Need Nurse's help on school assignment

[strespin]

Hi i'm a student who is thinking about going into the field of nursing. For my Intro to Nursing class we have an assignment to interview a nurse. The interview helps us gain insight into the nursing field and wether or not it is a field we want to go into. Here are the interview questions. If a nurse could please help, I would greatly appreciate it.

1. Discuss the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary in the nursing profession. For example communication skills for a skill that is needed in the nursing profession.

2. Give a specific example of using that knowledge, skills and attitude on a given day in your practice as a registered nurse. (Tell me a short story about an experience you had where you used your skills as a nurse, your knowledge about nursing, and attitude towards nursing)

3. Describe how the following competencies are important in nursing practice:

Patient centered care: how is a focus on the patient important vs being focused on the self rather than the patient?

Teamwork and Collaboration: How are teamwork and collaboration important in nursing practice?

Evidenced-based practice: How are practices based on evidence important in nursing practice?

Quality care: why is quality care important in the nursing field?

Safety: how is safety important in the nursing field?

Informatics: how is knowledge about technology important/helpful in the nursing field?

4. What advice can you give to someone who is contemplating nursing as a professional career choice?

Cheers!

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

The purpose of these types of assignments is to get you out of your comfort zone and sitting down face to face with a real, verifiable nurse. As an anonymous website, there is no way to ensure that anyone responding to your questions is really a nurse. There are many laces you can look for a nurse to interview- your local hospital, your doctor's office, the public health office, etc. also, please keep in mind that an interview needs to be face to face to achieve maximum benefit. When I had an assignment to interview a nurse educator, we ended up going off on so many tangents. I learned so much more in addition to the minimum information to complete my assignment that was of great importance to me. Another reason people are hesitant to respond to these types of posts is the ease of copy and pasting. By typing out all of those answers, we've essentially completed your assignment for you. So, to make the most of the assignment, get out there and pound the pavement in finding someone you can verify is a nurse and complete a true interview.

[ICURN3020]

These are very broad questions that would take a significant amount of time to answer. My suggestion would be for you to find a willing nurse in your area that you can personally interview. Good luck to you :)