Anonymous Answer

I think one important quality to have is the ability to adapt and be flexible. This is important because things are going to happen that are out of your control during your shift and you need to be able to adapt to that and provide quality care. Pediatrics is a specialty that requires a lot of adaptabilities as you have to be creative in how you explain things to children to get them to let you provide care to them. Another quality to have is a desire to learn because healthcare is a profession that is constantly evolving as new research comes out. As a new grad I know there will be a lot to learn but I am eager to ask questions and learn everything possible during the residency and even all throughout my career as a nurse. This is a quality I displayed all throughout my clinical rotations and precepting because there was a lot of skills that I had never performed or diagnoses I had never cared for before so I asked experienced nurses and my instructors if I needed guidance on how to do something or a question answered about a disease process. Another quality that is important to have is attention to detail because you need to pay close attention to things so you don't overlook anything and harm the patient. I do this by coming in early and looking up my patients, writing down pertinent information, and paying close attention when doing my med passes.