Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

EQ: How can a primary care nurse best ensure the quality of care for their patients? 

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

•  I plan on Interviewing my mentor, or one of her co-workers. She's been out of town and just got back, so the whole interview planning is still in the works. 

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

• Interview is set to happen February 1st, or the 8th, depending on work schedule of the interviewee. The time would be at 2:00pm at my mentor's office in Arcadia, CA.  

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• What can a nurse do to make sure that the patient and him/her are always on the same page? Are there any obstacles she/he must overcome? 

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• How do you ensure that the patient feels safe enough to trust the nurse that's working with him/her? 

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

• Have you ever encountered bad quality of care by a nurse? If so, How'd that work out for you?
• How does a patient learn that she's getting all the help she needs? What reassures the patient and why?