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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
No matter how many years of experience a nurse has, they must stay motivated to provide quality nursing care. Nursing, while often a very rewarding career, can be exhausting and emotionally draining, so nurses need to be able to stay motivated in their current work environments. Your interviewer is proposing this question to determine what motivates and drives you internally and whether their environment would be a good fit for you. To successfully answer this question, you should describe what motivates you to be the best you can be each day on the job.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"When I began my pursuit of a nursing career in college, I knew that I was born to help people when they are at their most vulnerable. In any environment, whether it be outpatient, inpatient, or skilled nursing, making a positive difference for each of my patients is what drives me to become a better nurse, and it makes all the hard and emotional days worth it. Because I know I am making a difference in the lives of others, it is easy for me to get up and come to work each day."
The thing that motivates me the most is. How would I want my family member or myself to be cared for? I care for each patient as I would like to be cared for or how I would care for a family member. I feel our care will be the best it can be when we do this. I provide this to my patients by giving them respect, comfort, privacy, and dignity in their care while in the hospital.

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