Professional Roles and Values Interview

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Charlotte Timberlake-Torseth
Western Governor's University
Professional Roles and Values
NVT2
Kimberly Nerud
October 6, 2012

Professional Roles and Values Subdomain 724.7.4/Interview
My assignment was to interview two individuals from different specialties within the hospital. I chose to interview Ms. C. RN BSN, CCRN, who is the Endoscopy manager for Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Virginia. She has been in her current position for a year, but has been a Critical Care Manger for several years. My second interviewee Ms. G. RN BSN, ANCC, is an Educator for Nursing Professional Development at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Virginia. She has been in her current position for several years. It was a pleasure and a very valuable learning experience for myself to discover the passion and commitment each interviewee brought to the table. The interviews were held on October 5,2012, in person and lasted approximately one hour each.
How would you describe your role in your current position and your educational preparation for this role? Ms. C. felt that she utilized her BSN degree in a multitude of ways by applying the foundational elements to her nursing practice, the administrative education with budgeting and financial needs of her department, and the effective leadership skills needed to manage the staff, physicians and the patient. Ms. G. felt that her many years as a nurse and obtaining her BSN prepared her for educating new staff as well as current staff in development and growth as new procedures and technology were introduced into the nursing profession. She also felt challenging the certification exam in her specialty made her highly qualified to perform her job as an educator.
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