Nurse Interview- I need a BSN Nurse to interview!

springchick1, ADN, RN · Jan 26, 2014

Just to let you know, you are going to have a VERY hard time finding someone here to help. The point of your assignment is for you to sit down face to face and talk to a real person, not a stranger on the internet that may not even be a nurse. This request pops up at least once a week and all the replies are the same. I'm a student to and know what's it's like to want to get an assignment out of the way. But, it needs to be done the right way, not through the internet. Call the health department or the nurse educator at a local hospital. Good luck

MrChicagoRN, RN · Jan 26, 2014

Brianna,

I see this is your first post and in the past we have seen a lot of students who have posted a list of questions that they want answered and elaborated on all without ever actually having any interaction with the nurse they are "interviewing". End result is that

You didn't do that. Glad to see that at least you were offering a chat conversation. I don't know if that, as opposed to a face to face interaction, fulfills your class requirements or not, but you will get more out of it by communicating in real time where you can see each other's faces as you speak. Good luck, and welcome to the board.

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Jan 26, 2014

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. Also, your faculty will not be impressed by your citation of an anonymous nurse on the internet.

That said: Where will you find 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 (including your own college) 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!

ICULINDA · Jan 27, 2014

Contact your local ANA chapter. The nurses would be more than willing to do a interview for you. And it's a great way to network with some awesome nurses.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Jan 27, 2014

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. Also, your faculty will not be impressed by your citation of an anonymous nurse on the internet. That said: Where will you find 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 (including your own college) 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![/quote']
I hope you have this saved on your computer so you can just copy and past it:)

amoLucia · Jan 27, 2014

Oh Grn Tea - you're spoiling it all for me!!! I'm just pretending to be a nurse. I REALLY am that 54 yr old neighbor truck driver sitting in my BVDs in front of my computer. I would just LOOOVE to take a survey interview with a young nurse to-be ...

To OP - I meant my post in fun. But I hope you can see the reality of the situation as there surely are folk out there who really aren't worth your time or safety. Seriously, there are phoney baloney great pretenders out there who can lie or just fudge answers and tell you what they think you want to hear. They can skew your results and for what?

Having an in-person interview will provide you with real answers, improve your interviewing and listening skills, give you a possible network resource, and an opportunity to just have a social interaction with a helpful nurse.

FYI - Another possible contact is to check in with your PMP's office; there may be a BSN nurse there who can help you.

Good luck!

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Jan 27, 2014

I hope you have this saved on your computer so you can just copy and past it:)

Oh, yeah. It gets frequent use. :)

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Jan 27, 2014

Oh Grn Tea - you're spoiling it all for me!!! I'm just pretending to be a nurse. I REALLY am that 54 yr old neighbor truck driver sitting in my BVDs in front of my computer. I would just LOOOVE to take a survey interview with a young nurse to-be ...

amoLucia, I always did wonder about you ...

:: ducking and running :: :)

loriangel14, RN · Jan 27, 2014

Plus meeting face to face with someone will be more condusive to having an extended conversation about nursing and you will be connecting with someone that lives/works in your area.

amoLucia · Jan 28, 2014

To Grn Tea- That's a big ten-four!

RunBabyRN · Jan 29, 2014

Plus meeting face to face with someone will be more condusive to having an extended conversation about nursing and you will be connecting with someone that lives/works in your area.

The more of these connections you can make now, the better for when it comes time for job searching. Find someone in the field you're considering, and ask some of the questions you've been itching to answer.