interview

underpaidrn · Oct 17, 2007

Hi! I'm in home health if that would be okay. We go to the patient's home and provide services to them. If you want to interview me, I'll be glad to help. Let me know and I will provide you with my e-mail.

TazziRN, RN · Oct 17, 2007

I'm home health too. I don't know of any public health or community health nurses on here.

jiggetts45 · Oct 18, 2007

hi

thanks for your repl If I could email you my questions i would appreciate it

thanks

jiggetts45 · Oct 18, 2007

Hi again

thanks for your replies

here are my questions

Name or initials
Educational level (ASN, BSN, MSN, PhD)
What is your area of care?
How long have you been in Public Health?
How have you improved the health of your community? How do you know?
What are you most proud of in your role of community health/public health nursing?
Describe a typical work day.
Any other question you see appropriate.

Challenges at Work

What are the major barriers?
What is the busiest time of the year, and why?
What is your role in disasters?
How do you promote health?
How do you prevent illnesses? What preventive services are available on primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care? (Ex: Communicable diseases, chronic problems, etc.)
How do you eliminate the disparities in health care?
Are there programs for special aggregates? Ex: Children, adolescents, adults, homeless, those with disabilities, elderly, or mentally ill.
What impact have the state elections on your agency? On what you do?
How often do you interact with local politicians? Why?
What piece of legislation has the most impact on your agency or on what you do?
What role you play in grants and awards?
What is the major percentage of your agency's budget spent on?
What is being done to meet the health needs of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds?
Your additional questions.