I don't know why today I felt like giving up..

[EduardoLugo]

My main major is nurse practitioner because I would love to help people individual .. to keep them healthy! However, I am going for the CNA right now.. and after that, I am going for the BSN in nursing (RN) The problem is that I am too shy and quiet.. and that's not good for nursing. I don't know what job is good for a person who is shy and quiet....

I would love to help people with diet... but that's a no no no because I need to speak a lot. I really want to become a nurse... but it is going to be uncomfortable to work with people due to my shyness and being so quiet... Who knows anyone like this? To those who were quiet and shy... did becoming a nurse helped you change that?

I know nursing requires a lot of talking.. I hope to start speaking out more often... and end my shyness..etc.

[Trenia]

For most jobs you're going to have to get over that shyness. Unless you want to work behind a desk all day, and that's no fun.

I use to be really shy in high school, but I believe that a lack of confidence in yourself is most often the root to anyone's timidness. A major confidence boost for me was when I started working out. The better I started feeling about myself, the more confident I became.

Of course, that was just my experience. Gaining confidence for you could be completely different. It's important that you work on it now, because with almost any job, including nursing, becoming more extroverted is always helpful.

[lilarox]

You can absolutely be a nurse, In fact one of my instructors is really quiet and shy and she now has her MSN. Also we have many students in the program that are quiet and shy and they do amazing. If you love it go for it. They give you entire classes devoted to improving communications. Its like anything else, practice, practice and face your fears, then they will diminish. Good Luck

[EduardoLugo]

You can absolutely be a nurse, In fact one of my instructors is really quiet and shy and she now has her MSN. Also we have many students in the program that are quiet and shy and they do amazing. If you love it go for it. They give you entire classes devoted to improving communications. Its like anything else, practice, practice and face your fears, then they will diminish. Good Luck

Aw, thank you! That helped. There's a girl in my class who is more shy and quiet than I, but she's doing really good.

I will practice and practice how to communicate.. I usually speak Spanish in my house.. I only speak English in college sometimes.

[EduardoLugo]

For most jobs you're going to have to get over that shyness. Unless you want to work behind a desk all day, and that's no fun.

I use to be really shy in high school, but I believe that a lack of confidence in yourself is most often the root to anyone's timidness. A major confidence boost for me was when I started working out. The better I started feeling about myself, the more confident I became.

Of course, that was just my experience. Gaining confidence for you could be completely different. It's important that you work on it now, because with almost any job, including nursing, becoming more extroverted is always helpful.

True, I am getting used to it being with girls because I am the only male in class. I am going to tell my teacher if she had any male in class. I am doing very good in the CNA program.. very easy. I got a 90 out of 100 for the first test which had 50 questions.. only 5 wrong. I am going to become a RN soon and then nurse practitioner.. not for the money because I want to help people.

[ProudRN2B]

If you truely have it in your heart to help people, then it will come naturally. Working as a CNA will help. Once you get use to the patient interaction, you'll gain more confidence.