Interview

It was kind of difficult to find more people to interview. I tried to contact people who work at clinics that I am interested in but I didn't get any response. I decided to interview one of my past clinical instructors (K.D.). I knew that she was a midwife but never really spoke with her about it. We had a very interesting conversation about the health care system and the problems midwives face because of it. I didn't know that midwives have to worry about malpractice insurance that much. K.D. said to make sure to ask about malpractice insurance before agreeing to any job offers.
I was able to ask questions about what I should expect my schedule to look like. Having a really busy schedule is one thing I worry about because I have two children and we may have more in the future. I want to be able to spend time with them. She said it wouldn't be impossible to work only 40 hours a week. I don't mind working more but I want the opportunity to work less if I want. Even though the weather was beautiful today and I didn't want to be stuck inside doing an interview I am glad that I took the time to do so. It was a very interesting experience and I really learned a lot about being a midwife.

I also spoke to a RN who works in a public health clinic. It was a good interview because public/community health is something I am interested in. She said she worked in a hospital as a bedside nurse for many years and then decided to work in a clinic. She enjoyed working as a bedside nurse but enjoys having her holidays and evenings off now. Plus she is able to devote more time and attention to her patients. That is the main reason I want to work in a clinic. Plus I can try to prevent patients from ever having to enter a hospital in the first place