Strengths & Weaknesses: Clinical Skills Research Assignment

Strengths and Weaknesses
Student Name
Institutional Affiliation
Strengths and Weaknesses
Introduction
It is essential for one to understand their strengths and weaknesses for a successful career and prosperity in life. Identifying individual strengths allows one to engage appropriately and contribute in the workplace according to their capabilities. Additionally, knowing the weaknesses enables one to identify how they can improve their skills and grow professionally. The intent of this paper is to present my strengths and weaknesses, and how I can contribute to the advancement of the nursing practice.
Strengths
I am a social person with effective communication skills. Subsequently, I identify this as a strength that can be imperative in engaging various stakeholders in practice. Communication is imperative when working as part of a team or an organization (Giles, Gilbert, & McNeill, 2013). Additionally, it facilitates engagement with the patients on appropriate treatment practices.
I am enthusiastic about self-development, and this has made me to be proactive in learning new things. In this light, I perceive acquiring new knowledge as a strength that will help me to be an innovative practitioner. Furthermore, it is through learning that practitioners acquire new ideas and offer evidence-based services.
Another strength I cherish is the being a team player. It is through teamwork that people work effectively to solve problems in the workplace (Aycan, 2008). I like the idea of supporting other people and engaging in constructive discussions that offer solutions to the challenges we encounter. At the same time, am selective on the teams to join, so as to ensure that I participate in activities that are focused on making positive changes.
Weaknesses
Although I consider myself a punctual person, I have a weakness of time management. I attribute this challenge to difficult tasks and lack of preparedness in the workplace, as well as...