Cardiac Critical Care Interview Questions to Ask

[Fortous]

Hey there everyone, I hope today finds you well! I hopefully will be scheduling an interview with the nurse manager of the Cardiac Critical Care unit (CCC) of the hospital I current work for as inpatient RN position. To give you a little background on me: I have worked on a general sub-acute care telemetry floor for 18 months. That is the only experience as a nurse that I have. During that time I have been promoted to safety coach and relief charge nurse. I have also been studying the meds that they use most frequently on CCC, practicing ABG interpretation, and hemodynamics. I have been asking the charge nurses of CCC for that information and two of the charge nurses gave me a written recommendation for the position. I was wondering what are some good questions to ask during the interview that have to do with cardiac issues or basic questions?

Thank you all in advance for the advice!

[thatoneguyRN]

1. Nurse to patient ratios

2. aides do they have them what can they do

3. opportunities for advancement

4. type of work culture

5. what is thier turn over rate, more is typically an indicator that the unit has some issues and nurses are jumping ship

6. how long is the orientation, can you get more if you feel like you need it

7. how can you get a new preceptor if thier teaching style and your learning style dont mesh (the politically correct way of saying your not getting along with them or getting what you need from them and what to do about it)

I feel like most of the questions you want to ask in the interview are related to figuring out if the unit is going to be a good fit, the other clinical stuff you get at the bedside during your orientation. This is just a short list, if I can think of anything else I will update, good luck ICU nursing is kinda bad a$$!