INFP personality, choosing a health care proffession

[jrt71]

Hi all,

I recently read a thread here about what the best kind of nursing job is for a INFP personality. It was very interesting reading! I was just wondering, to those of you who have worked in a hospital environment, which profession do you think would be the best fit for INFP?

Nursing

Rad Tech or

Resp. Therapy?

Thanks for your insight!

[ambz13]

Darn psychologists and their "soft science" trying tell us how we perceive our world! Why do they make us take this Myers-Briggs nonsense in college general psychology anyway? *sarcasm*

I'm joking :) But really, it's really nothing like astrology (which interprets you personality based on the way the planets were aligned at your time of birth).

These tests are just meant to categorize you into one of 16 personality types based on how YOU perceive yourself, not how the "stars" do.

[ambz13]

If you find a job in nursing where you can have your independence and avoid routine work, let me know. I want to work there!

http://healthcareers.about.com/od/nursingcareers/p/NonClinicNurse.htm

From what I've read there are many opportunities in non-clinical settings that may give a little more independence/ routine work

Hope that helps!

[Fiona59]

If you find a job in nursing where you can have your independence and avoid routine work, let me know. I want to work there!

I hear Dr. McCoy is looking for a few good nurses on the Starship Enterprise...

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

http://healthcareers.about.com/od/nursingcareers/p/NonClinicNurse.htm

From what I've read there are many opportunities in non-clinical settings that may give a little more independence/ routine work

Hope that helps!

Pretty sure that big green grin is a mild hint of sarcasm :)

[babblingbrook]

I'm a INFP myself. I think it's wise to see how your personality relates to different careers. Problem is that it would be hard for nurses to tell you whether an INFP personality would fit other health careers better than nursing b/c most of us have only been nurses. Also, you have to factor in other things like are you a detail-oriented person or the opposite, do you like high stress or off the charts stress, etc. The old adage about nursing is true...there are sooooooooooooo many different areas in nursing that most people eventually find their area or move out of nursing and on to something they're more passionate about. I've wondered your same question, but am just coming to realize that life is a very curvy road and we have to find out what we don't like or what doesn't fit us before we fall into a career we enjoy (for the most part). I'm not sure if INFP tend to like the straight, direct path more than other personalities or everyone is that way. Sometimes you have to just take a leap of faith and talk to lots of professionals. I learned more about what other healthcare professionals do AFTER I became a nurse. That was despite shadowing OTs, PTs, Speech Pathologists, X-ray techs, etc. prior to becoming a nurse. Sometimes the journey is just a long one to find out what we like or can tolerate in a career. Starting as a CNA is a great opportunity to find out more about many of the healthcare professions and not waste a lot of money on schooling only to find out you don't like the career as much as you thought (and making good money can only ease the money slightly). Good luck on your quest!!

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

This is an honest question- no joking- If these personality tests are based on self-assessment, what if the person has major issues with how they see themselves? How do they base something like a career choice on something like that? :) Or, if they gain more personal insight, do they take the test again, and readjust their choices?

[diva rn, BSN, RN]

Seriously??? Um, do what interests you!!!

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

Seriously??? Um, do what interests you!!!

Yeah- I agree..... I did one of those legit career surveys one time ... told me I should be a florist...there were no allergy questions on the survey

:balloons:

[diva rn, BSN, RN]

Yeah- I agree..... I did one of those legit career surveys one time ... told me I should be a florist...there were no allergy questions on the survey

:balloons:

Well, there's always Allegra!!!:flwrhrts:

[Everline]

I've taken personality tests of various kinds, including Myers-Briggs and find them interesting. But there is no way I would make any career decision based on such things. Sorry. Personality tests are not even a remote consideration for me. Though, I once had to take a personality test for a certain employer who considered such things legitimate indicators of who would be a good fit in their company. I got that job but it gave me great pause that they actually put so much stock in that.

I go by what I like, my passion, what calls me, what I'm good at or motivated toward. That may or may not match up with what my personality type supposedly indicates. As I get older, I am less inclined to look for those kinds of answers that come from outside myself. I go by my own internal guide and that has always worked best for me and what I recommend to other people.