Combining Nurse Leader With Advocacy Paper

Combing Nurse Leader with Advocacy
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Institution
Personal and professional accountability
Being a nurse has been the nicest experience that I have ever had. I can attest that my professional growth is directly related to nursing. One of the aspects I have learnt in nursing is accountability. This is one of the pillars in growing in a nursing career. Perhaps, I have grown strongly in advocating for the rights of the workers and staying accountable for my actions. I consider it a strength that I can no longer sit down on a problem that can be addressed, regardless of whether it is on a personal of professional level. My weakness though, is the fact that I am no willing to let go the issues of other people as long as they need some advocacy. In some of the decisions that I make, I am able to do the right thing on the basis of who I am accountable to so that I know who to consult when dealing with personal matters and professional matters (Kelly & Tazbir, 2014). 
Career planning
Planning my career as a nurse has never been an easy task considering that advocacy is natural in me, however I have been fair in striking a balance between what to prioritize and what not to. My strength in this case has been the way I have managed to create time to progress my nursing career. My weakness however, is the fact that, whatever people think the order of doing things, is what I have defied. For instance, I had to put on hold the plans to establish a family in order to proceed with my career. Few of my colleagues took it in a positive manner. In fact, the level of learning I have reached so far, and the skills that I have acquainted myself with, will give anyone an insight of how my career planning has been realistic. Most of the accomplishments have been met within the time frames I set out for them.
Personal journey
The story of my life has been a journey that can never be told in a day, however, in a nutshell, my parents who sacrifice...