Need to Interview a Nurse

athena55, BSN, RN · Feb 17, 2009

hey, i'm a first year nursing student and for one of my classes i must interview a nurse. i'll post up some questions and feel free to answer. i hope this won't take much of your time so here it goes...
1. what is your full name? decline to answer [see tos]
2. what is your educational background? diploma in nursing 1975, ba anthropology 1996, bsn 1998, emt certification 2000, fnp ongoing, doctorate in anthropology ongoing
3. what is your current job? staff nurse in combined critical care unit
4. how long have you been a nurse? 30+ years
5. why did you choose your specific field in nursing? never thought of anything else, well at one point in my very young life i wanted to be a cowboy, then when in middle school i thought about being a truck-driving nurse (true!)
6. what got you into nursing? not sure what you mean by this question
7. what do you like best and least about your job? best-the people i have met over the years, both professional and patient-wise least- death
8. do you feel nurses get the respect that they deserve? presently working for the military (army) so yes respect is a big part of the culture, if you will. on the civilian side of the house i think it depends where you work. but we do not get the respect or intelligence that we deserve from the media, particularly television
9. what qualities do you think helped you in your nursing career? empathy, compassion, knowledge