Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality
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Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
Career Quiz
In this career quiz, there are 10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether the career of a Nurse Practitioner is right for you.
There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Okay and Like.
Answer “Dislike” if you tell yourself “Ugh… Sounds boring” or “I’m not sure”
Answer “Okay” if you tell yourself “Umm… I think I will be okay with that”
Answer “Like” if you tell yourself “Yes, I’m interested”
Ready? Let’s start
| Question | Dislike | Okay | Like |
|---|---|---|---|
| You are interested in the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
| You are interested in human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
| Analyze and interpret patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses. | |||
| Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries. | |||
| You like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. | |||
| You like helping or providing service to others. | |||
| You like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. | |||
| You like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. | |||
| You like work that includes practical, hands-on problems and solutions. | |||
| You like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. |
Your Results
Done?
Now count how many points you have.
Dislike = 0 point.
Okay = 1 point.
Like = 2 points.
After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.
Suitable Personality
The Helpers and The Thinkers
People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others.
They also like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
You can read more about these career personality types here.
Typical Day
Nurse Practitioners diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education..
Here is what a typical day’s work for a Nurse Practitioner looks like:
- Analyze and interpret patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients’ individual circumstances.
Find out more about what Nurse Practitioners do at work.
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2 Comments on “Should I Become a Nurse Practitioner (One Minute Quiz)”
Great quiz!
Thanks Lucille! Glad you found it helpful.