D024_Reflection_Essay.docx D024 Reflection Essay Western Governors University D024:

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D024_Reflection_Essay.docx D024 Reflection Essay Western Governors University D024: Professional Presence and Influence As part of an intricate healthcare team, the nursing profession is a comp... lex and dynamic career that combines scientific-based care with the art of healing. The nurse's behaviors, reactions, and communication style affect the impression or outcomes of others. A negative perception makes individuals less likely to interact with the healthcare team or feel powerless in decision-making. Using Daniel Goleman's five social and emotional intelligence skills: self-awareness, self-management, interpersonal communication, executive function, and social awareness, nurses can begin to build positive relationships with favorable outcomes.  The first power skill, self-awareness, is an essential building block to the nursing profession. This skill provides an objective view of other people's beliefs or perspectives. To accomplish this skill, the nurse must have a clear perspective and understanding of themselves. Advance professional nurses can use self-assessment tools like the one found in the article, "What if you're the bully? Self-Awareness and honest feedback can help you make a change". This tool encourages staff to reflect on disruptive behaviors while scoring themselves based on behaviors exhibited (Thompson, 2019).  In a constantly evolving and changing profession, nurses engage, react, and respond at highly stressful and complicated moments. To make things even more challenging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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