INFPs where are you working in nursing?

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At a crossroads professionally. I wonder what is the best fit in nursing for my personality type INFP. Does anyone else find that the busier units Telemetry, Critical Care, and the ER just drain you and prefer dealing with smaller groups of people or one on one? I find myself thinking about private duty nursing or home health more and more. The autonomy of these positions sounds so appealing! Any suggestions from fellow INFPs on what type of nursing you have found rewarding and beneficial for our unique personality type would be extremely helpful! Thank you in advance!

LoriAngel14,

I tend to like the elderly more so than young adults or children. So Geriatric care is also something Im considering. Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it!

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JillPaige,

It does get easier. I have found working nights is better for me because there are less people to deal with i.e management, doctors, and family members. Don't mind the 'supernurses' there are some on every unit. Some people will try to belittle you or make you feel inferior. IGNORE THEM. Chose carefully but you will be okay. Thanks so much for your opinion I do appreciate it!

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Pennyaline,

While I appreciate that you are trying to be helpful. I purposely titled this thread to INFPs ONLY. If you are not an INFP there really is no need for you to comment or give your opinion. FYI: All the psychology classes I have taken in the last 2 years have at one time or another utilized Meyer Briggs testing. If you find this type of testing "hokey" again Id rather you refrain from commenting. Thanks but your opinion is just that and is not helpful.

I was not aware that you had "titled this thread to INFPs ONLY," or even that such a topic limitation could be done! ;)

Still, the suggestions I made to you are valid in terms of M-B philosophy (fyi: psychology classes and the practice of psychology are not the same, and standardized personality typing has no credence in actual practice). Moreover, as my suggestions and comments were appropriate to your situation, there was no reason at all for me not to offer them. I asked you to look to yourself for the answers, as introverts do, then added that your intuitive side will interfere with factual exploration, which is also the word of M-B. But the final assessment is this, and it's true no matter which theory of personality you adhere to: only you know what you want. And what you want will evolve over time as you develop professionally. I would hate to see someone shut herself out of the chance of succeeding at a challenging job she'd really like to try because once upon a time a pop psychology personality test told her that she wasn't cut out for it.

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