Essay#1
Fall 2017
My Life Calling
There are a vast amount of combinations for personalities and career fields, in a society that can make it or break it in one’s choice of career. In my life, the career I am pursuing falls into the medical field. I aspire to be a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA); a surgeon’s right hand. When I became interested in this job, I started thinking about my personality to help me discover more about my compatibility with the job. I enjoy having many responsibilities and the pressure to execute each responsibility correctly. I am extremely compassionate when it comes to caring for someone in any situation. Although, I tend to be too critical with myself and not accept failure …show more content…
Strong practical skills encompasses many qualities in my career field while being efficient in my job on a daily basis. This includes having good communication in my profession. I will be dealing with patients, doctors, surgeons, and my surgical team. Communication is a must when someone’s life is in my hands and I have many depending on me. Having good initiative is also important. When something goes wrong in surgery I have to know what to do and hastily complete the task. In any health care profession flexibility is a requirement upon hiring. These are the professionals who are responsible for many lives 24-7. In my area I will be on call most of the time; life is unpredictable and my job will be too. I feel that being able to balance my personal life and work life is a practical skill that will help me be successful as an RNFA. My patients will be a priority but so is my family. Having a healthy balance is important. Lastly, furthering my education is vital as well because the more willing I am to go to seminars and observations to learn more will improve my productivity and professionalism in my job. These are all qualities that I feel are “strong practical skills” that will help me succeed in my dream …show more content…
Being reluctant to improvise could be a strength for me by my patients knowing that I will stick to the books and I would not do or try anything I was not comfortable with doing. Having the need to have constant acknowledgment is a strength in itself. I will always be trying harder and looking for that recognition from my superiors. Concerning the fact that I neglect my own needs, I will never have my doctors question my priorities because they will already know that I will be doing everything I possibly can. Having weaknesses isn’t always a negative in my case because this will only push me to be better and work