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A few questions....interview Friday!

Good Morning, I am very excited about an upcoming interview I have on Friday with a Family practice office that has a great reputation in the community. Working in a family practice setting is something I've always had an interest in doing...even before nursing school! Currently, I work in LTC and have about 10 months or so of nursing experience as a RN.

I would like to "brush up" on some information that I think would be important to be knowledgeable about in this type of setting and have a few areas in mind like immunizations, common lab/screening tests, and managing chronic problems (HTN, asthma, etc.)

My questions is...what did you do to prepare for your interview and what types of questions were asked of you during the interview? Is there anything else I should be focusing on, as well?

Thanks :)

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    Your most likely biggest challenge will be telephone triage. That is normally the RN's main role along with some hands on stuff. So prepare yourself for some questions related to how you would deal with triage calls and deciding who must be seen and who can wait. You do not always have to know the right answer, but show them you have some kind of reasonable framework for making those decisions........

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    Thank you very much for your response. I've considered that telephone triage might very well be the specific duty that I am interviewing for and have done some research on it. It seems that some clinics/offices that utilize this have certain protocols or some type of framework to follow with certain complaints that are called in. Do you know how common this is?

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    Usually, but there is a ton of gray and the often the families will not want to follow the advice.

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    Maybe my nursing interview experiences have been unusual, but nobody has ever asked me a "what would you do in this situation" question regarding nursing practice. I get a lot of "how do you handle conflict" and that sort of thing. Also, if the practice has a website, get on it and memorize everything you can. Be sure and comment on it, that let's them know you have interest in what they do. Most places I have interviewed at truly seem to hire for the "personality", with the thought that they can train anybody to do almost anything.

    ***Oops. Just realized your interview was yesterday. How did it go???

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    Thanks! I feel it went pretty well...I love the environment! I will find out either Monday or Tuesday...fingers crossed its good news

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    I got the job!!! I'm so excited to start :D Thank you for your help and advice!

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    Yay! Congrats on the job! What kind of questions did they end up asking you?

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    A lot related to my previous experience and my outlook on teamwork and working with a variety of healthcare professionals. No triage questions....but I was sure to study just in case!

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