Question

INTERVIEW WITH A PRACTICING REGISTERED NURSE Identify the clinical area of practice for the RN you chose to interview. State why you chose this RN to interview (family member, friend? What is the nurses' area of interest or specialization?) What is this nurse's personal philosophy of nursing? How does the nurse use information learned in nursing school to take care of patients such as assessment, planning, interventions and evaluation of care delivered nursing process), evaluation of care, time management skills, and learning skills? How does this nurse collaborate and communicate with other health care professionals? How does the nurse deal with frustrations and stressors on the job and demonstrate healthy coping behaviors? How does the nurse recognize his/her own limits and ask for help as needed? How does the nurse participate in lifelong learning (i.e. attend seminars, continuing education programs, membership in professional organizations, educational programs, subscribe to journals, use websites for nursing practice) Does the nurse mentor other aspiring professionals? If so, how? If not, why? What does this nurse see as the biggest challenge the nursing profession currently faces. What can nurse do to address this issue?

Answer 1

1. Labor room
2. Labor nurses have specific job such as deliver healthy babies and mother through process safely. It is demanding position.
3. This nurses personal philosophy include her belief, attitude, action, hope and desire towards maternity.
4. Assessment : It include maternal history, palpation, vaginal examination and heart rate of the baby. Besides general status, emotional status and head to foot examination.

• Planning : Arrangement of articles. Preparation for delivery. Timing for delivery, arrangement if caesarian or bleeding occur.
• Implementation :Episiotomy at correct time. Delivered the baby and placent.provide immediate care of newborn. Reassure the mother as mother became more tensed and fatigue.
• Evaluation : It can be assessed by healthy baby and more.

5. The nurse must collaborate with other health care especially obstetrician if delivery not progress normally, if caesarian needed. Then need a pediatrician for monitoring baby and immediate care when distress occur. Need help from blood bank if bleeding occur. Lab technicians is essential to give lab results.

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• 6.Become assertive.
• Relaxation techniques like music therapy helpful for patient and staff.
• Communication with patient and higher authority when dealing with stress.

7. Inservice education related to MCH

• Attend workshops related to MCH

8.yes. It is a blessing position and also demanding position.

9. Lack of specialization, shortage of staff, lack of visibility of nurses to public and work load, stress.