I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

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I think I'm going to go into nursing, but I am hardheaded. On the job, I have to be told more than once to do things, my attention to detail is not that strong. I tend to make mistakes, though not fatal errors usually. Do you think this might be a problem in the nursing field? I like to cut corners and do things that are easiest for me instead of going by policy.

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

To the original poster: I think you have the answers you were looking for and probably in response to your opening quesion about trying nursing and asking if you will last?

No.

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I never said I didn't like answers. Do you make a habit out of putting words in people's mouths? How often do you do this?

Well you originally asked, " Do you think this might be a problem in the nursing field?"

And they answered.

Then you answered this,"That is not a decison for you to make. Make your own life decisions, stay away from mine. I will do well in nursing once I get accepted, and I will do well on the job."

So, what did I say that was wrong? You asked a question....got an answer you didn't like, and told the poster to stay away from your decisions. Forgive me if I misunderstood and your reply was your way of saying you did like the answer.

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Well you originally asked, " Do you think this might be a problem in the nursing field?"

And they answered.

Then you answered this,"That is not a decison for you to make. Make your own life decisions, stay away from mine. I will do well in nursing once I get accepted, and I will do well on the job."

So, what did I say that was wrong? You asked a question....got an answer you didn't like, and told the poster to stay away from your decisions. Forgive me if I misunderstood and your reply was your way of saying you did like the answer.[/quote

First of all, the "That is not a decision for you to make....." was posted to a specific person who was being sarcastic telling me to stay away from nursing in a negative tone. So please let's not go there. You are making it seem that I said that to all, when I didn't. I only said that to one poster to make her own decisions. If we are going to continue on this conversation, you need to keep the context correct, or I will become uninterested in carrying this on any further as it becomes too heated, and I'm not looking for that.

She did not say, "Nursing is not for you", she said "stay away from nursing" which is her opinion that she is entitled to, but I'm entitled to mine as well. I can defend myself even when asking questions. Btw there are some other posters on here that you can respond to as well. I'm not the only one on here, if you by chance didn't happen to notice. You know, just for your info.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

You know, OP, the more you respond in such a defensive way, the more I am convinced that maybe nursing isn't for you. I rarely say that to anyone, as I think nursing is big enough for many different personality types, but I'm observing enough of a lack of insight here to cause concern.

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Well you originally asked, " Do you think this might be a problem in the nursing field?"

And they answered.

Then you answered this,"That is not a decison for you to make. Make your own life decisions, stay away from mine. I will do well in nursing once I get accepted, and I will do well on the job."

So, what did I say that was wrong? You asked a question....got an answer you didn't like, and told the poster to stay away from your decisions. Forgive me if I misunderstood and your reply was your way of saying you did like the answer.[/quote

First of all, the "That is not a decision for you to make....." was posted to a specific person who was being sarcastic telling me to stay away from nursing in a negative tone. So please let's not go there. You are making it seem that I said that to all, when I didn't. I only said that to one poster to make her own decisions. If we are going to continue on this conversation, you need to keep the context correct or I will become uninterested in carrying this on any further as it becomes too heated, and I'm not looking for that.

I did keep it in context...it was your reply to that post that I quoted. I never said you made that comment to everyone, I only used "they" because I didn't know if the person you were replying to was a male or female.

And feel free to stop replying to me any time your heart desires. As threats go, threatening your lack of interest is a pretty weak one.

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I did keep it in context...it was your reply to that post that I quoted. I never said you made that comment to everyone, I only used "they" because I didn't know if the person you were replying to was a male or female.

And feel free to stop replying to me any time your heart desires. As threats go, threatening your lack of interest is a pretty weak one.

How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Just curious.

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You know, OP, the more you respond in such a defensive way, the more I am convinced that maybe nursing isn't for you. I rarely say that to anyone, as I think nursing is big enough for many different personality types, but I'm observing enough of a lack of insight here to cause concern.

Maybe you feel this way because you read too deeply into things.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
Maybe you feel this way because you read too deeply into things.

....and thank you for cementing my doubts. :)

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....and thank you for cementing my doubts. :)

I shall remain positive.

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Specializes in Army Medic.

With the tone of your replies, I think you'd make a better lawyer.

While there is not a whole lot that is glaringly offensive in your replies - the hard headed manner in which you try to refute experienced nurses opinions is not a good sign.

If you keep this combative attitude with you, and do go into nursing - you will find yourself out of a job just as fast as you got one.

If you aren't this combative in real life, then that's great - you seem like an intelligent enough person.

Still - based around the tone of your statements in this thread - nursing does not seem to be a good field for you to attempt.

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Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.
You have the wrong attitude. You can fail all you want but you will end up doing all the work yourself because everyone makes mistakes. Pretty soon you will have to come off that high horse of yours after you've failed everyone and find yourself changing all the bedpans on the floor because you've fired all the workers.

You are never going to find a perfect worker. There is hope for me. We are not all goody two shoes perfect like you are that is sitting up on a high horse. I think I can do well in nursing. Most of you female nurses on here have a superior attitude that I don't like. This is why I like to deal with men a little better. Women have a tendency to make mountains out of mole highs and be extremely assinine. Men are better to deal with than females.

Excuse me...I have "the wrong" attitude? You asked for feedback and you got it. No one on this thread has ever said that he/she has never made a mistake. No one on this thread is talking about firing anyone because of making mistakes. No one has made a claim of being a perfect nurse or a perfect person or a goody two shoes or whatever.

You asked if you would last in nursing because you have a problem paying attention to details, often cut corners for your own convenience, and you have had trouble in the past with patient confidentiality. These aren't my standards; these are expectations for safe and competent practice for nurses. You sound unsafe---if not downright dangerous---in a clinical setting.

You also seem to have a real problem with insight, which concerns me. Instead of taking into consideration that there MAY be some validity to what we're all saying, you're attacking us, saying we're on a "high horse" and that it's because we're women that we "have a superior attitude" and this is why you "like to deal with men better". Is it remotely possible that maybe some of us who have experience as nurses might be very concerned with your attitudes and that, since you asked us for advice, we are telling you to save yourself a lot of hassle and money and either change your attitude or look for a different career path? Instead, you are choosing to blame everyone else for your problems and claim that it's because we're all have "superior attitudes". It's all about you but it sure isn't your fault.

You asked a question and wanted feedback and we gave it to you. Now it's your choice---do you take advice from others who have deep concerns about what you've said or are you going to forge ahead because we're all idiots who obviously don't want to see YOU succeed? Think about it.

BTW, please re-read my post. I don't fire people. I'm not in management. I'm in education. I've been doing bedpans since you were six years old and I will continue to do bedpans as long as I am in any sort of clinical setting. And yes, if I were on a panel interviewing you for admission to nursing school and you mentioned the lack of attention to detail and HIPAA violations, I would not recommend you for admission. If you were in my clinical group and showed a pattern of making mistakes due to not paying attention to details, I would strongly consider failing you. If you violated HIPAA even once, I would check with school policy---in many schools, that's serious enough to fail a student, not only out of the clinical group but out of the entire program---and I would fail you. Unless you are willing to work on changing your attitude, becoming more detail-oriented, and can learn to value privacy (well, and learn to respect other nurses, too), you are not going to succeed in nursing.

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Excuse me...I have "the wrong" attitude? You asked for feedback and you got it. No one on this thread has ever said that he/she has never made a mistake. No one on this thread is talking about firing anyone because of making mistakes. No one has made a claim of being a perfect nurse or a perfect person or a goody two shoes or whatever.

You asked if you would last in nursing because you have a problem paying attention to details, often cut corners for your own convenience, and you have had trouble in the past with patient confidentiality. These aren't my standards; these are expectations for safe and competent practice for nurses. You sound unsafe---if not downright dangerous---in a clinical setting.

You also seem to have a real problem with insight, which concerns me. Instead of taking into consideration that there MAY be some validity to what we're all saying, you're attacking us, saying we're on a "high horse" and that it's because we're women that we "have a superior attitude" and this is why you "like to deal with men better". Is it remotely possible that maybe some of us who have experience as nurses might be very concerned with your attitudes and that, since you asked us for advice, we are telling you to save yourself a lot of hassle and money and either change your attitude or look for a different career path? Instead, you are choosing to blame everyone else for your problems and claim that it's because we're all have "superior attitudes". It's all about you but it sure isn't your fault.

You asked a question and wanted feedback and we gave it to you. Now it's your choice---do you take advice from others who have deep concerns about what you've said or are you going to forge ahead because we're all idiots who obviously don't want to see YOU succeed? Think about it.

BTW, please re-read my post. I don't fire people. I'm not in management. I'm in education. I've been doing bedpans since you were six years old and I will continue to do bedpans as long as I am in any sort of clinical setting. And yes, if I were on a panel interviewing you for admission to nursing school and you mentioned the lack of attention to detail and HIPAA violations, I would not recommend you for admission. If you were in my clinical group and showed a pattern of making mistakes due to not paying attention to details, I would strongly consider failing you. If you violated HIPAA even once, I would check with school policy---in many schools, that's serious enough to fail a student, not only out of the clinical group but out of the entire program---and I would fail you. Unless you are willing to work on changing your attitude, becoming more detail-oriented, and can learn to value privacy (well, and learn to respect other nurses, too), you are not going to succeed in nursing.

Ma'am You have it all wrong. I did not set out to attack you. I just wanted to talk civilly. I wasn't getting civil responses. I'm getting alot of Group Think sarcastic responses, where several of you on here are just repeating what the other has said to me without any real insight. Now, I do like to ask alot of questions. Sorry for that. I thought I could come here and learn some things since I was looking into nursing as a field.

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