I need to interview a public health or hospice nurse for school

[ReallyStalkingNurses]

1.what area(s) of community/public health do you have experience:

2.With what other types of professionals does/did you interact?

- How would you describe the role of the RN as unique or different compared to these other professionals?

3.What would you say is their most important skill used?

4.Would work be described as primary, secondary or tertiary prevention? Explain and give specific

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5.give an example of how they were able to positively impact clients' health and/or community's health.

6 . Describe an example of how you impacted or influenced procedures or health policies in your work. keeping/reporting data, streamlining work processes, etc.

7. How successful were your efforts in #6 above? (Explain roadblocks, allies, etc.)

8. What is/was most challenging or frustrating in this work?

9. What advice would they give to a new nurse about preparing for a role in community/public health nursing (either as a volunteer or paid nurse)?

[klone, MSN, RN]

We don't do interviews here for students' homework. You will need to go out into your community and sit down with a public health or hospice nurse and interview someone in person.

[ixchel]

Not even a hello, please, or thank you.

[heron, ASN, RN]

OP, have you looked at any of the forums under nursing specialties?

[ReallyStalkingNurses]

Yes I did heron, thought someone would be kind enough to answer some questions. Others have done the same thing. Klone, actually I am allowed to do my interview this way, I have a large community assessment to do, where i will be out in the community interviewing professionals, and groups. This is actually am extra assignment where I can interview by phone, text, and/or email.

Ixchel:Evil-Pumpkin: I'm sorry, hello my name is Kellie. Sometimes when I am on task, especially online, I forget manners. Therfore if anyone would like to please answer my questions, thank you for giving back to student nurses.

[Jensmom7, BSN, RN]

The thing is, Public Health and Hospice Nurses are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Public Health is focused on cure and prevention, and Hospice is focused on comfort and end of life care. None of your questions really relate to Hospice.

Perhaps the title of the thread should be changed to avoid confusion?

Also, call me old-school, but I honestly don't see an anonymous public forum as a reliable place to gather valid information. I can tell you that I'm an RN with 36 years varied experience. I know that's a fact, but short of me giving you my real name, license number and the city/state where I live so you can look it up on the state website, YOU don't know for sure.

Plus, since the information is public knowledge, all I have to do is go to the website myself, pick a name and license number, et voilà . Meet Nancy Nurse. Glad to be of assistance.

I'm not trying to flame you, but personally, I would rather look someone in the eye while I'm interviewing them.

[klone, MSN, RN]

I'm not trying to flame you, but personally, I would rather look someone in the eye while I'm interviewing them.

Not only that, but if the OP expects us to type out a response, answering all the questions, WE are doing all the work! That's not an interview, that's asking us to write an essay for you. An interview, by very definition, is a back-and-forth conversation.

[ReallyStalkingNurses]

All in all, I completely understand the concept of creditable reference, yet this is not a research paper nor does this interview have to merit credibility. It's a, "let's see what responses we get" assignment.

Now a days, interviews come in many forms, it is an age of technology. Therefore, as long as two people interact in a dialogue, of any form, it is a interview. Furthermore, it is up to the interviewer to accept or not accept credibility.

As to, the one being interviewed, doing all the work is speculation. If the assignment is turn in a question answer kind of paper, then yes the one being interviewed would be doing all the work. Honestly, that wouldn't be an assignment. The interviewer still has to analyze and critique each answer given.

I agree hospice nurse and public health nurses are different. As one can understand then the scope of this assignment. Further more a hospice nurse could have or had worked in public health and therfore would understand the questions of topic.

Thank you ladies for your criticism. My assignment is now complete. Even though no one answered any of the questions, I still interviewed all those who answered. These are the responses I found on social media in a so called all nurse social platform.

I'm unsure as to how other people in this form who have asked these same questions actually got responses to the questions asked. It seems as though the first person who responds to a form, sets the tone of how the subsequent people will respond. If the first person that responded to my questions, actually answered those questions, I belive this form would have turned out quite differently.

Thank you for your time

[heron, ASN, RN]

OP must be a behavioral psych or a "gotcha journalist" student ... posing a phoney question designed to elicit a particular behavior for purposes that were concealed from the interviewee. Kinda reminds me of Milgrim's experiments.

Although the arch tone of OPs last post suggests a more personal agenda, in my view.

[Jensmom7, BSN, RN]

OP must be a behavioral psych or a "gotcha journalist" student ... posing a phoney question designed to elicit a particular behavior for purposes that were concealed from the interviewee. Kinda reminds me of Milgrim's experiments.

Although the arch tone of OPs last post suggests a more personal agenda, in my view.

I agree, this had nothing to do with Nursing. Total psych/sociology experiment.

And my response to any more "interview requests" from now on is going to be...total silence.

Honestly, the Blue Side looks better and better; actual grown-ups, no annoying posters. Only problem is I'm restricted to the Yellow during the day. Ah, well.

[heron, ASN, RN]

Well, c'm on over when you can - some fun stuff going on. It's moderated a little differently and you're not confined to nursing topics.

[Catzilla]

Well, c'm on over when you can - some fun stuff going on. It's moderated a little differently and you're not confined to nursing topics.

Can someone tell me what this yellow side blue side business is? I only have green. 😜

when I'm on my laptop, I haven't noticed any different sides either...I can't the interweb!!!