For all INFP personality types only

[ijuanabhappy]

I posted something similar several years ago when I was in nursing school, but I am still stumped and trying to find my niche. Started off in med-surg/cardiac floor and completely hated it.. it was too much for me. I then took a clinic position doing just phone triage but realized that 1) I wasn't going anywhere with this, and 2) I felt that I didn't have the knowledge base and experience yet for answering patient questions over the phone. Most recently I tried NICU and failed. Too slow at learning the technical stuff and got extremely stressed over the time management of four patients from day one. Not only could not absorb and learn, but I felt like too much was thrown at me too soon, and I am one who has to see the whole picture and not just "jump right in" before I know exactly what I'm doing. I have come to the realization that floor nursing is not for me. Maybe not even nursing. Psych or community health is probably my best bet with this personality type, however, it is difficult to land a job like this without a year of hospital experience-which I don't have. I'm considering the O.R. Any thoughts? (Please be kind :)

I would like to know if you are an INFP what area you work in.

[sistrmoon, BSN, RN]

I'm an INFP and work Oncology. Overnight weekends.

[CoffeeGeekRN]

I'm an INFP also. I have been a RN for over 5 years and still haven't found my niche. However, I realize I don't like ED on day shift and am pretty much done with bedside care altogether.

[CFitzRN, ADN]

Hey, I think it's pretty cool you've stuck it out for 5 years. I only did bedside care for a short time before I knew I was absolutely not cut out for it. I've been blessed in that I landed a couple of great jobs not involving bedside care (RN supervisor for a home health agency and my current job, RN case manager). There are some decent alternatives out there for you.

[pa_rn2012]

Hi there. I'm an INFP. I've struggled with finding my niche in nursing since day one. I've read more than once being a nurse is not a good career choice for INFPs and yet here we are in the field of nursing. I started off on a PCU (step down telemetry unit). I lasted maybe a little over a year and then decided to try working on a short stay surgical unit doing pre-op and pacu. I've been doing that now since summer 2014. I'm feeling stagnant, bored and want to go another direction. I'm headed back to school and I'm looking into hospice. I agree with some of the other replies on here. Floor nursing is not for me. I'd like to get my BSN and go into a non-clinical direction maybe case manager, nurse navigator, patient advocate, patient education...the problem I'm running into is not having my BSN. Have any other INFPS tried hospice nursing? Do you find it rewarding? Thanks.