Personal Narrative: My Strengths As A Nurse

I am the first one in my family to go to college, I have been living my life showing respect to others with one basic principle to “always do my best no matter what it takes to be fair, honest and be responsive to everyone’s needs”. I learned through my career to be dependable, self-confident, humble, and honest and show respect and a positive attitude at all time. People that I interact with always told me that I have the ability to inspire others and the makeup of a leader. Being humble, caring, and compassionate are among my personal values. I know that my greatest strengths rely in the way I treat my patients, showing empathy, sympathy, patience and professionalism. I learned that developing a trustworthy patient/nurses relationship is very important in the management of patients care. I personally believe that a nurse needs to have high integrity and to continue to strive to stay up-to-date and knowledgeable to be able to provide utmost quality care to the patients.

Growing up, one of my greatest weakness is humility and through my academic and professional journey it helps me understand that not all things can be fixed, not all diseases can be treated but it is important to develop and maintain a great collaborative and consultative relationship with other colleagues for the good care of the patient. I always remind myself that I have “one mouth and two ears” that makes me an excellent listener, I listen and then I talk. Throughout the years, this has enhanced my relationship with patients, their families, and coworkers.