English (Career) Assignment

mirandaaa · Apr 14, 2015

I don't think the point they're making is that you need to go interview a nurse for anything. The point being made is that instead of doing this through a public forum and asking things for personal info, go to a local facility and ask someone in person for their information.

There are not many people that are okay with strangers having all of their information, so you would have better luck getting it from someone you meet with. Not to mention, you may learn some valuable tips from someone who has been doing it for a long time and may even end up with a great resource (and friend!) and maybe even an "in" at someplace you want to work.

Good luck!

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 14, 2015

Everyone is telling me to speak face to face as if im interviewing. Im not. I need a name -.- thanks! And no, our project repeatedly says reasearch a person. Thanks (:

Go to your school of nursing office and ask for a referral to an alumnus. Problem solved!!!

Plus you will have someone from your required Province!

bagladyrn, RN · Apr 14, 2015

Asking someone to put this kind of personal info out on the Internet to an anonymous poster (you) feels an awful lot like those emails asking to send bank info to that guy in Nigeria.

roser13, ASN, RN · Apr 14, 2015

Asking someone to put this kind of personal info out on the Internet to an anonymous poster (you) feels an awful lot like those emails asking to send bank info to that guy in Nigeria.

But you're not really going to get a call! So it doesn't really matter!

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 14, 2015

Moved to AN's Nursing Student Assistance --members can send information via Private Message system if they desire.

musingmom · Apr 14, 2015

I think the assignment is to craft a cover letter asking for a job interview? (Perhaps I'm being too generous.) But if I'm right, pick a local hospital, Google the hospital name and "nurse recruiter." Better yet, go to the job listings and see who is listed as the contact person. List the hospital address and the main hospital phone number.

Or I'm wrong and you just want my phone number to sell me solar panels and Nigerian bank bonds.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Apr 14, 2015

If you "just need a name" then why don't you make one up?

Trauma Columnist · Apr 14, 2015

Merged duplicate threads.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Apr 15, 2015

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 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!

Please tell me you have this saved in your computer so you can just copy and past. If not, kudos to you for trying it out every time:)

CamillusRN, BSN · Apr 15, 2015

I dont need job listings etc. Im already in school for nursing.. i need to pretend to ask for an interview with someone.. and to do so i need there name and work address to be at the top of the letter.
Thanks

Everyone is telling me to speak face to face as if im interviewing. Im not. I need a name -.- thanks! And no, our project repeatedly says reasearch a person. Thanks (:

I'm sorry, but I won't be providing my name to be used as a reference for 1) an interview that never happened, 2) includes statements I never made (refer to above), and 3) requires me to give out my name and work address to someone I can't verify as a legitimate student! Granted, I don't work in Canada, but it's the principle of the thing . . .

OP, your best bet is to simply take the advice given by these very experienced and knowledgeable AN leaders and find someone local (to actually interview, whether by phone, email, or in person) that's also willing to provide their name, verifiable credentials, and work address.

Edit: Just noticed the all-important

our project repeatedly says reasearch a person. Thanks (:

That more than likely means a living-breathing-true-to-life person. Not an avatar on a screen.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Apr 15, 2015

Or I'm wrong and you just want my phone number to sell me solar panels and Nigerian bank bonds.

I missed this part, hahahahahah!!!!!

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Apr 15, 2015

Oh Ashley. We understand what you're asking for. You're not understanding what you're being told. Go find a REAL person, with a REAL name. Surely there are real nurses where you live? Why not just make up a name and address? Is your instructor going to check it out? No one on an anonymous internet board is going to give you such sensitive information to help you complete an assignment.

Everyone is telling me to speak face to face as if im interviewing. Im not. I need a name -.- thanks! And no, our project repeatedly says reasearch a person. Thanks (: