Nursing: Areas of Confidence, Knowledge/Skills Practice, and Practice Goals

Running Head: NURSING 1
Nursing
Names
Institution

NURSING 2
Nursing
The areas in which you feel confident
Being in the army, I have been confident in working as a practical nurse especially in the
provision of healthcare in battlefields. Although I am not a registered nurse, I am optimistic that
with the knowledge I have attained from the previous courses, I can provide patient-centered
care that identifies respect and addresses patient different patient needs and values. I believe that
I can coordinate continuous care in the military, through listening to, communicating with and
enlightening patients and other caregivers concerning how to enhance their wellbeing by
understanding disease management and prevention.
The other things I am confident of include trusting that with proper strategies, I can play
a key role in caring for the sick in different environments, through participating in health
promotion and clinical prevention and providing population-based health care. I also believe that
I can apply leadership concepts and proper decision-making skills in the provision of high-
quality nursing care. I am also confident that I can portray an awareness of complex
organizational systems, and I can also communicate effectively to understand patient needs,
improve their safety and provide high-quality services.
The areas you know you need more knowledge/skills practice
Although my long service in the USA army has enabled me to learn a lot of things
regarding my career, there are other aspects that I feel I need more knowledge/skills practice. For
instance, I need to improve knowledge concerning the mechanisms that can be used to address
discrepancies between the identified standards and practice that may adversely impact patient
outcome (Carey, 2012). I also need proper skills concerning information management and