Dillard, Coralyn 2025-05-15
In her second interview, Coralyn Dillard continues to discuss the nursing profession, providing a closer look into her nursing career. Dillard talks about her LVN and RN education and changes in the profession from the 1980s through 2010s in technology, staffing, and nursing procedures. The interview wraps up with Dillard explaining her philosophies of nursing.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Coralyn Dillard
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 15, 2025
Location: Plainview, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:29:19 (1 hour 29 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and beginning her nursing education; Changes in syringes; candy stripers; Changes in technology in the medical profession; Electronic records; changes in shift schedules; the ICU; Heart monitors; the OB units; How hospitals, staffing, and insurance changed throughout the years; Notable doctors that shaped Plainview’s medical landscape; Increase in seeing certain illnesses; balancing family and work life; Generational differences in nursing
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
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