Danielle Bruno and Lauren Bersey oral history interview with Jessica Adamites

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Title:
Danielle Bruno and Lauren Bersey oral history interview with Jessica Adamites
Description:
Interview with UMass Amherst Nursing students in senior year: Bersey (first-generation college student) and Bruno. Motivations for studying nursing. Rigors of Nursing program at UMass; need for altruism for students. Applying to Nursing school. First impressions of campus; adjustment to college life. Student life at UMass and in College of Nursing. Capstone projects and honors in nursing school; specialization: clinical work in Haiti (Bruno). Specializing in maternity nursing; clinical work in Kenya (Bersey). Haiti: culture shock and adapting to different cultural norms. Health care debates in United States and perspective from nursing students. Work with Student Nurse Association (Bersey, Pres., and Bruno are both on the board). Managing time and breaks while a student. Camaraderie among students and support from faculty, mentoring. Applying for jobs, working toward a career, future study.
Interviewee:
Bruno, Danielle
Interviewee:
Bersey, Lauren
Interviewer:
Adamites, Jessica
Date:
March 27, 2013
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
Oral histories (document genres)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
UMass Amherst College of Nursing Oral History Collection
UMass Amherst Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection
UMass Amherst Oral History Collection
Series:
Academics
Subjects:
University of Massachusetts Amherst--History
University of Massachusetts Amherst--Students
Clinics--Haiti
Haiti--Description and travel
Maternal health services--Kenya
Nursing--Massachusetts
Nursing students--Massachusetts
Nursing--Study and teaching
University of Massachusetts Amherst. College of Nursing
Student Nurse Association (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Places:
Haiti
Kenya
Massachusetts
Extent:
01:23:01
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murg1_207_2013-i018
Terms of Use:
Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
murg1_207_2013-i018