What are my Strengths?

. Empathy, passion, and compassion about nursing.

. Self-motivated, well organised and punctual

. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

. I can demonstrate leadership qualities such as taking the initiative to do skills and helping junior peers and colleagues under supervision.

. Passion for learning to improve my skills

and knowledge. Scoring well to enable me to graduate.

.I am able to use my critical thinking to assess situations, make decisions and solve problems under supervision.

. Good teamwork and collaboration with other professionals.

How can I Build on my strengths?

. By actively listening to patients, interacting, and putting myself in their shoes to better understand their needs.

. I would stay motivated, set clear goals, maintain consistency and reflect regularly

. Use clear and concise communication, ask

questions if unsure of anything, Understand medical terms and using simple language for patients.

. I would use my leadership role to care for a group of patients by prioritizing the care and delegating. I will be giving constructive feedback to others. Under supervision

. Researching,  being curious, reading academic literature, asking questions and passing my exams. Attending lectures and training such as Anex B. I will always seek feedback from my lecturers, assessors and supervisors.

. By actively involved in case studies, discussions with my assessor, simulations by analyzing best solutions to clinical scenario.

. Being able to work with other professionals. Develop conflict resolution and team working skills. Share knowledge and support colleagues

What are areas of Weakness?

.Time management especially when dealing with multiple tasks as unexpected tasks also appear.

. Knowledge gap in nursing.

. Less confident in holding leadership and management roles.

. Lack of analytic skills

How can I Eliminate the weaknesses?

.Prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance. Delegate to healthcare assistance

.Research and ask questions about what I am unsure of. For example Madusa and BNF

.Practice more of a leadership role and seek feedback from assessors and supervisors. Attend training and set SMART GAOLS. Ask for support when needed.

. Take time to understand a problem, analyze it, and seek multiple solutions before implementing a decision.

 What Opportunities are there?

.Nursing job security

.Pursue higher degrees in nursing or gain CPD  Certificates

. Ability to serve the community where I am needed most.

. Knowledge and skills are gained

How can I Exploit (make good use of) the opportunities?

. Apply for job early especially where I will do my management. I will also put in my job application for other hospitals and the community.

. Successfully completion of this course, I would further my education in the future to gain  Masters in midwifery or mental health nurse. I would do courses to also gain certificate in some specialties’ which may interest me.

. Work in the environment where I am needed.

. Practice the skills effectively and exhibit the knowledge efficiently.

What are the Threats?

.Uncertainty about future career pathways.

. Stress due to a shortage of staff and long working hours in the clinical placement.

.Lack of support at the workplace

.Fear of making mistakes

. Professional competition from other nurses.

.Increased workload

How can I Face or reduce the threats?

. I will choose from my clinical placement the area I was more passionate about.

. Team working, supporting each other  and motivate myself at clinical placement.

. Ask for support and seek help when needed.

.Reading feedback enables me to improve and prevent the repetition of errors. Applying the eight rights of medication administration before administering it.

. Developing collaboration, knowledge sharing, teamwork, and Patient-centered care will reduce professional competition. Professionally competent for the nursing job.

.There need to be delegation of workload to prevent burnout.

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