Strength Of Self Analysis

After completing the strength assessment by the University of Pennsylvania, my top five strengths were identified as 1. capacity to love and be loved, 2. kindness and generosity, 3. gratitude, 4. humor and playfulness, and 5. judgment , critical thinking, and open-mindedness. Capacity to love and be loved which they define it by valuing close relations with others and reciprocating feelings. My second, kindness and generosity, they described as valuing close relations with others and reciprocating feelings. The strength of gratitude is defined as being aware of the good things that happen to you, and they don’t take it for granted. My fourth strength that was determined was humor and playfulness, enjoying laughter and teasing, as well as bringing …show more content…
While working on a unit like CVC-5, the patient’s plan is constantly changing and it is important to stay on top of orders. Using judgment when it comes to the patient’s care, such as holding medications that are contraindicated has been an area that I have seen the immense person growth. I use my critical thinking skills to evaluate outcomes and findings. This is helpful when patients present with more complex conditions and long past medical histories. Open-mindedness is an area that I find very helpful in this profession. I am open to different and unique ways to solve problems. For example, I had a patient with severe scrotal edema that needed to be elevated. My nurse and myself found the soft restraints to tie around the back of his neck to elevate his scrotum. Having an open mind is very useful in nursing because patients come from home with their own ways of solving their problems, and it is important to listen to what they say. I have been pleasantly surprised by the inventive ways patients have come up with for their personal …show more content…
This research extends to nursing students, and finding their specific strengths and skills. In a study by Cederbaum and Klusaritz, they recommend using the nursing students strengths to help them grow their nursing practice and career. They identify nursing students having a better outcome and higher levels of satisfaction when their instructors “emphasize discovering, affirming, and enhancing the capabilities, interests, knowledge, resources, goals, and objectives of individuals”. Through my experience in nursing school, instructors that take the time to highlight my positive attributes and then my areas of growth, have had a better impact on my clinical learning. I have felt more comfortable coming to that instructor with