What is the nurse’s educational and practice background? Do they have any special certifications? What do they believe are the essential competencies to function as a community health nurse?

Interview paper

HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Community nurse interview assignment: Given the continued requirement of social distancing and wearing masks, for this assignment you should find a nurse working in a community health setting that is agreeable to being interviewed via phone, or in person outside of their workplace using appropriate precautions. The goal of this interview is to find out the typical roles and functions of the nurse in their particular community setting.

Some questions to consider are:

• What is the nurse’s educational and practice background? Do they have any special certifications?
• What do they believe are the essential competencies to function as a community health nurse?
• How do they spend their typical day?
• How do they incorporate the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion in their daily activities?
• How do they assist their clients to improve their self-care ability?
• Do they identify with being any or all of the following, or how do they describe their role?
  • Educator
  • Counselor
  • Advocate
  • Case Manager
  • Leader
  • Change Agent
• Find out how long they have been in this practice area, and what changes they have seen over their time there.
• Did anything you saw or learn surprise you? What aspects did you enjoy about the activities you heard/learned about?