Overachievers

amjowens · Jul 13, 2009

I don't know, I think if I were in a position to be a patient, I would pick an "over-achiever" nurse instead of a nurse who gets by! Also, if I were an employer, etc. I'd pick the overachiever. Overachieving should not be put in the same place as brown-nosing or other character flaw stuff...pretty narrow thinking there and not very fair. Some overachievers are obnoxious, some barely get-by-ers are obnoxious...being one doesn't equal the other.

I didn't used to get As or care too much about performance until I realized my passion to become a nurse. I'm now an overachiever and proud of it. And nope, I don't brag, nor do I tell people about academic or job accomplishments. It's just personal accomplishment/happiness, purely mine.

NamasteNurse, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2009

I keep hearing the word "overachiever" used to describe certain nursing students. Do you think there is such a thing? If so, what makes a person an "overachiever"?
I've been pondering this for a few days and would love to hear your thoughts!
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I find that people who are calling others "overachievers" are often lazy and don't care if they 'just barely pass' or actually learn the material and excel. Those who want to excel and learn the most are dubbed overacheivers so the 'average joes' don't feel bad about themselves. IMHO--and I've been a teacher for 25 years before becoming a NS so I know from where I speak.