Interview Participant (consent given): 

Carri Ann Jacobsen 

Scheduled Interview: 

Tuesday, February 25th @6pm

Why I chose this person: 

The person I have chosen for this interview is my mother Carri. Carri is a VA nurse where she has been doing this job for many years. She graduated from SMCC with her BSN/RN and a few years ago, graduated with her masters from SNHU. My mother has been my biggest inspiration since I have been wanting to follow in her footsteps all my life. 

One reason I chose my mother for this interview is because I wanted to hear more about her process of wanting to become a nurse. My mother has never had another job, when she started working, she worked as a CNA and was continually helping others since she was able to make money. I want others to hear that becoming a nurse is something that’s more than making money, and it takes someone important to do it. 

Another reason I chose my mother for this interview is because Nursing takes a lot of hardwork and dedication to do. The schooling is tough, so I want to see more of the process of the challenges of nursing school, but also how different it might have been in the 90s. And throughout her nursing career, has there been a specific moment that she has felt a sense of accomplishment that might have changed her perspective of being a nurse. 

The last reason I chose my mom for this interview is because I wanted people to hear that you can do so much more with nursing than most think. It’s not like other jobs where it’s a repetitive job. You’re able to change the field you are in. For example, my mom was a VA nurse, she now works from home for the caregiver support programs for the VA. I also wanted to hear her advice as her own daughter will be joining the same career path as her. 

Overall, my mom being one of my biggest inspirations, I am curious to dive deeper into why she wanted to be a nurse, moments of accomplishments or doubts, how roles can change, and so much more things that go into being a nurse. 

Questions: 

First question: When did you decide you wanted to be a nurse 

Second Question: why did you decide to become a nurse?

Third Question: Was there a time in nursing where you felt a sense of accomplishment 

Fourth question: But was there a time when you found it hard? 

Fifth question: How has your role as a nurse changed over the years?

Sixth question: What advice would you give to someone considering a career in nursing?

Seventh question: Was there a time in your career where you rethought your job or had a doubt this career was for you. 

Last question: What is the most rewarding part of being a nurse

Question 1: 

Soundscape is the sound of everyone’s everyday life. Everyone hears soundscapes from the moment they wake up, to the moment they go to bed. A soundscape can be anything that someone hears, like a truck going by, birds chirping, and even people walking. For me, when I wake up in the morning, my soundscape is my ice maker going off, or the fan recirculating air throughout my dorm room. Everyone has different soundscapes, because everyone experiences different things. For example my everyday soundscape would be things most college students experience, but someone living in New York City will have completely different soundscapes from me. 

Question 2: 

A soundmark is when you hear and sound and it reminds you of something. The point of a soundmark from my understanding is it makes everyone feel a different way. When I hear people laughing outside of my dorm room, it reminds me of how much fun I had in college, but it could remind my roommates of past times she has had when she was home. You can capture a soundscape at any point of day or night, even a light sound like door opening and closing can remind people of their special someone coming home. But my favorite soundmark is hearing a christmas song. It warms my heart with all the Christmas memories that I have had with my family, and it holds a special place in my heart. 

This podcast explains my feelings throughout the game of lacrosse. I used audio from my practice this past week so the listeners can hear the adrenaline, communication, teamwork, and dedication it takes to be a college lacrosse player. 

At the beginning of the podcast I wanted to incorporate that my dream since I was young was to play college lacrosse, and why a game is so important to me. I also included my dads voice in my head because he is my #1 fan. The audio that I was explaining was about the first collegiate game I have ever played in this past fall, and the first time I did something good for our team as a freshman. 

In the middle of the podcast, I explained how I was feeling in that moment, the facial expressions that both me and my opponent were giving each other and the anger that was radiating off my body. I wanted the listeners to hear how I was feeling more so what I was seeing. Being able to understand how someone feels on the inside can help project and envision what is happening through the voice of an audio. 

At the end of the podcast I explained the effort it takes to get the ball back as a defender and I did. I talked about how my body was feeling, and how much work/dedication you need to have to complete the task. And in the end, my teammate made a goal that caused us to have a lead in the game. I talked about the sign of relief as a freshman playing in a college game, and it all went the way we wanted. 

Overall, I wanted to incorporate more about how I was feeling rather than what was around me. I did add a few details for the viewers to envision what was around me. But my goal was more feelings. 

The first podcast that I created was named ‘Peer Interview’. My peer was a UNE student named Bennett. In this podcast we talked about Bennetts why he signed up for this course, whether it was what he wanted to do or not, his favorite childhood memory, and some more facts.

I made a lot of decisions while editing my podcast, the first decision would be; after listening to the interview multiple times, I noticed that my voice was hard to understand while asking Bennett the questions. So to fix that I re-recorded the questions in a quiet space to empathize with what I was asking him. I found that it made the podcast sound more professional and organized. The second decision I made while editing was when I realized that I was over the time requirements by 3 seconds. After listening to the podcast a few more times I noticed that there were a lot of pauses in between me asking the questions and Bennette answering, which added more rolling time. To fix that I clipped the clips and lined them directly next to each other so his voice flowed together naturally. 

The sound I used for this podcast was upbeat and happy, this podcast was fun, and I got to meet someone that I didn’t already know and learn more about him. I liked how the podcast questions were not awkward, throughout the interview, it wasn’t awkward at any points and instead we got off track talking about random things that I had to clip out. If there was one thing I would change it would be to have everyone do their interviews at different times. The environment we were in was very loud with other people doing interviews around us, which made it hard to hear Bennett at some points, and can throw off the professionalism of the podcast. But overall, the podcast turned out better than I thought I was capable of doing, and it was fun!

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