Multi-Disciplinary Team Interview

The nurse I chose to interview possess certain characteristics that I believe every nurse should have, caring, compassionate, intelligent, and inspiring. Haley Rowden is currently an Assistant Professor and Retention Counselor at the TTUHSC in the second degree BSN program. Here Mrs. Rowden teaches sections of maternal/newborn promotion and assessment, health promotion and assessment, and also pediatric primary care. She teaches this all while she herself is still attending school to become a board certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner which she should complete by the end of this summer. She had also worked part time in the Covenant NICU since 2009 as a bedside nurse prior to this. Haley is able to balance this and also be married with a 1

Growing up I have always had the passion to help people but my interest in mental health nursing came about whilst serving in the army when I had the opportunity to experience first-hand the immerse contribution psychiatrist nurse made in the life of a close friend of mine who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder which had driven him to the point of severe depression. Personally I wanted to do more for my friend and his family. I did all my best to support him through the crisis by providing him a listening ear, encouraging and continually offering him reassurance. My experience with my friend made me to understand and appreciate the importance of being sensitive and responsive to the needs of people will mental illness. This experience led me to take up part time job as a carer in a nursing home for people suffering with dementia. In my line of work, I always make sure I listen and talk with service users in a way that makes them feel respected, valued and safe. I always sort to establish rapport with the service users in order to adequately identify and attend to their needs. I believe that supporting service users to maximise their potentials helps them to live independent lives

As a little girl, all of my art projects and writing assignments were full of ambitious promises to cure the sick of all their ailments. Watching my mother care for my ill grandmother, who lived with us when I was young, ignited my passion to help those in need. It then became my fierce determination to make an immediate difference in the quality of life for others. I could not wait to start. I began volunteering as a candy striper at the age of fourteen, rotating through nearly every department in the hospital. From the beginning, I was drawn to the geriatric patients and their families in the adult oncology

It took me a while to find nurses that wanted to participate in my interview. I was able to interview 2 nurses at a medical center because this week at my private practice, with the help of an Ecuadorian Audiologist who has ABR/ASSR system, we had a Microtia week from all over Bolivia and one of the mother’s was a nurse assistant, she made the contact with her boss and I was able to interview both, yesterday. (NP: nurse practitioner and NA: auxiliary nurse- MARIA)

While working several shifts in an Alzheimer's unit in a local care facility, I had the opportunity to meet a registered nurse named Sarah. Sarah had plenty of insight on what it is like being a nurse in a facility. During my observations of her duties I witnessed many things that opened my eyes as to what I want in my future career choices.

The person I chose to interview was my Healthcare Legal & Regulatory Environment (HSM 330) professor, Mary Donnelly, JD, RN. Professor Donnelly has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing, a Juris Doctor in law, and a Master’s degree in Bioethics. The combination of clinical work, knowledge of law and graduate study in Bioethics is a good combination for her work as a Bioethics Consultant at Loyola University Medical Center.

I am the Lead Case Manager at Pensacola Naval Hospital and I would like to recommend Miss Traci Allen for consideration into the United Navy Reserves as a commissioned officer in Navy Nurse Corps. Miss Allen possesses the qualities that are imperative in today’s Navy. Miss Allen demonstrated the ability to quickly assume the role of Nurse Case Manager from her previous role as Emergency Room Register Nurse. Miss Allen is responsible for the oversight of 8,000 enrollees managed at the Naval Hospital Family Medicine clinic, to include but not limited to active duty personnel, beneficiaries, and retirees. She works as an integrate member to the interdisciplinary team, ensuring and adhering to the highest standard of patient care in an ever changing health care environment.

My contribution to the mission of Nurse Corps Scholarship Program will not be limited to the help in which is needed. It has always been my desire to help others. Working in the medical field now as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant, and as a Direct Care worker for the mentally disabled has trained me to face many different challenges with the correct approach. Also as a Licensed Evangelist Missionary, in my Christian belief, I have had the opportunity to work in the communities helping others in the time of need. With all that I have seen and learned through my work experience and through the church, I will be able to contribute the love, the nurturing, and the comforting of the individual in need while providing the care

What surprised me the most about Lisa 's role as FNP is her leadership role, and the instituted collaborative team approach in her practice, despite her ability to practice independently without a physician supervision. The care model implemented in her practice allow the participating professionals to assist and efficiently coordinate patient centered and managed care. This approach is enhanced using evidence-based practice strategies, proven to improve the delivery of quality of care, including the use of electronic documentation, communication making information readily available to all the team members, therefore reducing the risk of miscommunication, and delay patient

I was asked for an assignment to interview a family member from a different generation than myself , and I chose to interview my mother. It was interesting to hear her responses to some of the questions. Throughout this paper I will share her responses and what I have learned about her generation from these responses. First I will start with her earliest memories, her friends and family interactions, and a few of her opinions about the modern times. I knew a few things before but I was able to learn some new things about her.

In general, one important aspect of a team in a healthcare environment is the emergence of teamwork. In teamwork, every team members has a role to partake so that the organizational goals of the institution will be met and success will be achieved. There should be a skills mix, were functional expertise can be found in each members so that each and everyone has its own designated task to accomplish and at the end all of the research and work that have done will be gathered to create a something that will benefit the workplace. Since teamwork involves everybody, problem solving skill or decision making skill should also be present to all members so that when an issue or problem

My nursing experience has been very busy for the past 6 years. I received my LVN license back in 2010 and got my first job at Countryvilla Rehabilitation in Arcadia as a Charge Nurse. I was very excited since it will be my first nursing job and it’s close to home. I want to make a difference in someone’s life and be appreciated for it.

Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care (VNHC) is a admired non-profit in the Santa Barbara area. It has been serving all patient populations for over one hundred and eight years. In 2015 VNHC had net patient service revenue in excess of $28 million while servicing over 12,000 patients between the different service lines. 90 percent of the population served is over 60 years of age and 50 percent of the population served live in high poverty areas. VNHC is especially proud of meeting the needs of the local underserved population and has performed over $2 million in charity care each of the past five years. VNHC has always balanced the cost of serving the needy with revenue generated caring for patients with insurance or Medicare. As the cost

The family that I conducted the interview was the Lopez family. I met with the family Lopez on November 29, 2016. The last time I had seen them was a year ago. Mrs. Lopez is an old friend of mine from my previous job at a preschool. The Lopez family came over to visit and to get a hair free cut for their son, Sebastian. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Lopez, Isabella, and Sebastian. The rest of the family lives in Mexico and they visit them once a year. Sebastian is 5 years old the youngest child. Sebastian was diagnosed with Autism a year and a half ago. Isabella is 7 years old. She is very smart and has no disabilities. Mr. and Mrs. Lopez work Monday through Friday. Mr. Lopez works 7am to 6:00pm. Mrs. Lopez works part time from 11:45 to 3:45 as a preschool teacher. Mrs. Lopez takes the kids to school and picks them up from the babysitter. The babysitter is a friend of Mrs. Lopez that takes care of her children for one hour a day Monday through Friday. Mr. Lopez was very quiet during the interview. Mrs. Lopez did most of the talking because she enjoys talking to people.

Our life experiences and the influencers in our lives have shaped our single story. After listening to the stories of these strong females in medicine we have recognized the diversity of the healthcare experience. We all expected for women in medicine to feel compelled to rely on each other for support. We tailored many of our questions around gender bias because of our single story that all women in medicine have experienced inequality. Our inspiration for interviewing these women was to broaden our single story and find the common bond between women in medicine.