Blog 20: Fourth Interview Questions

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

- Elena Dela Rosa: A registered nurse 

2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

 1. How can a primary care nurse, best ensure the quality of care for their patients?

 2. Does trust and communication actually impact the quality of care with patients?

 3. How do you get to know your patient? What kinds of questions are asked throughout?

 4. How important is direct communication?

 5. Is there any other way of communication that the patient and nurse do? If so, what?

 6. What's the most efficient way of communication between a patient and nurse?

 7. How is the nurse/doctor sure that they understand exactly what the patient is stating? 

 8. Is there any instructed way/tone that you're suppose to do while communicating with patient?

 9. How important is self-reflection for a nurse/doctor?

 10. How do you address doctors/nurses that aren't putting enough effort to assist a patient?

 11. Does every nurse and doctor understand their priorities when working? 

 12. Does every nurse/doctor have passion for what they do?

 13. How do you know that nurses/doctors understand their purpose and values at work?

 14. Why is it important for a nurse/doctor to talk about religion?

 15. What's the very first question that a doctor/nurse is supposed to ask their patients? 

 16. How do you face aggressive/lying patients? 

 17. What's something that inspires you to keep doing what you do in your career?

 18. How does a patient and its family keep safe and calm when addressing certain issues?

 19. How are complicated situations approached to a patient? 

 20. How is a death sentence approached to a patient?





Blog 19: Answer #3

1.  What is your EQ?

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

2.  What is your third answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

- A primary care nurse can best ensure the quality of care for their patients by first allowing a self reflection period to themselves.

3.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

- With the self-reflection period, nurses and doctors will be able to understand how they work before working with someone else and having a patient's hand in their hands. 
- Self-reflection allows for a better relationship between patient and doctor, when coming to terms with expectations for service. 

- Self reflection allows for the nurse or doctor to get their life together, process their issues, before even beginning something that can be quite overwhelming to a patient. 

4.  What printed source best supports your answer?

- Olsen, Norman. "Self Reflection: Foundation for meanigful nursing practice." Reflection on Nursing Leadership. Reflection on Nursing Leadership, 4 Feb. 2014. Web. 2 Feb. 2016

5.  Tie this together with a concluding thought...

- I feel as though all my answers all tie in together. Without direct communication, a doctor or nurse  couldn't even address spiritual beliefs, and without self reflection period for the nurse or doctor, there could be a bit of misunderstandings, lack of effort, or even bad quality of care. It all ties in. 

Blog 18: Answer #2

1.  What is your EQ?

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

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

- A primary care nurse can best ensure the quality of care for their patients by first addressing any spiritual/religious beliefs. 

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

- A primary care nurse can best ensure the quality of care for their patients by having constant direct communication with the patient. 

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

- With direct communications, less errors will be because the communication is direct: face to face.

- Direct communication avoids misunderstandings when something is passed down from a person to the next. 

- Direct communication avoids errors when trying to communicate through phone, text, or email; reassurance that the person is actually listening. 

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

- Kourkouta, Lambrini, and Ioanna V. Papathanasiou. “Communication in Nursing Practice.” Materia Socio-Medica 26.1 (2014): 65–67. PMC. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.

6.  What other source supports your answer?

- Fong, Jennifer Ha. "Doctor-Patient Communication: A Review." Academic Division of Ochsner Clinic Foundation. The Other Journal, 2010. Web. Feb. 6 2016.

- Shukla, Ajay Kumar. "Doctor-Patient Communication: An Important but Often Ignored Aspect in Clinical Medicine." Indian Acadmey of Cinical Medicine (Journal). 2010. Web. 5 Feb. 2016.

7.  Tie this together with a concluding thought...

- I have an answer # 3, self-reflection. I feel as though all three answers all tie in hand-in-hand and create a very powerful essential question. My answer #2, isn't as vague as I thought it would be, because I clearly address that it's not just communication, it's 'DIRECT' communication. 

Blog 17: Interview 3 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?

-  One of the most important things that I learned from my interview was that everything is connected one way or another. I learned that if there's no communication, there's no trust, then there's no patient/doctor relationship, and then the patient is then in danger. Another thing that I learned was that a nurse/doctor needs to understand him/herself in order to be able to help others; in other words, they need self-reflection time. 


2.  How has your approach to interviewing changed over the course of your senior project?

-  My approach to interviewing has been a lot smoother; by this I mean that I can easily call or text a person and ask for an interview with confidence. I feel a lot more straight forward and confident in what I say and in what iI'm doing. So, over the course, I'd say that I've grown to not be as shy or scared to ask for help. 

- Link to voice memo: Interview #2 - 

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Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• For my independent component number 2, I plan to do the same thing as in number 1 - hours at mentorship. However, this time I want to focus more on the doctor's/nurse's points of views instead of just the patients. I want to be able to understand why doctors and nurses are so stern, strict, stable, firm, serious, and very goal-oriented. I want to understand my senior topic from a different point of view, so I'll shadow more doctors or nurses, I'll do my hours by observing, watching, taking notes, and gathering information for my final senior presentation. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• Maybe I'll write letters, scrapbook, or create a replica of the medical facility of where I volunteer at. I think what I'll end up doing is try to convince them for photography use and maybe create a slideshow or story book that explains my topic throughout. Or, what I can do is teach middle schoolers about my topic - meaning I'd prepare, plan, and present them my with an overview of the entire senior project and its importance. But, what I really want to do is learn the doctor's point of views for every choice that their making. 

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• This component will help me explore my topic more in depth by learning both sides of the equation when putting the equation together. I'll understand why a patient and a doctor say, think, or do what they do. I'll understand of my answers (patient-doctor communication) a lot more in detail and in depth. 

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

• Independent Component Log Hours