Informational Interview: Piedmont Henry Wound Healing Clinic

Maureen Turner Informational Interview
Person observed and how you found this person.
I interviewed Claudette Richardson, a wound care nurse at Piedmont Henry Wound Healing Clinic. When I called the clinic I asked if any of the nurses would be available to do an interview or shadow with me. The receptionist transferred the call and the person who answered was Ms. Richardson. At first she was hesitant because she did not have time. We started talking about colleges and I mentioned Brenau University and she decided that she would do it.
Job title
Wound Care Nurse
Qualifications for job:
The qualification for a nurse who specializes in wound care must be a registered degree nurse.
Richardson at the wound clinic in Sstockbridge, Georgia. Her assignment on this particular day was very heavy. The clinic was short of two nurses who called out for various reasons. The patients who had appointment were seen first and the walk-ins on a first- come, first- serve basis. Ms. Richardson took each patient to a room for privacy. She checked the patient’s blood pressure before administering wound care. In the section where she sees patients, there is a wound care cart that has all the supplies that the nurse will need. On this particular night, one of the patients for whom the nurse provided care had a wound vac which needed a new tubing. The nurse’s supplies on hand included scissors, skin protectant, gauze, saline, syringe, cotton, tweezers and
Richardson likes that she has the opportunity to interact with the patients, family members, doctors, coworkers, and so many other people in the health profession. It gives her the opportunity to learn and to be more knowledgeable, and at the same time allows her to work on her interpersonal skills. She also likes the flexibility of being able to work an eight hour or a twelve hour shift. Although she prefers to work a twelve hour shift, she feels comfortable knowing that she has another option. Another thing that she likes about her job is that she makes a difference in every patient’s life that she touches. The patients always say nice things about her to her supervisor. When a patient comes to see her it is to help their wounds and that is always her main focus before anything else. She dislikes not being able to spend quality time with her patients. Her assignment is always heavy, which makes interactions with patients brief as she tries to attend to everyone in a timely