Help, please! Need to interview an RN

I'm not a nurse yet, but surprised that as a jr in a BSN program, you'd be asked to ask those kinds of questions to a professional. IMO, if you've gotten that far, you've researched or talked to Nurses enough to answer those sorts of questions or know where to go to find the answers. Though, I do see this as a way to network or meet other professionals, I'm just surprised it's an assignment. But then again, what do I know. haha. :roll

1. what is your title? staff rn

2. what are your nursing responsibilities? managing a patient load on a med-surg trauma/progressive care unit, assessing, treatments such as dressing changes, etc., promoting their maximum state of wellness to whatever ability they have, teaching and medicating

3. are you an hourly or salary employee? hourly

4. how long have you worked on this unit/dept? how lonf have you worked for this company? i've work for this unit a total of eight years and have worked for this hospital a total of 13

5. what continuing education and certifications are you required to have for this position? we are required to attend a class in telemetry and progressive care. otherwise we have no educational requirements. there are financial incentives to obtaining certification, acls, precepting, charge nurse, and bsn

6. what advice would you give a new nursing student? don't ever get behind. keep your eyes, ears and mind open and leave all judgements at home.

7. anything you would like to add?

feel free to pm me with any further questions or clarification. :)

1. What is your title?

Director of Nursing for 120 bed Nursing Home

RN, BSN, CDONA

2. What are your nursing responsibilities?

Overall management of all the staff within the facility. Writing and updating policies as needed,making certain all the needs of the residents are met with nursing care that is in compliance with state and federal regulations. Job description is 4 pages long, too much to list here.

3. Are you an hourly or salary employee?

Salaried. work about 50 hours a week on average.

4. How long have you worked on this unit/dept? How long have you worked for this company?

Been in management over 10 of 17 years as an RN

Only been with current employer a bit over 2 months.

5. What continuing education and certifications are you required to have for this position?

I am always doing continuing education in management type courses. No special certifcations, but I do have certifcation as aDON in nursing administration. A BSN is desired, but not required to be in management.

6. What advice would you give a new nursing student?

Don't give up no matter how hard it will get. Nothing easy has ever proven to be worthwhile.

We have to work harder for those things we want most.

7. Anything you would like to add?

Good Luck to you in school.

Thank you all so much for the great answers for my assignment! And thank you for the well wishes in school, I'm sure I will need it!

Heather

i am a junior at in a bsn program amd i need to have few questions answered by an rn for a class project. any help would be so greatly appreciated. the questions are:

1. what is your title?

icu staff nurse

2. what are your nursing responsibilities?

everything :) basic patient care (turning, cleaning, feeding, etc.), mananging vent patients, ami's, managing various iv drips, contacting doctors, admitting, discharging, and transferring patients...too much to write about!

3. are you an hourly or salary employee?

hourly

4. how long have you worked on this unit/dept? how lonf have you worked for this company?

over 2 years, have been at the hospital for almost 4 years

5. what continuing education and certifications are you required to have for this position?

24 hours ce every 2 years, bls and acls certification

6. what advice would you give a new nursing student?

hang in there! ask questions!

7. anything you would like to add?

nursing is so great because when you get sick of one field, there are a zillion other doors waiting to be opened!

thank you so much!

heather

hope this helps you out a little!!