Average IQ of a BSN nurse

mustlovepoodles, RN · Jul 13, 2011

I'm surprised at how many people here actually know their IQ. It is my experience that most people don't. I think what matters more is critical thinking skills and study skills. My dad had an IQ>160. He was brilliant, but he had not a shred of common sense. He was so enamored of himself that he drove all his family away. I, on the other hand, have a mere 136 IQ. My dad considered me just a little north of being a moron. He told me that i would never have anything and never be anything, all because i wanted to be a nurse. When he lay dying of lung cancer he changed his tune. :rolleyes:

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2011

I'm surprised at how many people here actually know their IQ. It is my experience that most people don't. I think what matters more is critical thinking skills and study skills. My dad had an IQ>160. He was brilliant, but he had not a shred of common sense. He was so enamored of himself that he drove all his family away. I, on the other hand, have a mere 136 IQ. My dad considered me just a little north of being a moron. He told me that i would never have anything and never be anything, all because i wanted to be a nurse. When he lay dying of lung cancer he changed his tune.

I have no clue what my IQ is. The online tests are supposed to be very inaccurate and it never seemed worth paying for a better IQ test since it's hardly an objective, culturally neutral measure.

As far as getting through school with an about average intelligence...most of us are of average intelligence. If everyone were above average, that would just become the new average.

The thing you need to figure out is if nursing is the thing where you are above average. Is there something about it that just works for you, that plays on your strengths, that challenges you to improve upon your weaknesses? Is it something where you'll spend most days loving what you do or most days watching the clock? These aren't questions we can answer for you.

vanburbian · Jul 13, 2011

ADN

IQ range depending on specific test 134 to 165 on my best day. That was high school though, when the neurons fired much more rapidly.

No desire, nor need for BSN, however~ given the desire by states and the AHA/ANA to "professionalize" us (as if I am less than professional because I espoused a BSN??) I will likely pay a lot of money to learn things I already know, so that I may conduct myself in a professional manner.

IQ helps, yes, but only partway. You need to be creative, open minded, have the abilty to truly see things from more than one point of view, think outside the box, and....you have to trust your gut, use your instincts.

The best nurses I know may not always be able to explain why, but they really see their patient, and see when something is wrong.

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2011

ADN
IQ range depending on specific test 134 to 165 on my best day. That was high school though, when the neurons fired much more rapidly.
No desire, nor need for BSN, however~ given the desire by states and the AHA/ANA to "professionalize" us (as if I am less than professional because I espoused a BSN??) I will likely pay a lot of money to learn things I already know, so that I may conduct myself in a professional manner.
IQ helps, yes, but only partway. You need to be creative, open minded, have the abilty to truly see things from more than one point of view, think outside the box, and....you have to trust your gut, use your instincts.
The best nurses I know may not always be able to explain why, but they really see their patient, and see when something is wrong.

I think you mean eschewed- espouse means to adopt or support.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Jul 13, 2011

what

iq are you talking about?

intelectual iq:

intelligence quotient

emotional iq

emotional intelligence

emotional iq test

for decades, a great deal of emphasis has been put on certain aspects of intelligence such as logical reasoning, math skills, spatial skills, understanding analogies, verbal skills, etc. researchers were puzzled by the fact that while iq could predict to a significant degree, academic performance and, to some degree, professional and personal success, there was something missing in the equation. some of those with fabulous iq scores were doing poorly in life; one could say that they were wasting their potential by thinking, behaving and communicating in a way that hindered their chances to succeed.

i've seen phd's can't fingure out how to tie their shoes..

fakebee · Jul 13, 2011

I would guess the average IQ of a BSN prepared nurse to be around 12- based on the bashings they receive here...

leslie :-D · Jul 14, 2011

I would guess the average IQ of a BSN prepared nurse to be around 12- based on the bashings they receive here...

i'm sorry?? :confused:

i didn't see any bsn bashing.

instead, this thread has revolved around the readers confusion, aka, the downright irrelevance of a bsn's intelligence.

leslie

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Jul 14, 2011

i'm sorry??
i didn't see any bsn bashing.
instead, this thread has revolved around the readers confusion, aka, the downright irrelevance of a bsn's intelligence.
leslie

I'm assuming that poster meant allnurses in general.

Rob72, ASN, RN · Jul 14, 2011

My IQ's about 110-115, and yes, the question is ambiguous. But would someone of my intellect be able to handle the BSN nursing curriculum, be able to pass, do clinicals and still be able to pass the NCLEX-RN, if they're motivated enough? I'm not smart, just average. What's truely required of a pupil to advance to graduation, become licensed and be hired? Maybe that's a less arbitrary was of putting it...
PS. I got expelled my senior year, four months from graduation, dropped out and finish at a CC. Yet I wasn't a very sharp student. Will a nursing degree help to redeem me (another stupid question)?

Weber, I had not seen this post, when I responded in your other thread. Since you have offered other info...

The question you need to answer for yourself is, "How fully is my reasoning integrated?" If you are able to create pathways (i.e., readily adapt what you know of cellular metabolism to systemic human metabolism), regardless of your I.Q., the coursework will be fairly easy. If, OTOH, you easily master "blocks" of knowledge but have trouble integrating(i.e., strong with physiology, strong on pharmacology, but have difficulty understanding the full implications of using a beta blocker), life will be much harder.

Most anyone can make the grade. Ease of success and capability in practice depend more on learning pathways.

My concern would be that your question isn't unreasonable, but you already possess the majority of the information required for the answer.

1) You were expelled. I'm not asking, you don't have to tell. If it was pursuant to a modifiable behavior, I hope you have taken things in hand(?).

2) You did not apply yourself. Have you taken steps to ensure that the previous distractions will not be distractions this time around?

3) You are asking about intellectual requirements, but it is not clear whether you have addressed the performance requirements. If you can Do The Work for one degree, you can do it for another. If you had trouble comprehending the information in one program, you may experience similar frustration in another. Question being: Was the issue comprehension, or inattention to completeing the coursework?

vanburbian · Jul 15, 2011

I think you mean eschewed- espouse means to adopt or support.

LOL..yes, I may have. Teach me to reply while watching a movie at the same time.

Sehille4774 · Jul 30, 2011

I, on the other hand, have a mere 136 IQ.

This puts you in the 98th-99th percentile for IQ BTW.

Here is a website http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/IQtable.aspx though not the most Academic source, I'll admit.

I was 137-138 as a child...last tested unofficially at 130.

It would be nice to be able to list THAT on a resume. hehehe.

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Jul 30, 2011

If someone has to discuss IQ, IMHO, it means they're either on the low end or insecure... doesn't matter what type of education a nurse has- IQ is only relevant in the ability to apply information.