Health Medical Homework Help

1. Cameron, In what ways did the video and the LinkedIn Learning Module (LLM) increase your knowledge about self-awareness?

Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad. Awareness of values and staying aware of what my stressors are. Staying mindful of my attitude, actions, and conduct and how it is can have a ripple effect. Attitude, feedback is important. All too often I hear people mention that their boss/supervisor never has anything good to say; they could do everything perfectly and still receive criticism. It is important to give feedback; both negative and positive. You can’t constantly beat people down and expect morale and productivity to be high. I was brought up with praise in public, correct in private. Listening is another important skill. It needs to be compassionate and without judgment. Monitor my actions. Gather all details, information, and viewpoints on issues to get the “whole picture”. It will save from making a wrong decision and may help in resolving an issue. When I have a problem with one of my subordinates (which is rare because they know my expectations) I start with the three u’s. Unknowing, Unable, Unwilling. The first two can be dealt with rather easily, the last takes a different approach. Getting feedback is important to better whatever organization you are a part of. If you don’t know, you can’t improve. Occasionally we have to set our pride aside and take some feedback we may not necessarily like but is needed List 2 interpersonal skills (Lessons learned) gained from reviewing the LLM on identifying beliefs and enhancing self-awareness?

Interpersonal skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with others; especially in the workplace. Communication is important, both verbal and non-verbal. You can be saying one thing but your body language says something different. Listening, someone can say something totally opposite to what you hear. Filters can come into place, whether they are personal filters, assumptions, judgments, they can have an effect on what you hear. Ask the person to clarify if unsure. Listen and respond, don’t listen and react. Showing responsibility is important too. Accept responsibility and hold yourself and others accountable. Admit when wrong, show praise when good has been done. Do what you say you’re going to do and when you agree to do it (dependable). Communication, responsibility, and dependability are high on my interpersonal list. I have put in many months/years of working on my communication skills; speaking to an individual all the way to groups of 100+ people. Responsibility and Dependability are both skills you don’t want to have a negative remark on next to your name. In my opinion, if you are squared away on these three you’ll be standing out amongst many individuals. 

Nicollete, The videos for this week were helpful in gaining a deeper understanding in identifying self-awareness. Understanding how our impression on others can be received differently than intended was something I believe we are all aware of, but do not often reflect and pursue feedback to ensure the two are congruent (Roberts, 2017). Regardless of the position I hold in the future as an RN, it is important that those around me understand my intentions and that I follow up with them to correct any misunderstandings and adjust my own way of addressing others. This may also be different for different individuals I face—one person may be on the same page as I am where another needs to be addressed differently in order to receive the same message. This is important to be aware of as I move forward in my nursing career as I will be interacting with new people on a constant basis, and it is important to be aware of their cultural perspective, pay attention to verbal/nonverbal cues, and request feedback when I feel that there may be a disconnect in the message I intend to portray.  

               I have always been one to continuously improve my work, intentionally trying to find better and more efficient ways to get the job done. But from the lesson videos I learned that this can also be an interpersonal skill, working to improve interactions with patients and consistently adjusting/testing what I have gleaned from different people. I have always been a little shy at first, but as a nurse, I will need to be able to discuss personal and intimate details with my patients immediately so it is important for me to start a feedback cycle now. Another interpersonal skill I want to work on is awareness of the ripple effect in others and myself. Stress affects everyone in different ways. I am sure I have taken out my troubles on others by accident, but it is important to recognize this and recognize when others do it as well. If a patient takes out their bad day on me, it is important for me to understand how they feel in that situation and how I can best help them, rather than to be upset or annoyed because they snapped at me.