You will be observing your host throughout the day. There are 3 parts to this assignment: 

 

Part 1- The Interview: Observe your host at work, at some point interview your host and record/make notes of the results 

Part 2 – Reflection: After the day is finished, reflect upon your experience and answer the reflection questions Part 3 – Post Your Assignment to Your Blog: Once your have completed Part 1 and Part 2 post it on your blog. Make sure you take pictures and/or videos to document your day, you can place them in your blog. 

 

Name of your host: ______Karen_________________ Relationship to you: ______None____________________ 

 

The Interview: (ask your host these questions) 

 

1. What is your job title? ___Registered Nurse_____________________________________________
2. What is your jobdescription?___Providingdirect patient care_____________ 

1. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job? Monitoring, supporting, coaching women in labor and assisting doctors to deliver babies, mentoring new nurses, teaching nursing students 

1. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas: 

 

1. a) training? _Genral RN, Perinatal Specialty 
2. b) education?____Bachelorin Nursing Program  
3. c)experience?__I worked for 4 years in Medical Department, and I has been working in Perinatal Specialty Department for last 3 years_ 
4. d) skills and attributes (personalqualities)? Compassionate with my job, empathy with patients, good team player with coworkers.  I am competent in my Nursing skills, provide safe, quality of care for my patients during their hospital stay  
5. E) What are some of the things you like aboutthejob? ____Fell rewarding after helping each patient’s recovery, meeting great people, good pay, good benefit, longer days off between rotation 

 

1. What are some of the things you dislike about this job? _Patients sometimes die in the hospital, and there is a lot of stress so it’s mentally hard. Also, I do not like working Night, weekend and holiday shifts  

 

1. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so? _I will train to take high risk patients and may be trained to work in Operation Room to deliver babies via cesarean   Other question (s): ______________________________________________________________________________  

   Student Reflections: 

   1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific): 
   1. a) ______The job is very rewarding and it’s well paid________________________________________________________ b) ________________You can meet so many new and friendly people_______________________________________________c)There is a shortage of nurses and Canada needs more nurses. Also, this job gives you great exercise because of there is a lot of walking involved.       ________________________________________________________________ 
   1. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific): 

   a)____There is a lot of stress in this job mentally and fiscally.____________________________________________________________ b) It’s very hard to get into this job, you must study very hard.    ________________________________________________________________ c) Not a lot of sleep with this job. Sometimes nurses have to work night shifts    ________________________________________________________________ 

   1. Is this job for you? Why or why not? 

   _____________No, I don’t think this job is for me. I am not a smart person and nurses are required to be very smart. You must be physically strong; I don’t think I’ll be capable working night shifts a hospital. You must be mentally strong, people could die in this job, and people’s lives are at risk, I don’t feel comfortable looking at blood or organs, there is a lot of stress in this job._____________________________________________________________________________ 

   __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

   __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

   1. Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?). 

   This assignment has helped me narrow down my education plans, I plan on taking more scoince corese because a lot of jobs involve science______________________________________________________________________________________ 

   __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

    

   Blog Post: 

   Step 1: Go to your Blog Step 2: Create a new POST 

   • Title: Take Your Kid To Work Day 2018 
   • Category: Extracurricular  
   • Tag:  This varies by teacher: 
   • Aitken – TYKTW2019A 
   • Castonguay – TYKTW2019C 
   • • Raghoobarsingh – TYKTW2019R 
     • Hewitt – TYKTW2019H 
     • Add Media: Add a picture or video of your work place Step 3: Add your assignment to the post by doing one of the following 
     • Copy and paste the assignment from a word document 
     • Type in all of the questions and answers 
     • Upload a PDF or a completed Word Document 

     Step 4: Click Publish