Coach Who Developed My Career
According to Walker-Reed (2016), a clinical coach empowers others by the transference of clinical wisdom and skills, actions, and ethics in shared area of practice, strengthening the nursing profession overall. Once, I had a clinical coach tell me always be accountable and responsible for my actions. I was told by another nurse; another nurse had hit a patient with her fist. I informed the nurse to write the incident up, because she was as liable as the nurse who committed the abuse; I was now liable because she had informed me. She filled out the incident form, changed the “hitting with a fist to a slap on the hand.” I followed up on the event and informed them what I had been told. Unfortunately, I had no witness …show more content…
The coach taught me a valuable skill to hang on to and it has helped me become a nurse with increase awareness of her surroundings. I also learned it is better to acknowledge mistakes than to shove them under the rug, regardless of the outcomes.
In return have you ever coached someone to pursue their goals?
Yes, I have coached many new graduates in their new role. I believe new nurses need support and guidance in developing new skills, increasing communication skills between the interdisciplinary teams. Also, I encourage and provide guidance for the younger nurses in pursuing a higher level of degree in nursing
Have you ever had a mentor, either in school or in your career?
I decided I wanted to have a change in my life, so I went by myself to Saudi Arabia. It was a challenge I never will forget. My nurse educator support and confidence helped me get over the fears of the new work place environment and the stringent culture I was newly exposed to. I almost quit my job and came home, because I had a mentor who was good at her job, I ended up staying for 11 years.
What is the role of a mentor, and what might you want from a
According to Walker-Reed (2016), a clinical coach empowers others by the transference of clinical wisdom and skills, actions, and ethics in shared area of practice, strengthening the nursing profession overall. Once, I had a clinical coach tell me always be accountable and responsible for my actions. I was told by another nurse; another nurse had hit a patient with her fist. I informed the nurse to write the incident up, because she was as liable as the nurse who committed the abuse; I was now liable because she had informed me. She filled out the incident form, changed the “hitting with a fist to a slap on the hand.” I followed up on the event and informed them what I had been told. Unfortunately, I had no witness …show more content…
The coach taught me a valuable skill to hang on to and it has helped me become a nurse with increase awareness of her surroundings. I also learned it is better to acknowledge mistakes than to shove them under the rug, regardless of the outcomes.
In return have you ever coached someone to pursue their goals?
Yes, I have coached many new graduates in their new role. I believe new nurses need support and guidance in developing new skills, increasing communication skills between the interdisciplinary teams. Also, I encourage and provide guidance for the younger nurses in pursuing a higher level of degree in nursing
Have you ever had a mentor, either in school or in your career?
I decided I wanted to have a change in my life, so I went by myself to Saudi Arabia. It was a challenge I never will forget. My nurse educator support and confidence helped me get over the fears of the new work place environment and the stringent culture I was newly exposed to. I almost quit my job and came home, because I had a mentor who was good at her job, I ended up staying for 11 years.
What is the role of a mentor, and what might you want from a