ASSIGNMENT | Interviewing a Nurse Leader

• Interviewing a Nurse Leader

Student assignment:

• The student will interview a nurse leader (nurse manager, chief nursing officer (CNO), nurse administrator) during this course.
• The student will write a synopsis of the answers provided in a paper.
• The paper should be a minimum of 4 pages (no more than 5 pages), and be typed using size 12 font and double-spaced.
• The student is to observe rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation and demonstrate a good writing style and flow as established by the APA Style Manual

Directions:

The student will interview a nurse leader with the following questions.  Additional questions may be asked. 

1.   What type of business training or education did you have prior to becoming the manager/director/CNO?  

2.   Describe some challenges you have managing the financial aspects of the unit/facility?  

3.   Which impact (pro or con) has the Affordable Health Care Act had on your unit/facility?  How has health-care reimbursement affected your unit/facility?  

4.   What type of budgeting method is used at this facility?  Zero-based budgeting? Flat percentage increase or incremental?  Flexible?  Performance budgeting?  

5.   Can you describe your budget timetable?  

6.   Are you directly involved with personal, operating, and capital budgets?

7.   What is the level of involvement do the nurses have in terms of budget preparation?  

8.  How have national safety guidelines implemented on your unit/in your department affected the budget?  

9.   Do you use a budget manual?   If yes, how is it helpful?

Grading Rubric

Westfield State University

Department of Nursing

RN-to-BSN

Grading Rubric for Nurse Interview 

Grading Rubric for Nursing Leadership Interview (10%)

Topic	Breakdown of grade points
APA Format (6th Edition) and Writing Mechanics (Grammar, Punctuation, Clarity, Organization)	10
Content of paper: Please answer the following interview questions
What type of business training or education did you have prior to becoming the manager/director/CNO?	10
Describe some challenges you have managing the financial aspects of the unit/facility?	10
Which impact (pro or con) has the Affordable Health Care Act had on your unit/facility?  How has health-care reimbursement affected your unit/facility?	10
What type of budgeting method is used at this facility?  Zero-based budgeting? Flat percentage increase or incremental?  Flexible?  Performance budgeting?	10
Can you describe your budget timetable?	10
Are you directly involved with personal, operating, and capital budgets?	10
What is the level of involvement do the nurses have in terms of budget preparation?	10
How have national safety guidelines implemented on your unit/in your department affected the budget?	10
Do you use a budget manual?   If yes, how is it helpful?	10

SAMPLE SOLUTION

This interview was carried out with Caren who is a nurse leader of Baystate pain management center. She is a manager in charge of case management with an experience of over seven years. The interview first starts by asking Caren to explain the kind of business training she had prior to becoming a manager. She explained that before being a manager, she received an associate’s degree from Clare community college and went back to school and got her Bachelor’s degree at Elms College. Besides these, she has also taken some training courses in case management through ACMA, which is the American Case…