Personality Traits of Nurses in Anesthesia and Family Nurse Practitioner Masters Degree Programs

Abstract

Nurses have diverse occupational choices. Some work in homes of clients, or hospitals, management, and in sales of health care products. Many are expert clinical, instructors, and educators. Many choose to further their careers by acquiring on advanced clinical skills such as nurse anesthesia, family nurse practitioner or nurse midwifery. Nurses are drawn to specific career fields because they are interested in the job content, and the personalities of those in a particular occupation are often quite similar. Personality types and temperament clearly impact career choices as well as how we work with others. Many nurses, undoubtedly, have similar personality types. What specific personality traits do lead one nurse choosing an advanced degree as a nurse anesthetist and another choosing a different career tract as a family nurse practitioner?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1012129

Entities

People

  • Kelley C. Moore

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Family Medicine
  • General Practice
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructors
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Personnel
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
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