Personality Typing...

The best reason to become a nurse is because you can't imagine NOT being a nurse. If you're looking at a variety of options and can't shake the feeling that you really want to be a nurse then go for it and don't look back.

I'm not sure how the analytical approach works. I think if I hadn't been driven to be a nurse, my B.S. tolerance would have maxed out before I was done.

Are you an Intj?

I found out about it in my high school psych class this last year (graduated in june) Well basically, yes it's an aptitude test. It finds out what your personality traits are, your perspective on life, and so on to come up with a list of careers that may best fit you. It can also help you find out a little more about yourself.

Thank you! but sheesh every time i pick a career for myself i end up have some kind of second thoughts. And i dont want to regret going into a career that isn't right for me. Ugh, and I am so uncomfortable without a decision and plan at hand. Well now im just venting lol. Welp, hopefully I'll come to some kind of conclusion.

I am an INFJ. I dont know if there is one type that fits with nursing. I believe that it is a calling. I can't imagine not being a nurse. It is all I know, really. Ive been in healtcare since I was old enough to work.

Yes I agree. But I think certain people fit best with certain type of careers also. But yes i think it is a calling and really having a passion to help others.

I'm not a big fan of the Myers-Briggs personality type either. But an INTJ should do fine in nursing. Here is a thread by an INTJ Nurse with several posts by inTj types: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/any-intj-personality-518813.html

I'm an INTJ and a "newish" nurse. What drives me crazy is trying to stay organized and be efficient. It's not easy, because things change minute to minute with patients, and I have no control over the countless other departments I must interact with to provide patient care. It's like trying to walk in a straight line with one leg possessed (doing its own crazy thing), and strong gusts of wind hitting me from every direction.

It also took the people I work with some time to "get" me and warm up to me, and I worry that I'm not perceived as "caring" enough towards patients.

On the up side, I do enjoy the challenge of trying to stay organized, and I love that I can learn and grow forever.

INTJs can succeed and excel. Do not let that personality typing doubt you.

Of course, you will never quite feel that you're like the rest of your coworkers, or the rest of most people for that matter, but that's fine. You'll still feel like yourself :)

For those into personality typing, I am an Intj. I've been researching the nursing career for a while now and I am really trying to assess the qualities of a career that I could be happy in. So, I've seen something online about nursing not being a good fit for Intj's. (Yes I understand one should not solely rely on personality typing to dictate their lives)

Any other Intj's. What do you like about nursing and what don't you like. Which types do you think nursing fits best, and which type do you think is not so good for nursing, or won't be satisfied with it?

Your post made me curious, so I did a couple of free MBTI personality tests online, just for the heck of it. My results say that I'm an ISFP. And most of the sites I went to after that, to see if nursing was a good career fit, didn't have it listed. However, I have no question that this is what I was meant to do.

The beauty of nursing is that there are so many different areas to choose from. So there is a good chance that one or several areas could work for you. On the other hand, I am a big believer that nursing (as a whole) is not for everyone. You have to want it from the heart, or you won't be very good at it. You can't just decide to go for it based on whether or not a test says it's a good fit. Like someone said, go with your gut. No job out there will be the PERFECT fit for any personality. So you should base your decision more on your interests and what you have a desire to do.