A nurse that needs agnger management

My older sister is going to school to be a nurse but she gets angry very easily. Can she take an ager management class and still be a nurse?
Well, she's going to find a lot to be angry about. I wouldn't recommend it.

I don't know of any profession that screens its members for anger issues. I think you'd best leave the choice of profession to your sister.

I think that any person who wants to work with the public, especially those in health care, needs to consider their personal tendencies that are going to affect others. Nursing already is set up with very clear professional standards, with the BON overseeing these. A lot of these standards assume personal and social responsibility.

Quote from canoeheadWell, she's going to find a lot to be angry about. I wouldn't recommend it.

I think she should go into the profession of her choice. Its not up to her personality to dictate what career she wants to be in. Everybody has an Achilles Heel and they shouldn't base their life choices on it. If she thinks she will make a great nurse, she probably will. Nobody knows his or her capability more than the person themselves.

if there is ever a profession that has a way to get under your skin and push your buttons, i would say nursing would rank high on the list. on the other hand, learning how to manage that anger and direct it in the right way under the right circumstances helps everyone, most espically that nurses patients. i believe that all people can benefit from anger management and assertiveness classes. nursing just happens to be one of the professions that see people at their weakest, their worst, and the most vulnerable. even saints can become patients who become vicious when they are sick and having to give up control to a healthcare team. they may be waiting for a grim diagnosis or have just lost their first baby to a stillbirth and can lash out at everyone around them. nurses are in the position of receiving whatever emotions spill out as they are the ones most at the bedside (except for the cna's who have an even closer position to me). it can be a very honored and touchy place and if a nurse takes what is said at all personally or is having a bad day it can definitely push your buttons.

Quote from jngo91I think she should go into the profession of her choice. Its not up to her personality to dictate what career she wants to be in. Everybody has an Achilles Heel and they shouldn't base their life choices on it. If she thinks she will make a great nurse, she probably will. Nobody knows his or her capability more than the person themselves.

Sometimes family members aren't necessarily the best judges of another family member's character.

Funny...I've been around a few long time practicing nurses with anger issues - both overt and covert.

Quote from jngo91I think she should go into the profession of her choice. Its not up to her personality to dictate what career she wants to be in. Everybody has an Achilles Heel and they shouldn't base their life choices on it. If she thinks she will make a great nurse, she probably will. Nobody knows his or her capability more than the person themselves.

I am not sure a little sister is the best judge of an older sisters 'anger' issues simply because older sisters may be the most patient, friendly, happy people to everyone BUT their little sisters. Seriously, I always thought my sister had the worst temper of anyone I'd ever known. She would explode on me for just about anything. I grew up half afraid of her. lol She's been a pedi nurse since she was 20 years old (25+ years).. she's done just fine.. and has mellowed on the 'anger' stuff a lot over the years.

If your sister is dead-set on a nursing career, and she is wanting/willing to do anger management therapy, then there is no reason she can't be a nurse. Upon hire for a job, she shouldn't have to mention it during an interview. Her job does not even need to know about the anger issues as long as they are not hindering her job performance. Having anger/anxiety issues myself, I find that the right balance of a talk-therapy visit every so often and finding the right work setting, I've been happy and successful. As for dealing with anger in nursing school, she may definitely benefit from some therapy beforehand. She may be able to figure what's causing these issues and deal with them as best as possible throughout school. Nursing school is tough, make sure she takes care of herself. Nursing is a stressful profession so she's gotta get her anger in check before starting in this career