CLINICAL AND CRITICAL DECISION MAKING SKILLS 2Clinical and critical decision making skillsABILITY TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND APPLY NURSING PRACTICEAs a cosmetic nurse, I should have the ability to make good decision using the clinical decision making framework. This involves mainly three steps that are gathering data, interpretingthe data, evaluating and finally make an evidence based solution (Azizi-Fini, Hajibagheri, & Adib-Hajbaghery, 2015). Critical thinking should be at interplay always as a cosmetic nurse. This is in fact, one of my strengths in the cosmetic nursing profession.MY STRENGTHS AND HOW I ADRESS MY WEAKNESSAs a cosmetic Nurse, I have both strengths and weaknesses. My strengths include good communication skills, I always think critically, I am honest and full of integrity and finally am always emotionally stable. The cosmetic nursing job is often stressful and there are times I go through traumatic situations. However, I have learnt how to let issues like death and suffering go without letting them get personal. This is one of my strengths (Keller, Arnold, & Boggs, 1989). Another thing is that I always think critically. The cosmetic nursing profession requires one to think critically and initiate nursing interventions immediately. Finally, I am very good at sharing information to my colleagues and this really assists me as I always avoid confusion.My weakness on the other hand include luck of empathy and physical endurance. As a cosmetic nurse, I easily get tired .However, am planning to overcome this weakness through regular physical exercises. About empathy, I am gradually learning on how to feel the patient’s pain. I am also learning on how to quickly recognize patient’s symptoms without necessarily carrying out physical assessment.

Clinical and Critical Decision Making Skills in Cosmetic Nursing