that my actions were the best possible solution to our lack of comms,

The study found that, in spite of higher education than their counterparts, RNs with higher degrees were more prone to self-doubt and thus less confident in their abilities to delegate; this inability to quickly react quickly at decisive moments can lead to critical failures in the mission which, in the case of both nurses and officers, can result in tragic loss of life. With this study in mind as well as the reality of the profession of arms, it is critical that I increase my level of self-confidence in my ability to make quick decisions and delegate what needs to be