Brain Bites

Interviews

Professional Interviews

Good questions to ask during an interview

What is your job and what do you do?
What is your favorite part about your job?
What is your least favorite part about your job?
What does your day consist of?
How do you use A+P in your daily work life?
What is the hardest part of your job?
What was schooling like for you?
How has your job changed over time?
What are your hours and salary like?
How many patients do you deal with on a daily basis?
What has been the most rewarding aspect of your job thus far?
Is there anything you wish you would have done differently to get to where you are today?

Our Interviewees

Sara Olsen, MS

MS, BSN, RN, CCRN, CWCN

Sara Olsen is currently a manager for nurse fellowship.

Originally, before she became a nurse, she wanted to become a dentist.
Likes to travel, so she became a travel nurse at one point. She has also worked in the burn ICU.

*insert some info about her interests, family, etc*

MS - Master of Science

BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN - Registered Nurse

CCRN - Critical Care Nurse

CWCN - Certified Wound Care Nurse

Main Points:

This is where the list of questions will be with a basic rundown of what her answers were.

Ex.

What is your favorite part about your job?

Helping patients

How do you utilize research articles as a nurse?

To help her patients by learning about their conditions
Stay up to date
Learn and work on projects
In essence, research drives the medical field

Kelly Adams Scheffert

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Insert information about Kelly here...

Dr. Thomas Marquardt D.P.M

He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Winneshiek Medical Center, along with being the department chair of the specialty clinic.

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery in rear-foot and ankle reconstructive surgery

Special Interests:

Reconstructive rear-foot and ankle surgery
Diabetic foot management
Conservative and surgical management of flat feet in children and adults

What is Podiatry?

DMP = Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
A D.M.P. is a "physician and surgeon who treats the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg" according to the American Podiatric Medical Association

Rona Leliefeld

Rona is a Medical Laboratory Technician and the director of laboratory services at Winneshiek Medical Center. She received her A.S. from NICC/Hawkeye and then got her B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science online from the University of Cincinnati.

Marshall McDaniel

Associate Professor in Soil-Plant Interactions- Iowa State University

Areas of Expertise: Soil science interdepartmental programs: Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Science

Anna Paradee

Anna Paradee is a doctor of physical therapy and works in an inpatient care setting. She recently graduated from Physical Therapy school after completing a Bachelor's in Kinesiology and is now a generalist. She prefers to work in in-patient care settings, which means in the hospital. She helps many patients stay mobile and recover from surgeries & various medical conditions. Her favorite conditions to treat deal with the vestibular senses; patients with those conditions could see results within one session! (vestibular means "in the ear" and may cause people intense dizziness). Anna also touched on using different styles to help you learn; just like what we covered earlier this semester. Some people prefer learning in different ways such as hands-on, auditorial, and more!

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