Can Someone Help!!! I Need To Conduct An Interview Of A Nurse For My Essay

[brownskin07]

FOR MY EXPLORATION PAPER I HAVE TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW, EITHER BY PHONE, INTERNET, ETC, OF A PERSON IN MY CHOSEN FIELD WHICH IS NURSING.

SO IF THERE ANY NURSES IN HERE (WHICH I KNOW THERES ALOT) THAT MAY HAVE SOME FREE TIME AND CAN ANSWER THESE FEW QUESTIONS I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. I HAVE TO GET THE PERSON'S NAME, JOB TITLE, AND PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH ITS DUE 07/23/2008.

HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS

1) What experience or knowledge is required to do your job?

2) How do Valencia's Core Competencies (think, value, communicate, Act) apply to this career?

3) What types of projects, assignments or deadlines must you meet each day (a typical day on the job)?

4) Does your job require overtime and what is your work schedule? Typical salary range?

5) What preparation or courses did you find necessary or helpful upon entering the job?

6) What is the biggest challenge you encounter?

[nurseshepherd]

Have you gotten a response yet???? I have a few minutes if you still need someone.

[brownskin07]

No, i haven't got a respond yet. I would be so grateful if u can help me out! Thank You

[mpccrn, BSN, RN]

1. critical care requires expert knowledge in every field of discipline.

2. who's Valencia? guess she/he doesn't have much to do with the job, unless you count thinking every moment you are on the job, you truly value the person under all those lines, vents, dsg's, you must have effective communication between doc and bedside nurse for appropriate patient care, you're there, he's not!, and act, knowing what to do when, sometimes within a split second.

3. 3 goals of every blessed day......1. no one dies that's not supposed to. 2. those that are supposed to, die with dignity. 3. the nurse is standing upright at the end of the shift. everything else is a matter of getting to the 3rd goal. in icu you bath your patient as you assess them, you take their signs, brush their teeth, shave them, comb their hair, give meds, monitor breath sounds, urine outs, tube (various) output. you feed them mentally, promote independance. you put out any fires that come your patient's way. you teach, encourage, advocate for your patient and it doesn't stop at the patient. their family is your patient too, you hold their hands, hug them when they cry, make sure they understand what's going on.........and that's all in the first 2 hours of your shift....lol.

4. overtime is a given. it's rare you get out of an icu on time. patients conditions rarely watch the clock. i work 2-8 hour shifts, 2-12 hour shifts. typical weeks are 3 on, 2 off, 3 on. typical salary after 30 years......almost $30/hr.

5. school gave me the skills to make my hands effective in a crisis. i went dipoloma. the value of what you learn on the job, doing, and participating in, well no course could prepare you for that. micro was a waste of time. u-hauling would have been a better prep for the real world. not nearly enough time is given to "how" to better maintain standards of care for your patient ie. turning 400lbs q 2 hours by yourself.....yes, there are ways!

6. maintaining standards of care while managing families (they seldom talk to each other), pharmacy, PT/OT, radiology etc. and lunch. lunch can be the hardest challenge there is. you have to eat to maintain good thought processes but finding the time to do that is quite difficult.....you take a bite of your salad, clean up poop, take a bite of your sandwich, intibate your patient, take a drink, suction their ett tube..........it's a good good day.

[nurseshepherd]

PM me once I have 15 posts on the board if you still need an interview.

[nurseshepherd]

OOOPPPPSSSS! Shouldn't have skimmed the agreement when I registered, sorry!