Engagement and Belonging Lena D'Amico

Values: My five key values include

Honestly

Responsibility

Being responsible for your actions will show what type of a person you are. I think this goes hand and hand with honestly as well because if someone doesn't take responsibility for their actions then they are lying.

Respect

Selflessness

Going into nursing is a hard profession. You must be able to think of others even when you only want to benefit yourself.

Tradition

Relationships

I would like to collaborate with people who are passionate about

Medicine

Preventing the problem

I want to work with people that not only want to fix the problem, but prevent it from happening in the first place.

Creativity

When collaborating with others, I will bring the following skills, traits or perspectives

Hard work

I believing showing hard work will always make it look like you want to be there even if you don't. Hard works gets the job done.

Positivity

Commitment

I would like to collaborate with people who value

Reliability

Dependable

Honesty

Honestly is one of the biggest values for me. I can't stand a liar and won't ever trust one.

I will proactively build relationships by

Staying true to myself and being myself

I am nothing without being me. I don't change for anyone.

Always lending a helping hand

I believe if you help others, others will help you. Well at least I hope.

Connecting with people even if it's out of my comfort zone

Getting out of my comfort zone is never easy, but usually something good will come out of it and make it all worth while even if I was stressing out.

Professional organizations in my field that I could join include

ANA - American Nurses Association

Tasks and Projects

Tasks I would like to complete for my work that I find engaging include

Critical thinking

Always positive

Helping hand

Challenges I would like to address or problems I would like to solve include

Nurse burnout

I need to put myself first. As a new nurse you'll be asked to take more shifts, stay later, and take more patients, but you need to say no.

Staying one step ahead

When you get behind is when you start to put your patients in harm. Staying on your work will also help you as the nurse get your job done efficiently.

Nurses having a say

It is so important for the nurse to have a say in the patients care because the nurse is with them the most.

I will seek opportunities to continue to learn and grow by

Keeping up with classes given in the hospital

Continue my education

Listening to my coworkers and learning from them

I will aspire to become

A trustworthy, competent nurse

Someone my coworkers will come to for help

A positive role model

Skills: My top five skills include

Teamwork

In my internship we all had to work together to run an efficient testing clinic. We had many people coming in to get covid swabbed, so we had to make sure everything ran smoothly and was organized.

Problem Solving

In my internship there were a lot of migrant workers. Sometimes it was hard to understand them and we couldn't communicate efficiently. This was fixed by getting a translator involved.

Leadership

Even being an intern you can show examples of how you would be a great leader. You can take initiative of tasks and show them you really want to be there. You can stay involved and ask important questions.

Commitment

When I started a task, I made sure I completed it fully and done correctly.

Positivity

I try to be positive from the moment I walk in. I feel as though it rubs off on people especially if they are having a bad day.

Organization

Values for the organization that I work for or lead should include

Trust

Creativity

Teamwork

I do wonder if people have the same values I have. If I owned my own company I would want my employees to have the same values as the company and embrace them.

The organization(s) that I work for or lead will impact the community by

Providing comfort to people

Enabling trust

Getting everyone involved

I love when the community comes together. I believe together we are everything, apart we are nothing.

A workspace or environment that increases my sense of engagement and belonging looks like

Interprofessional care if so important in the healthcare field. Without it the patient would simply not get better.

Example of organizations that may meet my expectations for engagement and belonging include

Northwell Health - This is who I plan to work with after college

Nazareth College

American Nurses Association

The mission(s) of the organization I work for or lead should include

Make an impact on peoples' lives

We want to prevent the problem

Learn together

Diversity and Inclusion

I will be an advocate for diversity by

Understand where people are coming from

Stand up for those being made fun of

Going forward, not backwards

We will learn together and move forward. Don't look at the past.

I will promote fairness and respect by

No judgement

Give recognition equally

Allow people to be heard

I will help colleagues, clients and other feels valued by

Creating a safe and welcoming environment

Allow diversity and inclusion spaces

Giving them a voice to be heard

I will create open and safe environments by

Showing appreciation for one another

Getting to know each other outside of the work environment

Learning each others personalities and identities

I will help others grow and do their best work by

Always being a helping hand

It's great to show you are always there to help

Always listening

Sometimes it's better to shut up and listen

Removing fear

I want a safe environment

Means having fun!

being comfy cozy!

I think of puppies because they always love each other and only play fight! They don't care what you look like they accept you no matter what.

To me, being engaged in my work means

Not doing half the work needed to get the job done.

Asking questions and continuing my learning.

Proving the best care I can.

Being excited to come into work everyday.

To me, sense of belonging at work means

Feeling valued and as if people are listening to me.

Making positive connections with people.

Feeling welcomed when you walk in.

A no judgement zone. You can be whoever you are.