Is it ok to be a shy nurse?

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I am about to start going to school to become an LVN. Is it ok to be shy during school and after I graduate or should I try to talk more to people and make more friends in school?

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Specializes in ED.

This was one of my big concerns going into nursing too. I am a shy person and have social anxiety at times, but I was determined. One of the things that helped was getting my CNA before entering nursing school and working throughout my schooling as a CNA and then as a nurse extern. It helped me ease into the assertive demands of nursing, as well as make me more comfortable in the hospital setting, which also helped when it came to clinicals. This left me more confident and in turn, a little less shy.

After school, I ended up working in an Emergency Department...one of the last places a shy person would expect to work. However, it helped force me to face my shyness and anxiety. As a previous poster stated, you may end up with a target on your back...I sure have, but it has helped me also because I am now at the point where I say to myself "Smile and take it...and prove their *** wrong!".

As for the depression, you should definitely face that as early as possible. I didn't and it effected my work in the beginning. But now that it's under control, it has also helped with my confidence levels.

Good luck to you!!!

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Thanks everyone!

I am feeling much better now. :)

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