Interview a Health Professional

Name
- Shavae Ward
Position (job title), and where they are working
- Staff Nurse (NICU), CHKD
Education (what degrees or certifications they have)
- Associate’s Degree for Social Science, Patient Care Associate, Pharmacy Technician, EMT, Medical Assistant, Registered Nurse (Bachelor’s Degree for Nursing)
A picture (preferable)

In your interview you will need to ask the following questions:
- What inspired him/her to get into that field
  - Great grandma was a nurse and mother was a radiologic technician, so she was surrounded by medical professionals. She started in the field at 16 years old and was exposed to the healthcare field at a young age.
- What was his/her path to his/her current job
  - PCA, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Assistant, Role Transition that allowed her to get 180 hours of experience, NICU Nurse
- Basic roles and responsibilities
  - Patient First Nurse: Locating patients, obtaining accurate vital signs by visual and auditory measures, triaging patients, assessing patients’ medical condition and preparing patients for physicals and medical treatment by physicians, medication administration, urgent and primary care treatment, patient follow up.
  - NICU Nurse: Clean the baby’s rooms, plan for the day, do assessment for the babies, give babies medication, chart for the babies, expect the unexpected
- His/her favorite (or most rewarding) aspect about the job
  - Seeing a baby that you’ve had for a while get discharged and go home and live a normal life.
- What is the most surprising aspect of their career
  - Being an adequate member of the team and being able to participate in high risk situations.
- What is the most challenging aspect of their career
  - Night Shift!
- Advice he/she would give to someone getting into the health field
  - Get certification and experience early prior to applying to nursing school, do well in pre-requisite courses, and go to tutoring if you are having trouble.