Interview (Please Help)

[TiffanyRN!!]

hello, i am currently in a rn-bsn program and for one of my assignments i have to conduct two different interviews from either a nurse educator, nurse administrator, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse researcher, or staff nurse with a bsn, or msn. it's only 8 quick questions. here are the questions: tia!![table]

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[td]1. how would you describe your role in your current position and your educational preparation for this role?

2. how would you explain the unique contributions you as a nurse bring to an interdisciplinary team?

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[td]3. how would you describe the unique role of your specialty in promoting quality outcomes for patients?

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[td]4. how has nursing research improved or changed a particular aspect of patient care in your specialty area?

5. how do you facilitate patient-centered care in your practice?

6. how is cost containment addressed in your specialty area?

7. how has your specialty area addressed the needs of underserved patients and populations?

8. how does information technology apply to your specialty area?

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[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Sorry, guess I am not interview material.

Only have a associates degree.. with 30 years of experience in the trenchs.

You may want to ask your instructor why this interview is limited to those areas.

[tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN]

Moved to Nursing Student Assistance. This is the best place to post for help with assignments.

[Lucidity]

i dont think it would be a good idea to have someone here to answer those questions, since you do not know 100% that they are a nurse.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

we get these requests a lot, so if there are any other students out there who might get this kind of assignment, listen up:

part of your faculty's reason for giving you this assignment is to get you to go out there and speak to an rn face to face. a big email blast is not a substitute for shoe leather. an is not google.

see, in nursing, you have to learn to speak to a lot of people you would not otherwise encounter; you might find yourself out of your comfort zone. this is part of nursing, a huge part. an anonymous respondent online, well, you don't really know who we are, do you? we could be the truck-driving guy living next door for all you know.

so if all you do about learning new things is "go to the keyboard and hit send," then you are limiting your chances of actual learning a valuable skill you will need all your working life.

that said: where will you find such a nurse? think outside the (computer) box.

local hospital: go to the staff development/inservice education office and ask one of them. they value education and will be happy to chat or to hook you up with someone who is.

go to the public health department downtown. ditto.

go to the local school and ask to speak to a school nurse. ditto.

go to a local clinic / physician/np office. ditto.

go to the local jail and ask to speak to the nurse there. ditto.

notice all of these say, "go to..." and not "email..." remember that part about meeting new people face to face and comfort zone.

go!