Question

Using a Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats  (SWOT) Analysis on the following scenario:

You have been a staff nurse for the 3 years since your graduation from nursing school. Your original career plan was to work 3 years on a general medical unit and then transfer to the emergency room. However, because of a recent downturn in the economy there have not been any recent openings in your hospital’s emergency room. You have, however, been offered a charge nurse position on the medical unit. You wonder if you should relocate and seek employment at a big university hospital even if it means staying on a general medical surgical unit. You are self-aware enough to know that it is time for a change, but which change, and how should you make the decision? What decision did you make and why?

Answer 1

S - STRENGTH : Experience as a staff nurse since 3 years working on general medical unit

W - Weakness : Change of work area from general medical unit to emergency room

O - Opportunity : Offer as a charge nurse in medical unit

T - Threat : Seeking employment at a big university hospital even staying on a general medical surgical unit.

Working over 3 years of period in general medical unit is a self experiencing criteria in exploring of all nursing technologies and practices. At the same time change of the ward to emergency room will also facilitate to gain advanced features of nursing practices, or the second option is relocating to seek employment in a big university hospital staying in a general medical surgical unit. In these two options decision should be taken on seeking employment in a big reputed university hospital to improve better skills and to grasp more opportunities as a staff nurse. Seeing the advantages of employment in the big hospital either professionally, financially, personally the decision is employment in big university is a good choice of option.