*When they stare at me for over 3 seconds for no apparent reason! Especially, when I'm trying to eat a subway sandwich or something and they just feel the need to watch me eat. Or when I'm trying to fix my hair in a portable mirror and they just feel the need to glance at me more then twice. Once should be enough because it's rude!
*When they walk so slowww in front of me to the point where I just want to push them. Because I am a very impatient person to the point where the littlest things tick me off if it's not fast enough.
*I hate when people tries to start a conversation with me! So I just smile and nod my head and hope that they get the jist that I don't want to talk. And it's not even people in general, it's actually because I'm a bad conversationalist!
Why I dislike kids:
* I don't necessarily hate them but I do force myself to be nice as possible to them. However, I really don't like interacting with children unless it's to hold a baby.
*I don't want kids until my late 30s. Go figure. And I especially don't want to get married because every relationship I get into it only lasts for about 3 months because I love being a loner. If I'm going to work seeing people then I would like to come home and see no people.
But I love animals (I have 4 dogs)! However, I just don't see myself working with animals in the future because I would love to keep my hands in tact.
And no guys I am not trolling. This is really an everything for me and it's the reasons why it is so hard for me to commit to nursing. And I actually have an appointment set up with a therapist July 18 before I go off to nursing school and it's to find out why I really act this way.
So I just wanted to make this thread because after scrolling Allnurses for the last two days I find that threads like these are not common but their are people out there who is just like me and wants to go into nursing. I want to be a nurse because I find that I really like helping people and kids at their weakest points but other than that I hate people.
Specializes in Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice.
OP, sounds like you are strongly introverted, which is fine. Nothing wrong with that.
You will find your niche in nursing and you will do fine.
My mom and two of my aunts are introverted nurses with very successful careers. My one aunt, who is probably as introverted as you, did very well in the ER during her youth, then moved into occupational health as she got older.
Specializes in Nephrology, LTC, Clinical Management.
You nailed it mvm2! Being a mortician seems appropriate for AlyaMF. I don't see any role for you in nursing. Hate to be rude, but that's just not going to work out for you!
Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.
If you are a good nurse that gives effective care to me or mine I wouldn't care that you may not exactly love love love us LOL. Night shift probably the best option.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
It's the Florence Nightingale pledge...every nurse pledges it when they graduate. It's actually pretty disrespectful if you don't pledge it when you graduate.
Florence nightingale is the founder of modern nursing basically.
We quote that we "solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully." BECAUSE nursing is a healing practice. We don't just shove pills down people's throats, start IVs and have sex with doctors like in the soap operas. We let love guide our practice. We let our hearts and guts react when needed, we understand that God is above all, and ultimately it is up to Him to determine if our patients live or die. Even the most appropriate medical care can be foiled but some unknown reason.
You must accept this, or you will most likely fail as a nurse.
It's true some may use the introverted personality to become the best nurse, ever. But this is hardly ever the case. If you are perceived as the callus nurse, U won't be a friend to management.
I've seen other nurses run people like u off the job, using your bad social skills against U to seem incompetent.
Trust me when I tell u, to search your heart and soul and make sure nursing is what God is leading you to. You will most likely have to fight for the right to be respected, if u don't have good social skills.
Plus there's schools sn clinical a to get through, and trust me, professors pick the runt of the litter and will attempt to fail them, if ur the runt, good luck.
If your trolling, shame on you. I (and most everyone here) understand that we must practice faithfully.
Yes I work at a catholic hospital, but even with my rant; guess what? I don't go to church. My faith lies in My HEART so don't tell me ur not Christian. You are HUMAN and I think u missed the most fundamental gene: empathy.
No. Just no. I've nursed quite successfully without god for over 23 years now. Do what works for you, but don't project it on to others who don't want it.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Never said it was required. And obviously you don't say it if you arent there. But if you stand there in a crowd full of people and they are all saying it and you're standing there with your mouth shut...I don't think that looks good.
Okay, over that derailment.
But you and/or someone else said that every nurse takes that pledge. It was never done at graduation or pinning at my school.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
We quote that we "solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully." BECAUSE nursing is a healing practice. We don't just shove pills down people's throats, start IVs and have sex with doctors like in the soap operas. We let love guide our practice. We let our hearts and guts react when needed, we understand that God is above all, and ultimately it is up to Him to determine if our patients live or die. Even the most appropriate medical care can be foiled but some unknown reason.
You must accept this, or you will most likely fail as a nurse.
No, you really really don't. I don't accept any pledge that involves G-d. And I haven't failed at nursing.
Sorry to be serial posting, but my brain is actually wanting to explode at the posts I'm reading in this thread.
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Twinmom06, ASN, APN
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Thank You!