Homework interview needed!!!!!

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I wonder the correlation between avoiding contacting live nurses in person and being shocked at the reality of what a nursing job entails.

Specializes in Public Health, TB.

I think it would just as good of a learning opportunity if an instructor invited a new grad, a nurse with a few years experience, and a COB to speak to the class, then have then write their impressions.

IMO, these "find an xxxx, and interview them" are a sign of an unimaginative and perhaps lazy teacher.

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Good idea but would those 3 nurse types be frank and candid in front of the instructor? Well the COB probably would be but I wonder if she'd/he'd be written off as burned out?

Too late Farawyn, already went there lol!

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

I NEVER had this assignment in nursing school. Maybe they figured out that the "interviews" were total works of fiction and did away with them?

I have a confession to make. When I got those interview a nurse assignments I totally made the whole thing up. A lot of my "interview a mother of a toddler" or "interview someone who takes at least three medications" interviews were completely fictional, as well. I followed nursing blogs and had cousins and aunts that were nurses in various areas, so I had some clue what they were saying being a nurse was like. I babysat a lot, and volunteered in the nursery at church. So I also had a decent idea on things parents typically said. I always got decent grades. It was always a "cousin" "neighbor" or "person from my church" I interviewed.

There, I feel better. How many Hail Marys and Our Fathers will that be?

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I NEVER had this assignment in nursing school. Maybe they figured out that the "interviews" were total works of fiction and did away with them?

They didn't have the internet when I was in nursing school.

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Here and I did the assignments fully, the hard way (I had it easy - my mom's best friend/our next door neighbor was a nurse). My child development project was easy because I used the kiddos I was then babysitting, just had to ask their parents questions. :) I even did my projects without procrastinating.

I don't know. I have yet to achieve COB status but there are days I sound like I'm burnt out. On a given day I either love or hate my job. It can really go either way. It's rarely the coworkers (staff, physicians, etc) but more often things nobody can easily fix. I think the things I get to do are awesome though. How many people get to say they've done the things I've done, held the things I've held, seen the anatomy I've seen? I WILL say I would be MUCH better at anatomy now.

One thing I'd love to go back in time and point out to my nursing school self? Has nothing to do with my assignments but with what I thought I wanted to do (and still may do someday). I had NO idea what I wanted to do when I got a big kid job. It's truly ironic, I NEVER wanted to be an OR nurse. My goal was always Peds and/or NICU. Life sure showed me. I do get to take care of patients throughout the entire lifespan - preemies to elderly.

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I never had to do an interview for nursing school but I did for my speech class. Luckily I worked at a hospital so I had plenty of people to interview:)

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Specializes in Hospice.
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Good idea but would those 3 nurse types be frank and candid in front of the instructor? Well the COB probably would be but I wonder if she'd/he'd be written off as burned out?

Too late Farawyn, already went there lol!

I think it depends on the COB.

Myself, I'm doing something I love, and I've had students tell me they hope they're as passionate about Nursing after 36 years as I am.

One thing about being a COB, truly, everything old is new again. Poor staffing, bedside report (bombed in the 80s, seems like it's bombing again), clueless management, whackadoodle patients and families...

Been there, done all of that. I've walked the walk and talked the talk.

Something that has really changed (and not for the better) is that bedside Nursing seems to be its own level of Hell. I don't think you're going to see many "career" bedside Nurses anymore. I did it for 26 years, and when I got out the craziness was just beginning in earnest. I'm still at the bedside, but in Hospice, so much less stressed.

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Specializes in Early Intervention, Nsg. Education.
I think it would just as good of a learning opportunity if an instructor invited a new grad, a nurse with a few years experience, and a COB to speak to the class, then have then write their impressions.

IMO, these "find an xxxx, and interview them" are a sign of an unimaginative and perhaps lazy teacher.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. My most recent degree is in Deaf Studies, and since I work at the college that I attended in order to get the undergrad requirements done, I guess I'm an easy mark. 😉

In the past year, I've been invited to speak in different classes about:

~Services available to late deafened adults; Social-emotional aspects of mid-life "career change" secondary to acquired disabilities (part of a Voc Rehab panel)

~Making the most of the Internship experience (This is a chance to go practically anywhere and observe anything. Use it! Think outside the box. Ask questions. Ask to tag along if the person you are observing is doing something that doesn't happen often, but is part of the job description. You may not get another opportunity to observe, or even participate, in situations that you might not even be aware of yet.)

~How to network "the old-fashioned way," by meeting people face to face; basic etiquette (yes, really!)

~Service animals, ADA accessibility rights, etc.

I think that one of the most important topics I present on a regular basis is "old-fashioned" networking and the art of talking to people. My kids have grown up with computers, digital cameras, cell phones, etc. While there are definite advantages, there is a skills set that they desperately need: talking to real-live people! How is it that my almost 17y.o. Daughter can post a message to 500 Facebook friends about who did what in class the other day, or tweet (or Instagram?) pictures of herself trying on two different dresses and ask for a group decision about which one she should get, yet turn into a shrinking violet when I ask her to call in an order for Chinese take-out?

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Specializes in Public Health, TB.
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Good idea but would those 3 nurse types be frank and candid in front of the instructor? Well the COB probably would be but I wonder if she'd/he'd be written off as burned out?

Too late Farawyn, already went there lol!

I still think it would be a better learning experience than interviewing anonymous strangers on the internet, who may or may not be nurses.

Ugh, I shudder to think of reading those kind of submissions. the made up ones at least have a chance to be interesting.

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Specializes in Psych, Substance Abuse.

When I was in LPN school I always interviewed my imaginary friend for class assignments. I didn't have any interview assignments in RN school.

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
I have a confession to make. When I got those interview a nurse assignments I totally made the whole thing up. A lot of my "interview a mother of a toddler" or "interview someone who takes at least three medications" interviews were completely fictional, as well.

There, I feel better. How many Hail Marys and Our Fathers will that be?

I once had to do a book report on some random novel about transcultural healthcare. Couldn't find a cliffnotes or sparknotes for it.....so I did it based on the Amazon.com summary and customer reviews.

Got an A. :cat:

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When I did my BSN, I didn't have to interview anyone.

I would have enjoyed creating a fictional character. All of the possibilities :roflmao:

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