Journey to Becoming a Leader

Growth through Hardship Medical errors. They will unfortunately affect everyone at some point in their lives whether it causes a big problem or not. Some errors you might not even be made aware happened to you at all. Even scarier, the medical professional might also not be aware of their error that induced the harm at the time.   The medical profession is one that is primarily compromised of humans- I say primarily because there are so many new technologies being developed with the use of artificial intelligence- but it still remains a profession of human beings, with human feelings, that make human mistakes.  I vividly recall the first error that I made as a nurse that impacted a patient. It is something I will never forget because it made me question my entire nursing career from one event. This is the part of these events that is often overlooked, which is the secondary harm that is caused to the nursing staff who cause the error (Alberts et al., 2022). The guilt, shame, embarrass

My Personality Test Results I was quite excited for the post this week as I knew it would be a way to take a more analytical approach into my personality and to learn more about myself and how I can use my strengths to become a more effective leader. More importantly, I was interested in learning my weaknesses so I would be able to recognize them as areas of potential improvement and be able to utilize new techniques to not allow my weaknesses to negatively impact my ability to function as a leader.  After completing a personality assessment on 16personalities.com/personality-types  the results are in... Results of personality test: Advocate  What an advocate is: f or advocate personalities, success doesn’t come from money or status but from seeking fulfillment, helping others, and being a force for good in the world. Nothing lights up Advocates like changing someone else’s life for the better. “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they ar

This is ME! (in a nutshell  🥜) After an impromptu poll from my peers about what qualities and characteristics make me unique, the traits to describe me were fairly unanimous among my closest co-workers and friends.  My Personal Traits organized dependable punctual master advocator confident I am often the person in the office who volunteers to roll out a new process or pilot a new workflow. I attempt to find ways to bring us together as a team while also keeping a fun environment that helps us to remain sane in a stressful environment. Often in our profession if you can't find ways to laugh you will almost certainly cry on some days. Personally, working hard and feeling productive gives me a sense of pride and fulfillment. It's hard for me to slow down because of this inner drive! The things that I love in life and bring me joy are easier for me to recognize after taking a period of time in which I reflected upon what makes me feel true happiness. I try to pick something off