LAst finals over with, now what?????

[xokelly2]

Today I took my absolute last final! I also got a bunch of things I need to do now such as getting fingerprinted and sending in all this paper work with lots of money (about $400 total) for the ATT papers and for my NCLEX itself. What stress!!!! Then on top of that I have a job interview at my DREAM hospital. For some reason i was more excited about this all last year more so then I am now that it's actually happening, like everyone has been saying I am really going to miss my friends!!!!! It makes me really sad to think about it..... It's real easy to take off a summer and know where your picking up again in fall but now were on our own! Wait...but thats besides the point....I am really beating myself up about this interview. In my studet to professional nurse role course they teach us how to do well at an interview but I feel like thats putting on an act and I feel I would make a greater impression being who I am. Any tips for interviewing for nurse jobs?? What should I expect???? I want advice from someone who has recently been there.........ALSO, does one ever feel entirely prepared for NCLEX, the soonest we'll be able to test will be about late July, I don't really want to take a course if I can avoid doing so because of the cost, but I did get two really good books both with computer disks....ehhhhhh thanks guys.... xoxo

[HappyNurse2005, RN]

Late July?? That's late to take it, I think we are taking ours in late June. Thats what the grads from last year (at my school) did.

INterviews-be prepared for "behavioral interview" questions. Describe situations and "how did you handle it". Know in your head before you get there, several situations

your most difficult clinical day, working with someone who had a negative personality, dealing with a difficult patient/family member, when a situation changed quickly, etc. I had all of those asked to me in different interviews.

[xokelly2]

I thought that was late too, but she said the earliest anyone from the previosu class took it was July 21st........thanks for the tips!!!!