Advice for New Grad L&D Interview

SeattleRS24 · Nov 16, 2014

Hello! I recently received my first graduate nursing position as an L&D nurse. My interview asked a lot of prioritization questions (which patient will you see first), so it would be helpful to review your OB assessment and potential emergency scenarios in OB. Be prepared to talk about how you respond to grief and loss, especially if it's a high-risk maternity unit like mine. I also had questions about whether or not I'm confident in standing my ground when a provider is pushing me to increase pitocin or AROM.

Other than that, convey a genuine passion for patient/family-centered care, as well as the ability to think quickly on your feet. Obviously these are skills that come with time, but they want to know that YOU know how important those things are for this job. I hope this is helpful. Good luck - you'll do great!!

NUgrad · Nov 17, 2014

Thank you!! I'm anxious, but really looking forward to my interview!!

Hello! I recently received my first graduate nursing position as an L&D nurse. My interview asked a lot of prioritization questions (which patient will you see first), so it would be helpful to review your OB assessment and potential emergency scenarios in OB. Be prepared to talk about how you respond to grief and loss, especially if it's a high-risk maternity unit like mine. I also had questions about whether or not I'm confident in standing my ground when a provider is pushing me to increase pitocin or AROM.
Other than that, convey a genuine passion for patient/family-centered care, as well as the ability to think quickly on your feet. Obviously these are skills that come with time, but they want to know that YOU know how important those things are for this job. I hope this is helpful. Good luck - you'll do great!!

Shanny246 · Nov 22, 2014

Congratulations! Where do you live? L&D is my dream :) How did it go?

NUgrad · Nov 25, 2014

I live in San Diego. It went well! I was told it would be 1-2 weeks for a decision, but I had a request from HR the day after the interview for my letters of recommendation (as I'm a new grad) to check my references. I'm hoping thats a good sign! I'm still waiting for my ATT to take the NLCEX though, so I'm really stressing out about that.