Lesson 9

Lesson 9 was a continuation of lesson 8.  A few things that I did not touch on in lesson 8 is more about the interview process. When interviewing there are illegal questions such as age, race, marital status, religion and sexual preference.  Of course most places wouldn’t even think to ask these questions anyway.  Some ways in which an interviewee could ensure a good interview is by sending a thank you note, and if offered the position send a formal letter of acceptance or rejection.  After every interview, critique the interview and go over areas that you did well, and areas that you would change for next time.  We talked about two different types of adult learning theories: pedagogy and androgy.  I believe that I fall into the androgy.  It is interesting to think about the different methods or theories adults use. We also discussed the queen bee syndrome.  I know many people that suffer from this.  They do  everything in their power to keep the authority.  They don’t want others to succeed and therefore are unwilling to teach. This is very common in nursing.  I have noticed that this can be more of a problem in departments such as the ER and ICU due to the aggressive behaviors that you find within these departments.