Is Your Brain More EMT or Nurse?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Is Your Brain More EMT or Nurse?
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About This Quiz

Some people are called to make a very luxurious living, and others are called to care for the sick and needy. Fortunately, while our society is generally pretty terrible at appreciating those who do more for the good of humanity, we have managed to figure out how to make a few jobs work that offer a good living along with the opportunity to help people. Being a nurse or an emergency medical technician (EMT) is an ideal way to pursue something noble and of use to your wider community, while still being blessed with the chance to take care of your family.

The similarities may be many, but the contrasts are also numerous. Both jobs can often involve rushing to the scene of disasters, making a swift assessment and, often, making do with subpar resources and information. However, a nurse is a slightly less adventurous role. An EMT may find themselves anywhere, while a nurse knows roughly what their day has in store. There are also plenty of differences in the amount of study, who you’ll see during your day and what tasks you might have to do. That’s why the same mind might not be suited to both options. Let’s find out which way your brain is leaning!

How awesome are your driving skills?
Top notch!
Very good
Decent
I don't drive.

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How long do you like to spend on a single project, typically?
Thirty minutes
A few hours
Months
Years

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Do you prefer to specialize very deeply in a single topic, or learn many things at a less intense level?
I want to be Jack of all trades!
I can do either, it depends on the topic.
I want to be master of one trade.
I prefer to specialize in one thing, but have a few secondary areas of knowledge.

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What outfit color scheme makes you feel professional?
Green
Blue
White
Anything pinstriped

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Can you work just about anywhere?
Sure!
Depends on my mood
No, I can be fussy.
I am very specific.

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How important is being the boss in a given situation?
I like it!
I can deal with it.
I don't mind.
I am definitely the boss.

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Do you like making and executing a long-term plan involving many people?
No, I am not a planner.
I'll execute, but don't make me create it!
I love that!
I like that if I get to decide what the plan is.

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How would you cope with breaking it to someone that their loved one is not going to make it?
I would not be able to do that without cracking.
I'd do my best, but might show how upset I was.
I'd do what had to be done.
I'd handle it like a professional, then cry later.

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How good is your bedside manner?
OK
Very good
The best
Worse than terrible

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How often do you fantasize about responding to someone on a plane saying, "Is anyone here medically trained"?
All the time!
Sometimes
Never
Often

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How long does it take you to change a set of linens?
An hour
Twenty minutes
Three minutes
Five minutes

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Would you mind working outside in the freezing rain?
I love it!
I could handle it.
Not really
No

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What does the prospect of working with other emergency services like police and fire make you feel?
I love working with people in other fields.
I would find that interesting sometimes.
I would hate that.
I prefer not, thanks.

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How often do you leave the house without your keys?
Never
Sometimes, but I go back for them!
Sometimes, and I don't find out until later.
Often

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Can you do pretty decent math in your head?
Nope
Somewhat
Yes, if it's not too hard
Yes, even if it is hard

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What mistake do you most fear making at work?
Dropping someone
Giving someone the wrong medicine
Hurting someone
I have no fears.

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How quietly can you move around when you have to?
Not very!
Indoors, I can be quiet.
I can be like a ghost when I want.
I don't feel the need.

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What is really the best medicine?
Whatever you have handy
Laughter
Medicine
Surgery

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What percentage of "old wives' tales" would you say actually have some wisdom to them?
50%
65%
80%
20%

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What sort of shoe do you like to wear all day at work?
Boot
Sneaker
Croc
Loafer

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What sort of person do you really want to avoid at work?
I like everyone.
Crazy people!
Angry people
Stupid people

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Can you leave a difficult day at the office?
If I have the right tools like therapy and distractions, otherwise, no.
Not when it's just too much
Yes, totally
Mostly

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How large a team do you like to work in?
Three
Four
10
Infinite, as long as I am the best paid!

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Can you take orders as readily as you give them?
Not really, unless they are given politely!
If they make sense.
I can do what has to be done.
No, I only give them.

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With a particular focus on complicated names of medications, how good is your spelling?
Adequate
Good
Perfect
I have people to do that for me.

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Do you know how to read a chart?
Not really
Sort of
Yes, and write one!
Of course

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How many languages can you speak?
Four
Two
Three
One

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If a police officer wanted to take blood from your patient without consent, but they didn't have the required warrant, how would you stop them?
I'd say, "We have to go" and just go.
I'd say, "That's not a priority."
I would get in the way and they can arrest me if they must.
I wouldn't bother. It's not my responsibility to stop them.

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What do you do to unwind at the end of a long day?
Long walk
Videogames
Hanging out with family
Nice dinner

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How long is too long to spend in college?
Three years
Five years
Seven years
No amount of time

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