Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

EQ: What is the best way to be a successful surgical technician?

1. Do you believe that having an operating room routine would greatly reduce the amount of mistakes that may occur during an operation?

 2. How would you define a successful surgical technician?

 3. Do you have an operating room routine you follow every time? If so what does it consist of?

 4. Why is sanitation important to a hospital?

 5. What would happen if one did not sterilize the instruments properly?

 6. What would you say is the most common mistake in the operating room? How is it able to be prevented?

7. One of my answers to my essential question is "Treat each patient according to his/ her individual needs" do you agree that this is true? why or why not?

8. Why would you say it is important to not treat each patient the same?

9. Do advancements in medical equipment happen often?

10. How long does it take to learn to properly use?

11. Is it important to be up to date with all the technological advancements?

12. If you were to answer my essential question, how would you? (What is the best way to be a successful surgical technician? by successful i mean, feeling great accomplishment with yourself, pushing yourself to be the greatest, and just having great overall performance as a health care worker.)

13. What procedures do you take to assure the sterilization of instruments?

14. Why is there a certain way you must wrap the instruments?

15. What are the steps you take to sterilize instruments?

16. Do the instruments ever become unsterilized when in the storage room for too long?

17. What are possible negative effects from not having an operating room routine?

18. How often do you have to wash your hands to keep them clean from germs?

19. What type of attire do you wear in the OR?

20. What would you say is your biggest accomplishment, while being a surgical technician?

Blog 23: Helping 2013

Who did you interview: Ana Soto
What day and time: April 26th, at 4:00 pm

Content:   You will be asking an assigned junior some questions and giving them feedback regarding their senior project ideas.  It is your job to document the experience on the blog.  

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

• "The only idea I have so far is to do my project on baking. Although it's not a for sure thing yet because I'm trying to see if I come up with anything else."
• "You're not the first to do baking and I'm pretty sure that about two people are doing it this year, so it can be done, it sounds like an interesting topic.
  

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?  Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.

• "If I do baking, I have thought about getting my hours with a family friend who happens to bake for a living. But I'm not sure if that works since it's not an actual class. It would just be him teaching me everything he can."
•  "I'm sure that as long as he is a professional that it should be fine."

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

• "I am hoping to get more ideas on the presentation itself. In other words, seeing as many things as I can that can take up the presentation time requirement. In addition to getting more ideas of the kinds of projects I can so my project on."
• "yeah just pay attention because some presentations you see and think are a good idea you might want to do for yours."

(4) What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?  Be specific and note what you told them.

• "So far, my only question is based off of what I answered in question #2. Would that work or do I have to go to an actual class?"
• "I'm not sure just if he is a professional you should  be fine."

Blog 11: Third Interview Questions

EQ: What is the best way to be a successful surgical technician?

1. What are common mistakes, if any that occur in the operating room?

2. How do you prevent these mistakes from happening?

3. In the research I have done, it says that leaving instruments in the patient is the most common, would you agree or disagree?

4. What do you believe is the best way to be a successful surgical technician?

5. In your opinion what would you say is the definition of a successful surgical technician?

6. When taking care of a pediatric patient, is it more difficult than an adult?

7. My answer is to develop an operating room routine, would you agree or disagree?

8. Do you have an operating room routine you follow?

9. When a pediatric patient goes through the OR are they usually very nervous? if so, how do you help them calm down?

10. When do you believe is a surgical technician truly successful in your eyes?

Blog 2: Interview Check

1. Who are you interviewing and why?

I am going to interview my father, Byron Mendez because he is the inspiration behind my senior project topic. He is a surgical technologist, he has been in this profession for 22 years now. He is the reason why I have a huge fascination with all things medicinal. He is the reason I grew to have a passion in learning and watching all things that are medicine related.

2. What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the 5 we require)

1) Out of all the different careers, what drove you to pick this one or one in this field?

2) Is it a challenge to keep up with all the advancements in medicine?

3) Had it always been your dream to have a career in the medical field, if not what was your original goal?

4) What advice would you give to someone thinking about reaching for a career in the medical field?

5) What are some strengths you believe a person thinking about entering the medical field should have?