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Registered Nurse Interview Reflection
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Registered Nurse Interview Reflection
To complete this assignment, I interviewed Lisa, my mother’s best friend, who has worked as a registered nurse. To conduct the assignment, I first reached out to my mother early enough, who promised to talk to Lisa on my behalf. I was hopeful that she would agree to the interview seeing that we have a good relationship. After some days, she called, and we scheduled the interview at a convenient time. The interview was conducted on the phone via face time as I felt it was important for me to take note of her facial expressions when responding to my questions. After scoring an interviewee, I came up with a list of interview questions for the exercise.
Since I was recording the interview, I began by asking Lisa to introduce herself by stating her name and what she does. I asked her what made her choose a career as a nurse. She said she drew inspiration from her mother, who was also a nurse. As regards where she completed her training, she mentioned that she attended UCLA, where she completed her Bachelor’s degree in nursing. I asked what she finds most rewarding and she said the smile on the face of her patients keeps her motivated. She goes to sleep with a smile, knowing that she has made a difference in society. She mentioned that the most challenging part of her job is losing patients. She said that nobody prepares one for such circumstances and it weighs heavy on her at times. Lisa said that the only piece of advice she can give to a person considering a nursing profession is that they should go for it. She mentioned that nursing of the most demanding career yet fulfilling career and that it takes more than passion for staying the course. I asked her what her duties were and she mentioned they ranged from conducting physical exams, providing counseling, conducting health histories, analyzing patient emotional and physical needs, to coordinating care with other specialists. I asked her where she sees herself in 10 years, she said that she intends to climb the career ladder even more, take up a leadership position in the department and venture into private practice. I asked her the qualities of a good nurse she mentioned qualities such as effective communication, empathy, knowledge, hard work and optimism.
From this interview with Lisa, I learned that while a nursing career is one of the most rewarding professions, it is quite as challenging. I realize that it takes more than passion for one to have a successful career in nursing. I also learned that one cannot be successful nurse if they are not empathetic. Nurses always deal with sick clients and they need to relate to their client’s feelings (Aydin, Mine and Aslihan, 239). Nurses are expected to be nurturing in nature, and hence they must show their understanding of the patient’s situation. I have also learned the importance of furthering one’s education in the nursing profession. It makes it easy for one to climb the career ladder.
The interview with Lisa made me feel even more motivated to pursue a career in the nursing profession. When I asked her what advice she would give to a person interested in pursuing a nursing career, she said she would tell them to go for it. The advice boosts my confidence that a nursing career is the best fit for me. Like Lisa, I am passionate about the profession and know that I can attain my dream of becoming a nurse with proper focus and a positive attitude.
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Aydin Er, Rahime, Mine Sehiralti, and Aslihan Akpinar. “Attributes of a good nurse: the opinions of nursing students.” Nursing ethics 24.2 (2017): 238-250.
Cultural Diversity in Business Organizations
ENGL102
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Cultural Diversity in Business Organizations
Topic: Cultural Diversity in Business Organizations
Research Question: Does cultural diversity promote organizational cohesiveness and performance?
I am interested in this topic because most organizations are currently under pressure to engage partners, including employees, from different cultural backgrounds to have a positive outlook within the public. Organizations have a range of individuals with differing cultural and personal orientations, which define how they perceive things and execute the duties assigned to them (Staples and Lina 389). This topic will help in knowing how diversity exactly affects organizational cohesiveness and performance despite the challenges. Cultural diversity incorporates the differing symphony of members of an institution in the realms of nationality, pursuit, color, gender, dogma, religion, and/or age (Palthe 51). In other terms, it reflects a cultural array present among people who come from different backgrounds. Cultural diversity also dictates the aspects of organizational behavior, which consequently defines the interaction’s nature among employees and other partners in an organization. I would also like to learn whether proper studies have been done to unveil the significance of cultural diversity within business organizations, and how such diversities influence the business performance in terms of communication, productivity, innovativeness, and novelty. The constructive influences related to cultural diversity help in the facilitation of the organizational members to put up interrelations and acknowledgements among employees in spite of the differences in origin as well as background (Oya 296). Most organizations have embraced cultural diversity to enhance their innovativeness and market penetration in vast regions. People from different cultures when brought together are able to consolidate different ideologies from diverse backgrounds to enhance its operations. Investigating more about this will expand my knowledge on the subject area. This will establish a different viewpoint on how multinational or locally established businesses operate through a strategic incorporation of cultural diversity in their midst.
Key search terms: Cultural diversity, organizational performance, and employees productivity.
Works Cited
Oya, AytemizSeymen. “The Cultural Diversity Phenomenon in Organisations and Different Approaches for Effective Cultural Diversity Management: A Literary Review.” Cross Cultural Management 13.4 (2006): 296-315.
Palthe, Jennifer. “Cross-Level Cultural Congruence: Implications for Managing Diversity in Multinational Corporations.” Journal of Diversity Management (Online) 9.1 (2014): 51.
Staples, D. S., and Lina Zhao. “The Effects of Cultural Diversity in Virtual Teams Versus Face-to-Face Teams.” Group Decision and Negotiation 15.4 (2006): 389-406.
Reflection on ESL Teaching Methods
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Reflection on ESL Teaching Methods
The information covered in the ESL 3303 course undoubtedly supports the lesson conducted by the instructor in the video that is the subject of discussion. The course is meant to train and equip first-time learners from a non-English speaking background with English skills. Students who do not speak English as their main language tend to have difficulty transitioning and fitting into classes where English is the main language of communication. The instructor covers important topics such as sentence construction. Learning about sentence structure is important for both written and spoken communication. As such, first-time language learners need to learn about the basic parts of a speech before everything else. Sentence structure is important because communication becomes easy once learners know what adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and verbs are.
After watching with video, I feel okay with the possibility of taking up an English class with newcomers that do not speak English as their first language. I realize that it would be a good fit for me because I have the virtue of patience. Before today, I was skeptical about taking such a class, but now I am confident in my ability to deliver and obtain desirable results. While teaching language is not an easy task, it is certainly rewarding and fulfilling. Teaching first and second-time language acquisition is not for the faint-hearted. It requires strategy and sometimes even using a native language to expound concepts. The key takeaway from watching this lesson is to seek meaningful feedback from the learners. After explaining a concept, I noticed that the teacher would give an example and take a moment to ask if they understood and if the task was easy or hard. Another takeaway is to let the students contribute to the discussion rather than imposing ideas on them. Allowing learners to contribute to the discussions helps them understand concepts better.