NURSE EXECUTIVE
INTERVIEW (NEI) Report: MID-TERM Instructions
Continued
professional development, whether via education, certification, or service in
professional organizations, is a crucial component of success as a nurse.
The NEI will provide genuine information that will help you understand nursing
leadership, as well as share the journey of success for an actual Nurse
Executive.
INSTRUCTIONS
Review: b) Ch. 1, 3, or 10 in the required textbook (Yoder-Wise &
Sportstman)
1.
Select a nurse executive (Registered Nurse, at a level above a
Nurse Manager) to conduct an in-person face-to-face interview, or a
face-to-face ZOOM interview with the Chief Nursing Officer, Director,
Assistant Director, or equivalent nursing executive-level position at a
Healthcare Agency of your choice (such as a hospital, major outpatient center
or clinic, a regulatory agency such as AHCA, Public Health Department, Hospice,
etc.).
2.
BEFORE scheduling the interview, you may contact me via Canvas
email, telephone, or text message for guidance and interviewee ideas as needed.
3.
Schedule an in-person face-to-face interview, or a
face-to-face ZOOM interview with the Nurse executive
4.
***PLEASE be professional, considerate of your interviewees time,
& prepared for your
scheduled interview. (i.e., read through your interviewee questions
before you ask them)
Questions below: Total number of NEI Questions after you add 1 = 10
5.
Ask for a copy of the organizational chart so you can see how Nursing fits into
the
organization.
6.
At the end of the Interview, provide a one (1) page reflection, written in
APA 7th format: Cover page, Reference page, & ½ page reflection
of the completed Interview.
a.
Any Nursing Leadership research that relates to information you
learned during your Interview.
b.
Your personal thoughts on interviewing a nurse executive
i. scheduling the
interview,
ii. what you
thought you would learn versus
iii. what you did
learn,
iv. how might you
use the information learned.
c.
Include the required textbook ((Yoder-Wise & Sportsman and at
least 1 of your peer-reviewed nursing journal).
7.
Please follow this format in preparing the interview for submission:
a.
Please include after the References page:
b.
Date of the Interview and the documented transcript,
c.
Copy of the Interviewee’s scanned business card presented in
a neat & professional manner. Interviewee’s Name, Credentials, Title,
Contact Number, Email Address, & Name of Healthcare Facility
NUR 4829 NEI Questions:
Document the responses verbatim or paraphrase.
1.
How long have you been a Nurse Executive, and what major changes
have you seen in the
Nurse Executive
role?
2.
What strengths do you bring to the Executive Leadership Team of
your Healthcare Agency?
3.
What major challenges do you face in your role today as a Nurse
Executive?
4.
In your opinion, what are the key competencies that Nursing Leaders
at your level need
today, and what
should the educational preparation be?
5.
Does the facility have Magnet status? What are the pros & cons of
maintaining the recognition? If not, would you consider achieving Magnet status
and why or why not?
6.
What changes, if any, will the Nursing Profession need to make to
adapt to the Nursing
Shortage?
7.
What key committees/boards/groups, etc., does a Nurse Executive in
your organization need
to participate in
to have a significant impact on decision making?
8.
What issues/challenges keep you awake at night in your role?
9.
If you were asked to advise a Nurse just beginning her career in
Nursing Leadership
based on your
own experiences, what would that advice be?
10.
Student: Add a question of your own.
