Hi everyone! I’m a college student working on a discourse community essay about pediatric nursing. I’m looking to interview a pediatric nurse about how communication, specialized terminology, and teamwork work in this field. If anyone has a little time to help a student out, I’d be incredibly grateful! Thank you so much!

(you don't have to answer all!)

Questions

1. What made you interested in nursing, particularly pediatric nursing?
2. What values or qualities do you think are most important for someone who wants to become a pediatric nurse? Why?
3. What common goals do you think pediatric nurses share when caring for children and their families?
4. What specialized terms, abbreviations, or medical language have you learned in nursing school, and how do they help nurses communicate?
5. How do nursing students and nurses share information or help each other understand difficult concepts?
6. How do you think communication changes when talking to a child, a parent, or another healthcare professional?
7. What kinds of written or digital materials do nursing students use to learn about patient care and communicate medical information?
8. Besides medical knowledge, what communication or teamwork skills do you think are necessary for pediatric nurses?
9. What challenges do you think pediatric nurses face when communicating with children and their families?
10. Based on what you’ve learned so far, what do you think makes pediatric nursing different from other areas of nursing?
11. Is there anything else you’ve learned in nursing school that you think is important to understanding pediatric nursing as a community?