Nursing Health Interview

Term Paper # 99320

Business > Management
Business > Marketing
Medical and Health

This paper provides a mock interview addressing health care management concerns.

1,618 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an interview with the director of marketing of a fictional company, Temperance Healthcare. The interview is designed to provide a position statement on the current status of Temperance Healthcare. The paper concludes that the interview candidate had a vested professional interest in promoting the positive status of the company.

Outline:
Introduction
The Interview
Analysis of the Interview
Opinions Acquired from the Interview

From the Paper:

"On March 21, 2006, Peter Willers granted time for an hour-long interview. Willers has held his position at Temperance Healthcare for seven years, and gained his position after his predecessor was fired for failure to adequately represent the organization's public image in the media. As a result, Peter Willers has stressed appropriate branding initiatives for Temperance Healthcare as part of his job duties. Highlights of the interview are as follows:
Q (Interviewer). What type of organization is Temperance Healthcare, and who works for the company?
A (Peter Willers). Temperance Healthcare is a for-profit managed health care facility that has been in operation since 1951. It has been publicly traded since 1972. Temperance is an equal-opportunity employer with one hundred and six facilities in seven states. Currently, our employee roster consists of over fifty thousand full-time positions including nurses' aids, registered nurses, physicians, surgeons, and clerical and administrative staff. Our goal is to provide affordable, comprehensive health care coverage to all community members with health care concerns."

Sample of Sources Used:

Aaron, H. J., Schwartz, W. B., & Cox, M. Can We Say No? (2004) The Challenge of Rationing Health Care. New York: Brookings Institution Press.
Hofrichter, R. (Ed.) (2003) Health and Social Justice: Politics, Idealology, and Inequity in the Distribution of Disease. New York: Jossey Bass.
Nevidjon, B. & J. I. Erickson. (2001) "The Nursing Shortage: Solutions for the short and long term." Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Vol. 6 (1). Acquired 25 August 2006 at http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic14/tpc14_4.htm