Personal Narrative: My Strengths As A Certified Nursing Assistant

I was very surprised with the results of this test because of its accuracy. All five of my strengths relate to me, although the order of them may be a little off. These top five are easily the most accurate towards describing me. I believe relator and adaptability are the two that fit me best and they are my number five and number two.

For is weeks reading assignments I want to start by admitting this was a mass amount of reading to take in. Undoubtable I was impressed with the amount of knowledge I took away from this assignment. The nursing career is hard to explain while identifying exactly what the career entails. This task isn’t foreign to me because I’m constantly confronted with questions from other people, “what is it like raising two special need kids?” as well as “how do you manage it all?” While reading I found myself chuckling at how society needs a clean cut definition to what a nurse is. Any mom can tell you what the beginning steps to nursing are however that is only a small glimpse into the role of nursing. There are a few people within our book that stood

Based on the Clifton Strengths Assessment my top five strengths are strategic, deliberative, learner, maximize and individualization. As an individual, I rarely look into my weakness. I believe that when your too focused on your weakness, you forget about your strengths. Everything the book said is true, and we need to take the time to look at our strengths and make it perfect. It is true that in this world or the school system, we are taught to look at our weakness and correct it so that we can become stronger in our life. This book brings out the truth that I longed to hear for a long time. Invariably, I hear my professor tell their students that for them success in life, they must practice and look at our weakness. This book proves it wrong because for us to become successful, we must stay to our strengths’ path.

As I have mentioned above, that achiever, strategic, learner, belief, and responsibility are my top five themes as revealed by StrengthsFinder. I was astounded and amazed after reading the detail description of my personal five themes, because these are the most consistent behaviors that I display in my daily personal and professional life. I think this assessment is reliable and trustworthy, because the result provided on the bases of my responses drew an accurate picture of my strengths.

Tom Rath’s “Strengths Finder 2.0” on-line assessment identified that my top five strengths are: Strategic, Focus, Futuristic, Significance, and Learner. I see the Strength Finder Assessment as a great opportunity to get to know my personal strengths and it motivates me to work and practice my talents rather than trying to fix my weaknesses. Looking only at my strengths is a new type of skills-building which allows me to stay focus on my talents.

Choosing my career was not an easy choice but becoming a Medical Assistant would be my “foot in the door” to becoming a nurse. I started Alaska Career College in fall 2014 to become a Phlebotomist. I thought that with my experience as a medical receptionist, I can further my career as a medical assistant rather than a phlebotomist. I love to draw blood but because of my personality, I thought that maybe it would be more beneficial to become a medical assistant instead. As a young Hmong child, I loved helping people especially the older folks who did not speak English well. It is my goal to help others who are in need of help and because of that, I chose to become a Medical Assistant. I do hope that one day

I am seeking employment as an entry level nursing assistant. I would like to join my personal healthcare experiences to the Mercy team’s talents to jointly give the best service to the patients of Mercy Hospital. I have been interested in nursing the past six years. Over the past two years, I have become passionate about nursing, specifically ICU nursing, and I coming to a point in my life where I am wanting to begin stepping into this career choice. I am very compassionate, empathetic, and feel that the experiences that I have endured with my daughter these past two plus years have given me a passion to provide excellent and loving care to ill patients.

When working as a health unit coordinator some of my my duties is to transcribe doctor orders, process doctor orders, make appointments for clients, order supplies as needed. When I am working as a nursing assistant my job requires me to bathe and dress patients, take vital signs, serve meals, set up medical equipment, answer call lights as needed, observe changes in clients

I'd like to share an example from my personal experience that illustrates nursing as an art. While working as a nursing assistant there was a patient who had just been newly admitted into the nursing home. This was his first time being a resident in a rehabilitation facility so he was very hesitant and scared. During his first day, he refused to let me take his vital signs. However, I noticed the uneasy look on his face and decided to talk to him further and discuss his fears. He explained to me that he'd gotten his blood drawn several times that day and didn't want to be stuck anymore. After getting an understanding of how he felt I was able to address his concerns and explain that there no needles involved in obtaining his vital signs.

One event that has impacted my life in the past would be going to become a State Tested Nursing Aide.. I went to Central Ohio Technical College in Coshocton County during the summer of 2014. I was the youngest in my class of eight, which was very intimidating. Shawna Dew taught our class for about twelve weeks including our clinical and lecture days. During lecture days, we would go over topics such as precautions to take overall, whether that would be referring to the resident’s room or the residents themselves. Clinical days were my favorite by far. They were toward the end of the class and went over resident care, transferring, weights, vitals signs, etc. I enjoyed the clinical days more because it was hands on. We actually got to put everything

Well the doctor office I normally go, they are nice and polite. I never have problems when I go there. The last time I went which was a couple months ago, the lady at front desk was very unprofessional. She had her pants unbuttoned, playing her music loud, and she was popping her gum. I never seen her before because I usually go earlier in the day. I was very disgusted. The whole time I was talking to her I was thinking is she serious. I could not believe she really like that at her job. I wanted to tell somebody who could do something about it but I did not want to go through some whole extra stuff. I was very amazed that she was hired on though. As a medical assistant, I would make sure I had my hair pulled back and my scrubs were clean and

Nursing is a profession that requires intellectual, emotional and physical strength. Nurses are revered for their compassion and grace during difficult situations that involve life and death. An attribute I bring to the nursing profession beyond my academic abilities is eagerness. I am eager to learn, eager to adapt, eager to grow, and eager to serve. I welcome and embrace challenge and change as both are occurrences in the healthcare field.

I am going into the field of Nursing. I have always known I wanted to pursue a field that influences people’s lives daily. One year ago, a very close friend of mine tried to attempt suicide. He had posted on social media that he was going to try to kill himself, and sent me a goodbye message. I knew I had to intervene, and used my best judgement in how to approach the situation. I was at work, so I contacted my mother and asked her to just check and make sure things were going okay, since he lived right next door. I had just finished work, and rushed home. When I got home the ambulance was already on its way. My parents told me he had locked himself in his garage, and that he was drug out. I’ll never forget the moment I saw him lying

My current experience as a nurse and being in management will be the biggest influence my new journey with Colorado Christian University in earning my Bachelors degree. I earned my Associates degree in 2012 and have worked as a registered nurse for Golden Plains Community Hospital since. This last year I accepted a position as assistant manager for the Women’s Center at GPCH. I have learned to work with multiple departments and to coordinate patient care. My current position has influenced my decision to further my education so that I can better help my employees as well as my patients. I have come to understand that higher education can also impact my career path and how my future will play out. Nursing can be both stressful and very rewarding.

When it comes to who I am in my career, a few of my strengths shine through more than others. For example, I put everything I have in to my work and into my career, and looking back at how I’ve worked in the past compared to now, I see my strengths restorative and developer.