Personal Self-Concept:
I think that I am a fairly confident person who wants to do my best in the nursing profession and can do so given the particular range of talents and qualities that I possess. Helpful talents include the ability and desire to learn and acquire new knowledge as well as the tendency to reflect. Critical reflection is an important quality in nursing, particularly as espoused by the evidence-based learning field, since it enables me to evaluate my teaching and to determine whether current and authoritative research may not reverse and update current practice thereby nudging me in new directions.
I also like people and this is important for nursing. Important too is the fact that I have curiosity about other cultures and ways of life. I will need this in a field where the whole person needs to be respected for him or herself and where, as Watson (for instance) advocates, the patient should be considered in the context of her environment (family and community). Different environments cause people to behave in different ways. Tolerance for and curiosity about different cultural patterns stands me in good stead. My health, too, is good whilst my health risks are low. This is excellent for a stressful position. I have a large support system and exercise regularly. This is not to say that I am above stress, but I have a way of dealing with it. I do not consider myself particularly attractive. I consider myself an intelligent person.
My desired self-concept is that I maximize my talents to become the best sort of person that I can be. I would also like to be more patient, and like to deal with stress better. These are all realistic goals.
2. Professional self-concept:
Ironically, my origin made me less tolerant of other races that I actually am. Life experience and vast reading as well...
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