NR361 Nurse Professional Interview
- Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.
- Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
- Note there are five required questions to ask the RN.
- Note there are four optional questions. You need to select only one of these to ask the RN.
- Note there are two follow-up questions that must be answered by you.
Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, Interprofessional Communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.
- Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
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| Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, officialjob title of interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted. | Initials: C.W.K.
Job title: Telenurse Date: 04/01/2016 |
| Required Questions
(answer EVERY question in this section) |
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| 1. Describe your career path to your current position. Include information about education and experiences. | After my basic high school education, I enrolled for college to pursue a nursing career for two years. However, as my interest lay in telenursing, this required additional training after acquiring the nursing license.
The further training includes specialized telemetry programs that were offered in a hospital setting before I sat for a certification exam, through the Critical Care Registered Nurse Exam (CCRN-E). I have continued to hone my skills through on-job training and I believe that I have acquired the necessary skills required for this job opening. . |
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