Meyers Brigg, Have you done it?

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I know I have said this before, but I am currently in a new grad residency program in the emergency department. Recently we took a personality color test which I found to be super cool.

The test was made by Carl Chung, I believe his name is, and he determined that each person had a certain temperament that they were born with and it was associated with a color. I got the color orange and many of the other nurse residents who were going to the ER also got orange.

We each did this color test so that we could determine what personality we each had. Prior to doing this I had done the Meyers Briggs personality test and got an ESTP.

Have any of you guys done the Meyers Briggs? If so, what did you get? Most of my friends got an I instead of an E and we are all nurses.

Do you guys feel like your personality determines what area you will be in?? As stated I got an E and I am in the ER. So is there any correlation?? I know I love the pace and acuity of the ER, so I just wanted to see if there were any correlation between your Meyers Briggs and the unit you work in.

Xox

I love the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)! It's a lot of fun to discuss... But it's about as useful as a horoscope!

In case anyone is interested in "EBP", the MBTI isn't it ;)

Goodbye to MBTI, the Fad That Won't Die | HuffPost

Nothing Personal: The questionable Myers-Briggs test | Science | The Guardian

http://indiana.edu/~jobtalk/Articles/develop/mbti.pdf

You can find lots more information, including peer-reviewed articles, by Googling "MBTI validity".

BTW, I'm an ENFJ :) And, so is Oprah!

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I was borderline on the I and E - like either INFP or ENFP.

That makes sense. Most people are "ambiverts", which means they fall in the middle of the Intraversion/Extraversion continuum.

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Specializes in CMSRN, hospice.

INFJ here. I'm in med-surg/tele, but I gravitate toward the patients who have comorbid psych issues, dementia, are at end of life, etc. Those are the things that make it fun for me! I briefly tried doing straight psych nursing but it always felt too chaotic, with not enough time to pay attention to individual patients. I can also deal with controlled chaos in one room at a time, but having it out in the milieu just stressed me out too much.

I'm almost done with my BSN and really enjoying my public health class so far, so I can see that being my next pursuit. Good thing the other INFJs here endorse it!

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I took it but never figured out if I was a Meyers or a Briggs.

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Carl Jung btw. MBTI is pseudoscience. The Barnum effect is why anyone would give a **** about it.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

I was professionally tested (beware of Internet-based exams which may not have been created by a professional in the discipline) with the result of INFJ.

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ESFJ or ESTJ. The first one is the giver like

Caregiver, common Career RN of course. I forget the other one. I'm in critical care and previously infusion and oncology.

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.

I'm an xNFP. I mostly test as an ENFP, but have gotten INFP before. I'm on the border of an extrovert/introvert

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I'm an ENFJ, on the border between E and I, and J and P. Definitely a borderline human.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

INTP "The Logician"

Med surg for the last 3 or so years. (first job)

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Specializes in Geriatrics w/rehab, LTC, hospice patient.

Mine is INFJ, "The Counselor." I'm in ltc but not sure where INFJ nurses typically end up

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It was Carl Jung, I took it for a psych class years ago and found it summed my personality up well, and it helped explain why some things annoy me. I'm an INTP

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