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Thank you for participating in my Interview A Specialty Nurse series. Your experiences are vital to the understanding and education of nurses interested in your specialty. Please answer the following questions as completely as possible.

Personal Information

Name, First (as you would like it to appear online) *

Title (RN, APN, Etc..) *

Email *

Nursing Education & Experience

Level of Education *

List any Additional Certifications

What is your specialty? (Please be Specific ie Legal Nurse Consultant not LNC) *

Experience & History

How long have you worked this Specialty? *

Where do you work (type of facility)? *

How/Why did you get involved? Was there someone/something that inspired you to choose this specialty? *

What do you do in a typical day? *

Please describe your responsibilities as specifically as possible. The purpose of the Specialty Spotlights is to give a nurse unfamiliar with your field an overview.

What frustrates you about your job? *

What about your job makes you proud to be a nurse? Is there a specific situation that stands out to you as a gratifying moment? *

Do you feel you receive adequate support for your responsibilities? *

What (if anything) do you get called about on your off-hours?

What is something a nurse who does not work in your particular field might find surprising about your job? *

Does your position involve teamwork, or is it more of an individual job? *

Did you position require any extra training besides on-the-job training that you were required to complete? *

One of the biggest complaints given by hospital unit-based nurses is that they rarely have time to eat or go to the bathroom. Do you find that to be the case with your job as well? *

What is your definition of “poop hitting the fan?” *

Are there travel opportunities in your specialty? *

Is there any specific advice you would give a nurse pursuing your specialty? *

Please upload a head/shoulders photo (preferable 250x250) in .jpg or .gif format. *

If you are unable to upload, you can email a photo to me at admin@thegypsynurse.com

Please provide a sentance (or two) that I can 'quote'. It could be a statement about your field, a nugget of wisdom, a piece of advice, a warning....etc. *

Ex. "Love what you do… You are with patients @ the most rewarding time.. But also remember sometimes you have to be the emotional rope they (patients) hold on too when things are not so great - Jenn, RN ASN"

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Submit A Specialty Interview

Thank you for participating in my Interview A Specialty Nurse series. Your experiences are vital to the understanding and education of nurses interested in your specialty. Please answer the following questions as completely as possible.

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Nursing Education & Experience

Experience & History

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