Making the most of opportunities

When asked to contribute to the Making My Mark series, my immediate response was to agree. Once I had done so, I began to wonder what sort of mark I have actually made. For inspiration, I looked back at previous papers in the series, to establish where, in the grand scheme of things, my contribution...

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Published inNurse researcher Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 83 - 86
Main Author Priest, Helena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England RCNi 2005
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Career Choice
Career Mobility
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Faculty, Nursing - organization & administration
Humans
Leadership
Nursing
Nursing Research - education
Nursing Research - organization & administration
Professional Competence
Self-Assessment
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Summary:When asked to contribute to the Making My Mark series, my immediate response was to agree. Once I had done so, I began to wonder what sort of mark I have actually made. For inspiration, I looked back at previous papers in the series, to establish where, in the grand scheme of things, my contribution to nursing and healthcare research might lie. I found papers written by both highly experienced and internationally known researchers and by those just starting out on a research career. My position lies somewhere between these two, and if I can borrow a term coined by a research collaborator, Dr Jeremy Segrott, University of Wales Swansea School of Health Care, I would describe myself as a 'midiphyte' (someone with postgraduate training and hands-on research experience, but who has yet to become a totally independent and self-supporting researcher). To borrow a term from another colleague, I also see myself as something of a 'butterfly'; someone who is still defining a clear research niche and who has engaged with a number of different projects as the need or opportunity has arisen.
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ISSN:1351-5578
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