...Professionals Interviewed (1): Name: Francoise Prezil-Decimus Title: Practical nurse Company: Phone: (813) 312-8281 Email: The interview was conducted in person What is a typical work day like for you? The interview that I conducted I learned that a typical day of a practical nurse is providing basic nursing care to patients, while working under The supervision of a registered nurse or doctor. A typical day of a practical nurse begins their day by visiting the patient, but first they need to meet for a couple of minutes with the other practical nurse who is just finishing up his or her shift to get some information on what happened the previous night. Then she will be taking over responsibility for the shift, she will have to make sure of any special instructions or need have to be met. Also the next practical nurse needs to know what the previous practical nurse has already completed in the chart that she left. For example, if anything different has happened and what she needs to accomplish on her shift. She will need to know everything about her patient’s diagnoses, and what medication she need to administer to their patients, what concern she will need to look for, what urgent needs the patients may have....
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...Nurses interview guideline It is imperative to have specific markers that will aid in executing an interview for an applicant wishing to be employed as a nurse. This will aid in getting the right person for the job, such that the individual will perform above and beyond the duties assigned to him/her. Education competency is the most vital marker, which should be supplemented by other sources that extend beyond the realm of academia (Gary, 2007). Through out this guide, an example is the interview conducted for a nurse fresh out of college. A point to note is that when hiring a primary care giver in the role of a nurse, experience is a necessity born out of the fear that handing responsibilities to someone fresh from school is seen as a liability than an asset (Foster, 2001). Interviewee X attended her pre graduate education from the University of Buffalo. She underwent the rigorous training regime and managed to graduate with excellent credits. She went a step further and specialized in FPN education programs, a prudent step since the advent of specialized advanced nursing roles. After her bachelor’s degree, she sat for her national licensing examination (NCLEX-RN). To her credit she managed to answer 260 questions from the test and thus illustrating a sound knowledge on their field. Being a resident of Buffalo; the climate of the land is snowy and with that comes the cold season with reports of hypothermia and other cold related complications; with this fact the interviewee...
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...Master's-Prepared Nurse Interview Jennifer P Johnson Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR-502 Dr. Jayme Ambrose December 4, 2014 Master's-Prepared Nurse Interview A nurse prepared with a master’s education is well equipped with the knowledge to take on many roles and function in a wide variety of areas, such as hospitals, community based agencies, research, educational institutions, corporate business, executive settings, governmental and international health organizations. Mastered prepared level nursing professionals should seek roles in the work force that require advanced practice skills in order to function as, providers and organizers of the health care delivery process (The Essentials of Master’s Education For Advanced Practice Nursing,1996). A nurse with a Master’s prepared level of education, will be equip to serve important functions as expert clinicians (The essentials of Master’s Education For Advanced Practice Nursing, 1996). I selected this particular nurse for the interview, because she embodies one of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations, which is to engage in life-long learning (IOM, Recommendation 6.October 5, 2010). She is constantly, exploring new areas of learning. This nurse has a Master of Science degree (MSN) as a Family Nurse Practitioner and another Master of Science degree (MSN) with an emphasis in Education. Overview of Career She received...
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...Elizabeth Franco University of Phoenix NUR 482 Nursing Leadership and Management in Health Care Delegation is the act of appointing a person to perform an act in your stead where both parties are still accountable for the action taken. This helps to unburden registered nurses (RN) from having to accomplish all necessary tasks on their own allowing the RNs to accomplish more. It is important that when an RN delegates a responsibility to someone else that the person assigned the task are qualified and properly trained to perform that task. There are two common ways to determine who a task should be delegated to. The first is to match a staff member’s job description to the task at hand. The other is commonly referred to as scope of practice, or matching a person’s expertise to the patient’s needs. Delegating responsibility not only makes it possible for more tasks to be completed but maintains the involvement of the entire staff so that everyone feels needed. Basically delegation comes down to the five rights of delegation which are the right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction and right communication. There are many aspects of determining if delegation is appropriate or not. First a mutual respect must be developed between the RN and their helpers. This is achieved through the personalities of the RN and their helpers, communication style and skills and cooperation. It is important when an RN is delegating tasks that they use critical thinking...
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...advocate for your nurses. You need to be open for all of the different kinds of things that you can do and set those goals for yourself. Set those intermediate goals of “Where would I like to be and what can I do now to move forward in that area.” It really is up to you. It is up to you and your peers. You have the opportunity, with everything that is going on with health care today… you have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact on nursing, on society, on health care. I need to move forward in that area. I think that is where we need to be and I think you need to keep that truly as your focus and realize all of what you can do. I believe we can achieve it. So I am passing the Olympic torch to you nursing professionals.” The above quoted statement was transcribed from the interview done by GNSA Liaison, Blandine Augustin, a DNP student at Marymount University, with the interview as Dr. Rosemarie Berman, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the BSN program at Marymount University. This interview done in May 5, 2014 can be found in the World Wide Web having the address of https://youtu.be/KW_wYWNTMoU, which was retrieved on February 7, 2016. I am writing this as a disclaimer that the interview was not done by myself but was only seen online. This is in fulfillment of our Nursing Management and Administration class requirement which entails an output of an interview with a nurse leader to assess the kind of management style the nurse leader...
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...Master's- Prepared Nurse Interview In: Science Master's- Prepared Nurse Interview Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Eduardo Mariano Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR502 July 31, 2013 Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Interview This is an interview of a Master’s- prepared nurse who has recently assumed an Assistant Director of Nursing position. The aim of the interview is to show how a graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing would adequately prepare a nurse to assume a higher role in the field of nursing practice, education or administration. This achievement offers the individual with many opportunities for growth and opens the door to different career possibilities. I chose to interview B.A., a fellow instructor at the Anaheim nursing school where we teach. Aside from knowing that she is optimally qualified to fill her post, I am also awed by how she rose from the ranks, and how she values education as the tool to reach for her dreams. Overview of Career B.A. started her career after graduating as a Medical Assistant at Everest College (formerly Bryman College), La Palma in 1991. She worked from 1991 – 1993 at a surgical group practice clinic in Cypress, and was responsible for the back room. She gained clinical experience while assessing patients, taking vital signs, assisting doctors and performing venipunctures and injections. Not content with her work, she continued with her studies and became a Certified...
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...Nurse Leader Interview Ariel Echevarria NUR/587 November 23, 2015 Professor Carla Hronek Leadership Interview Leadership can take on many forms and shapes. Each leadership style is unique and has a great impact on its team. Leadership is not about position, but more so about how a leader influences others to create a difference or change. The style of leadership that a leader portrays is often not chosen; it is more of a developed set of traits that come from the beliefs and values displayed on a daily basis. While it can be argued that leaders are born not created, leadership styles can be evolved based on experience and knowledge of how to motivate others. This paper will discuss points from an interview with a nursing leader. Included in the discussion will be the perspectives by the nurse leader in regards to leadership style, leadership role, challenges faced, and the effects of formal and informal power on an organization. Nurse Leader and Leadership Style Christine Roller RN (C.R.) has been a leader within her organization for the last ten years. Currently, she is the Nurse Manager of a busy observation unit and a 37-bed med-surg unit. She is a dedicated leader whose core values are strong and are the foundation of her confident leadership ability. As a leader, she is respected by her peers for displaying integrity, approachability, trust, and partnership; as evidenced by her annual peer reviews. C.R. describes her leadership style as charismatic. A charismatic...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form My Courses --> HNC 310 --> EXAM SCHEDULE and GRADING print contact faculty contact tech | Pathology - Module 1: Introduction to the course - Unit 1: Course Requirements - Item Number: 1 Lecture | Title: | EXAM SCHEDULE and GRADING | Fall 2013 EXAM SCHEDULE Dates | | Percent of Grade | August 25, 2014 | Course begins | | September 18, 2014 | Exam 1 | 25% | October 16, 2014 | Exam 2 | 25% | November 13, 2014 | Exam 3 | 25% | December 11, 2014 | Exam 4 | 25% | A final average grade of C+ or better (a numerical grade of 74 or higher) is required to pass this course. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form My Courses --> HNC 310 --> CELL PATHOLOGY print contact faculty contact tech | Pathology - Module 2: Module Two - Unit Number: 1 Unit Title: CELL PATHOLOGY Unit Objectives After reading this chapter, viewing the PowerPoint presentation and the accompanying lecture notes, and completing the study activities, the student will be able to: 1. Describe the normal structure and function of the cell. 2. Discuss the adaptive structural and functional changes that occur in cells as a result of changes in homeostasis. 3. Explain the adaptive structural and functional changes associated with atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia...
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...Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Eduardo Mariano Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR502 July 31, 2013 Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Interview This is an interview of a Master’s- prepared nurse who has recently assumed an Assistant Director of Nursing position. The aim of the interview is to show how a graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing would adequately prepare a nurse to assume a higher role in the field of nursing practice, education or administration. This achievement offers the individual with many opportunities for growth and opens the door to different career possibilities. I chose to interview B.A., a fellow instructor at the Anaheim nursing school where we teach. Aside from knowing that she is optimally qualified to fill her post, I am also awed by how she rose from the ranks, and how she values education as the tool to reach for her dreams. Overview of Career B.A. started her career after graduating as a Medical Assistant at Everest College (formerly Bryman College), La Palma in 1991. She worked from 1991 – 1993 at a surgical group practice clinic in Cypress, and was responsible for the back room. She gained clinical experience while assessing patients, taking vital signs, assisting doctors and performing venipunctures and injections. Not content with her work, she continued with her studies and became a Certified Nursing Assistant from Long Beach City College in 1993. She worked at the Skylight Convalescent...
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...Nurse Leader Interview Paper Uchenna Enewally University of Phoenix NUR 587 February 25, 2013 Breta Lieke, RN, MSN, NE-BC Nurse Leader Interview Getting a chance to interview a true nurse leader is not easy as many attempts to get an appointment fail. Nurse leaders have very busy schedules because of their organizational roles and finding time to grant a quality interview about their leadership style is slightly out-of-the-box for their daily routines. Interviewing a nurse leader is even harder when the interviewer is working from a remote area in Africa and has to do the interview by phone. The interview must take place so when finally MK, the Patient Advocate/Patient care services of St. Francis Medical Center consented and gave the interview, it became possible to report the personal in-sight of a good nurse leader. This interview report is a summary of MK’s perspectives on her leadership style, changes made because of evolving leadership role, challenges faced as a leader in today’s health care system and the effects of formal and informal power in the organization. Summary below are her answers to the questions asked by the nursing graduate student presenting this report. Leadership Style MK started at the organization in 2004 as the patient advocate manager to improve the customer satisfaction rating and advance the image of the hospital in the Los...
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...Ethics Interview on Registered Nurse. Name: ---------------. Institution: ----------------. Course: Law & Ethics. Prof. Agapito Sta. Romana. ETHICS INTERVIEW ON REGISTERED NURSE Abstract Registered nurses are normally the clinicians who are expected to have taken their studies up to at least an associate degree in nursing. These practitioners are usually trained for about two years in such areas as medications, anatomy, and physiology as well as practical patient care. These professionals are also expected to pass the board exam that qualifies them to be accepted in their particular nations that they belong as well as the whole world at large. Moreover, they are also required to have a license from the board that governs their profession. (American Nurses Association, 2010) The registered nurses usually work under the supervision of the qualified physicians in the hospitals and are also assisted by the nurse assistants in those particular clinics. Nurse assistants are often considered of lower medical qualifications as compared to the registered nurses in the hospitals. According to my knowledge before the interview, a registered nurse profession gives them the ability to be mandated to supervise licensed practical nurses, assisting nurses, as well as the orderlies in any given clinic or hospital. (Clark, Cowan & Wortley, 2009) Moreover, I believed that according to the medical knowledge that registered nurses possess they are supposed to be in...
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...I wanted to thank you for taking the time to interview me for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program last Thursday December 10th. It was a pleasure to meet the faculty and have the opportunity to tour the school of nursing. The informational session you gave us prior to the interview really reinforced my desire to attend Rush University. It was evident that so much planning has gone into creating a program that ultimately helps nurses succeed as they transition into the new role of being a nurse practitioner. The emphasis on molding students into leaders and scholars within the nursing profession is one of the many reasons I believe the DNP program at Rush is the program that most closely correlates with my career goals....
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...Nurse Manager Interview Questions This is a highly time sensitive search, so your timely response to this questionnaire is appreciated. Keep in mind that your answers will be evaluated for content as well as for style of communication. 1. Give an example of a care delivery challenge in your current position and describe what you did to address it? What were the results of your efforts? All of the patients on my unit in my former position were in the beginning and mid stages of Alzheimer’s with one or two very alert ones. The challenge was keeping the more alert residents from rapid mental decline. The key in maintaining the resident’s dignity is providing an environment where they can participate in their level of care, frequent interaction with family members and maintain consistency with the same caregivers. 2. Describe the characteristics and qualities you look for when hiring care givers? Why are these important to you and how do you assess for them? Kind, caring, compassionate, patient, ability to communicate clearly, prior work experience would be some of the qualities I would look for in caregiver applicants. 3. Tell me about a time you helped resolve a particularly difficult customer issue. How did you handle the situation? What was the outcome? I cannot recall any one particular situation however I have interacted with angry family members that had an unresolved issue with other staff during the week and he or she was venting to me...
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...502 – Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview Guide Introduction I have chosen to interview the Manager of the Perioperative Services to gain insight into her career goals, achievements and motives for perusing a graduate degree in nursing. I am currently working in the Perianesthesia Department which provides services for approximately 36 surgeries a day. To maintain the privacy of this individual, I will refer to her a Jane. Overview of Career Jane was married by the young age of 20. She was a high school graduate and a stay at home wife. Finding herself bored at home with her new husband gone for long hours at work, Jane started taking courses at her local Junior College. After spending time and talking to her new friends, Jane became interested in the nursing program available at her local junior college. One of her friends suggested Jane applies with her to the nursing program. Excited about her new career, Jane embarked on a lifelong journey. As an excited brand new grad, Jane went straight to the ICU. After having her children, Jane was ready to move to another area of nursing. Jane had enjoyed her rotation of the operating room during nursing school, so when a position in the Recovery Room became available, Jane applied. Once proficient in the Recovery Room, Jane realized it was time to increase her education. The Charge nurse encouraged her to seek her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN). Jane heard about...
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...Interview: Stephanie Interviewee: Stephanie my mother Interview Setting: Interview conducted at home in my mother room. This interview was conducted at 7:00pm on Monday 11,2016. Interview: What is your greatest reward as a parent? Interviewee: my greatest reward as a parent is watching my kids grow up to achieve their goals and raising four kids by myself. Interview: What do you enjoy most as a parent? Interviewee: watching my kids grown to become young men’s and women’s Interview: What do you enjoy least as a parent? Interviewee: finance trouble as a single parent Interview: What is a goal you want to achieve in the next 10 years? Interviewee: live in a house behind my kids Interview: What's one thing you wish you did differently before you got married or had kids? Interviewee: never thought about getting married Interview: What was your dream job when you were younger? Interviewee: my dream job was to become a nurse Interview: If you could go back in time to one moment, what would it be? Interviewee: freshman year in high school because I would did better in school instead of partying Interview: What do you miss the most about being a kid? Interviewee: hanging out downtown on state & lake street Interview: What was your life like before you had kids? Interviewee: fun and confusing. It was fun because I didn’t have to listen to nobody but my parents and confusing because of what happen to me {didn’t want to go into details} Interview: why did you choose...
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