JDQ Radar showing the typical personality type demands made in a nursing career.
Key: darker areas indicate high demand, lighter ones less demand. That is, if your personality type is a darker area, then this career matches your personality.
Below you will find comments by people in this career. They were asked to rate their job (out of 6) and what they liked or did not like about their job. Their comments are sorted by the rating they assigned. The actual job title they gave is in brackets with, if provided, the personality type they declared.
Rating 6/6
like responsibility and making a difference, also learning new things (nursing assistant - ENFJ)
like responsibility,making a difference,caring for people and learning new things (nursing assistant - ENFJ)
care to other people (dental assistant - ESFJ)
I love working with people with disabilities and illnesses, helping people to achieve the best life and independence that they can. I enjoy advocating for people who need someone to fight their corner and I truly enjoy the team work aspect of Physiotherapy in a multi-disciplinary team. (Physiotherapist - ESFJ)
work with people (practice nurse - ESFJ)
Love interaction with girls, helping them, liaising with teachers (school nurse - ESFJ)
interaction with many different types of people. Adapt to meet needs (midwife - INFP)
I like helping people to find the best way to help themselves to lead as healthy life as possible using lifestyle choices to achieve this (dietitian)
making a positive improvement to peoples lives. (mental health nurse)
like the human contact like the responsibility dislike lack of recources (midwifery sister)
like responsibility , caring for people, making a difference and learning new things (nursing assistant)
Love helping others (school nurse, counsellor)
Rating 5/6
I like working with patients, I like working with my coworkers. I like having a healthy balance between physical and sedentary work. I do not like that I am not in a full time position and that there is little chance I will be in the next few years. (Occupational/Physical Thearpist Assistant - ENFJ)
all the grunt work I would rather be a nurse (certified nurses aide - ENFP)
I love working with people and caring for people. (Certified Nurses Assistant - ENTP)
poor leadership, restraints on staff (emergency nurse practioner - ENTP)
autocracy, bureaucracy (occupational health nurse specialist - ESFJ)
Pay, Flexibility, Rewarding, Social (Registered Staff Nurse - ESFJ)
dislke bureaucracy. Like people (senior nurse - ESFJ)
like working with patients, being autonomous and making a difference to people’s lives. dislike bureaucracy and inefficiency (community psychiatric nurse - ESFP)
stress and the large amt. of work to do in the short time to do it in and give each person thequlity of work they deserve. (RRT - ESFP)
i get to help kids, and help discipline them to develope independence (loco parentis - INFJ)
I love the ability to turn the science of health and illness into the art of caring (Staff Nurse - INFJ)
Like Patients Dislike Beaurocracy (community nurse - INFP)
I like it’s fast pace, the interaction with people, and the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life utilizing my knowledge and teaching skills. I don’t like the speed that things move at sometimes and I don’t like knowing that I am not doing my job with the exceptional skill that I would like to have attained by now. (Emergency Room Nurse - ISFP)
Not being higher up (personal support worker - ISFP)
I dislike that I am not interacting with patients more. (Cardiac Monitor Tech)
every day is different (Careing for the elderly)
Others lack of critical thinking about values in work practise with clients with a disability (disability support worker)
Disorganisation and constant changes without prior thought to whether it is a good idea, being a victim of politics (District Nurse)
people contact, variety, making a difference, helping others, part of a team but individually accountable, values (Health service specialist manager)
shortage of resources & staff (midwife)
not getting things done (nurse superviser)
Inconsistency, reactivity, poor planning, excuses. (Nursing Director)
Making a difference Having an impact on people’s lives at a time when they are feeling at their most vulnerable (Paediatric Nurse Practitioner)
Rating 4/6
Like working with a team. Don’t like frivilous paperwork (Assistant director for Clinical Services - ESFJ)
People not performing efficiently and in house politics (Nursing team leader - ESTJ)
It does not provide sufficient intellectual challenge (Occupational therapist - INFP)
I like the knowledge. I don’t like the time and people restriction (Student - INFP)
overworked and underpaid and unappreciated (nurse - ISTP)
I like the pay. (Care-giver)
Politics,restrictions (community nurse)
No challenges (Housing support worker)
i like working with people and making a difference. I dislike my own feelings of being inadaquate. (mental health worker)
I like the independent nature of the job. I like that I act on my own judgement. I like the interaction with the patients, the families, the doctors, administration...etc. (Registered Nurse)
I dislike managements outlook about lowering the budget when all I see is care of individuals that will most likely not survive treatment given. (registered nurse icu)
caring for critically ill patients (Staff Nurse)
i like it because it is research oriented (technician)
Rating 3/6
too many meetings too much paperwork. (nurse district nursing sister - ESFJ)
not enough knowledge or communication between team members (slt assistant - ESFJ)
like interaction with other people dislike feeling under valued (staff nurse - ESFJ)
burnout (staff nurse - ESFP)
it’s over stimulating (child care - INFJ)
like patient care, i like it when staff perform well and have good effective relationships with each other. i dislike manageming performance and staff not doing as i ask (ward managerpa - ISTP)
I am restricted to work within set boundaries. I have ideas but they are not listened to or acted on, even when they would improve patient care or their environment. (Care-giver)
conflict between duty of care to women, and being part of huge organisation (nhs) and its beurocracy (midwife)
shift work (nurse)
Deskbound in a small room! But am my own boss to some extent, and get to meet lots of people. (practice nurse)
No exploration or innovation- based on a previous body of knowledge, no room for trying new things or solutions. (RN)
Rating 2/6
i do not like the legal issues, team members, unstable patients i like helping people, listening to them (Practical Nurse - ESFJ)
like interaction with other people dislike feeling under valued (staff nurse - ESFJ)
it is hard work doesnt seem like the job is worth the money it is rewarding sometimes (nurse’s aide - INFJ)
don’t like the rules and restrictions. like the people. (Nursing supervisor - INFJ)
not enough autonomy. limit on amount of money I make (staff nurse - INFJ)
I am restricted to work within set boundaries. I have ideas but they are not listened to or acted on, even when they would improve patient care or their environment. (Care-giver - INFP)
having to make quick decisions, many interruptions when I’m trying to think/problem solve, time management-not fast enough (RN - INTJ)
many interruptions when I’m trying to think/problem solve/do task, must make quick decisions in unfamiliar environment (RN - INTJ)
I like working with clients and taking care of their pets. I dislike being “bossed” around by the veterinarians. (animal health technician)
Lack of direction, not challenging enough (lead nurse)
I like the patients and providing care for them. I enjoy working as part of a team. I enjoy managing a team. I dislike the hierarchy, and I dislike the glass ceiling imposed on nursing. I feel frustrated with teh lack of career development opportunities. I also feel frustrated by the disparity within nursing: ie the huge range of abiliity and skills ranging from the incredibly unable to the incredibly efficient and bright. (Lead Practice Nurse)
working with ungrateful consumers, fighting between coworkers, feeling unappreciated, performing mundane tasks over and over and over, feeling too attached to my work (nursing)
I dislike the routine and the red tape (Occupational Therapist)
Listening to other peoples problems and feeling like you have a responsibility for their lives (Psychiatric nurse)
I don’t like shift work. (Registered Nurse)
pressured for better results but with less resources (ward sister)
Rating 1/6
Repetition of simple tasks, lack of stimulation, interactions with other people are necessarily brief and shallow, lack of challenge, lack of opportunity for promotion (USAF Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice - ENTP)
I do not like the high amount of people interaction but prefer to spend at least some time alone. I like how I am contributing to something meaningful (registered nurse - ESFP)
I do not like the bureaucracy, the rules and regulations and restrictions and the responsibility (nurse therapist - INFP)
I like organising the surgery room but I hate everything else about it. (Dental Nurse - INTP)
I hate the politics, having to be professional all the time, responsibility, not valued, not good pay, emotionally draining. I love caring for people (mental health nurse)
i hate too much people interaction. I like the meaningfullness of it. (registered nurse)
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