Mackenzie Wallace

Interview Project: Part 2

Communications 1010-065
02/25/1
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I 3a+ t3e amazin- o44ortunit' to interview a Pe+iatric 5urse *rom m' c3urc3 in
/alt 6ake Cit'7 #3is is w3ere m' *amil' -oes ever' /un+a'( an+ m' mot3er
intro+uce+ me to 6in+se' $vers to see i* I coul+ interview 3er7
I 3ave &een wantin- to enter t3e 0niversit' o* 0ta38s nursin- 4ro-ram ver' soon
a*ter all m' -enerals are +one( so I wante+ to interview a nurse7
#3is memo summarizes t3e use*ul a+vice I accumulate+ an+ anal'zes w3at I
learne+ *rom con+uctin- t3e interview7
Summary of Lessons Learned
Getting Started in the Medical Field
I learne+ t3at t3e me+ical *iel+ is a ver' +etail-oriente+ 4lace o* &usiness( an+
re9uires 4eo4le w3o are ver' 4assionate a&out 3el4in- ot3ers7 #o &e a&le to
-row in t3is *iel+ 'ou nee+ to 3ave a &etter +e-ree( to increase 'our knowle+-e
to &etter care *or ot3ers7 Most 4eo4le are aware t3at t3e' nee+ more t3an a
associate8s +e-ree in nursin- to make more mone' in t3is *iel+( w3ic3 is w3'
more 4eo4le are o4tin- *or a &ac3elor8s o* science +e-ree in nursin-7
I learne+ a*ter s4eakin- wit3 6in+se'( t3at it woul+ &e a &etter c3oice to atten+
#3e 0niversit' o* 0ta38s nursin- 4ro-ram as o44ose+ to /6CC8s nursin-
4ro-ram7 /6CC8s nursin- 4ro-ram is less e:4ensive( 'et #3e 0niversit' o* 0ta38s
4ro-ram is &etter known outsi+e o* 0ta37 I was 3a44' to 3ear t3is( &ecause I
3ave wante+ to move i* 4ossi&le a*ter I -ra+uate7
6in+se' tol+ me t3at &' -ettin- a &ac3elor8s +e-ree o* science in nursin-( in 'our
last two 'ears o* sc3ool 'ou are re9uire+ to work in 3os4itals to -et 3an+s on
e:4erience( w3ic3 s3e &elieve+ t3at /6CC8s nursin- 4ro-ram +oes not re9uire as
muc3 3an+s on time7
Your Average Day
6in+se' s4oke a little a&out 3er 4assion to 3el4 ot3ers( es4eciall' sick c3il+ren7
/3e sai+ t3at ever' 4atient 3as an im4act on 3er( mostl' -oo+ im4acts &ut ever'
now an+ t3en somet3in- 3a44ens t3at s3e wis3es s3e coul+ c3an-e7
6in+se'8s workin- sc3e+ule c3an-es ever' two weeks( sometimes *our +a's a
week( an+ sometimes *ive +a's a week +e4en+in- i* s3e works a ; 3our s3i*t( or
a 10 3our s3i*t7 /3e sa's s3e loves t3e c3an-e in 3er work sc3e+ule( allowin-
3er to 3ave c3an-e in 3er workweek rat3er t3an t3e same sc3e+ule week a*ter
week7
6in+se'8s avera-e +a' starts wit3 a 4atient list( *amiliarizin- 3ersel* wit3 t3e
4atient care nee+s( an+ meetin- t3e 4atients7 #3e most +i**icult task *or 3er is not
lettin- over&earin- 4arents -et un+er 3er skin at times7
Life Outside Of Work
6in+se' is newl' marrie+ to anot3er +octor at t3e 3os4ital s3e works at7 Wit3 3er
*le:i&le sc3e+ule s3e 3as 4lent' o* time to s4en+ wit3 3er 3us&an+ an+ *rien+s7
6in+se' sa's t3at even t3ou-3 s3e +oes not currentl' 3ave c3il+ren( 3er jo& is
*le:i&le enou-3 t3at s3e coul+ work 3er sc3e+ule aroun+ *amil' time7 /3e sa's
s3e is alwa's 3ome &' si:7 /3e is allowe+ a certain amount o* vacation time 4er
'ear( &ut must make 4lans well in a+vance7
Interview Analysis
#3is interview intro+uce+ me to some new career i+eas an+ also tau-3t me a lot
a&out 3ow to con+uct an interview7
Analysis of Pediatric Nurse as y !areer !hoice
%rom t3is interview( I learne+ t3at I am on t3e ri-3t 4at3 *or m' -oals as a nurse7
6in+se' su--este+ t3at I s4eak to t3e nursin- +ean at #3e 0niversit' o* 0ta3 to
learn more a&out t3e +i**erences &etween /6CC8s 4ro-ram an+ #3e 0niversit' o*
0ta38s 4ro-ram7
1' *ollowin- u4 on 6in+se'8s a+vice( I can -et a clear as4ect on m' e+ucational
4at3 to success7
Analysis of y "ntervie#ing Process
I ten+ to &e an out-oin- 4erson in -eneral s4eakin-( e:4ect w3en it is in a
4ro*essional settin- suc3 as interviews7 I went into t3is interview &ein- 9uite
nervous( &ut I t3ink &ecause 6in+se' is close in a-e to me t3at ma+e t3e
interview a lot more rela:in- to me7
%or t3e interview I wrote out m' 9uestions in a note&ook leavin- s4ace in
&etween 9uestions to write &ullet 4oints7 I also recor+e+ t3e interview on m'
43one( w3ic3 3el4e+ me later on w3en writin- t3is memo w3en I coul+n8t
remem&er ever't3in- s3e sai+7 6in+se' +i+ a 4rett' -oo+ jo& at kee4in- t3e
answers concise( so I +i+n8t 3ave to kee4 lookin- &ack an+ remin+ 3er t3e
9uestion7
#3e ne:t time I con+uct an interview( I t3ink it woul+ &e a &etter i+ea to &rin- m'
com4uter7 "*ter writin- so man' &ullets in m' notes m' 3an+ starte+ to cram4 u47
.ecor+in- t3e interview on m' 43one worke+ out -reat an+ will 3ave to
remem&er to +o t3is a-ain in t3e *uture7
$ven t3ou-3 I 3a+ written +own t3e en+in- o* m' interview( I +i+n8t reall' *ollow it(
&ecause I came u4 wit3 somet3in- more meanin-*ul t3at was less structure+
t3an w3at was on m' 4iece o* 4a4er7 I t3anke+ 3er *or -ivin- me some o* 3er
time on 3er +a' o**( an+ tol+ 3er 3ow t3e e:4ressions on 3er *ace w3en s3e talks
a&out w3at s3e +oes was ver' touc3in-7 In t3e en+( even t3ou-3 I 3a+ to switc3
w3o I was interviewin- +ue to sc3e+ulin-( I *oun+ t3is assi-nment to &e ver'
use*ul in 3el4in- me +eci+e on m' career 4at37