ER help

[iWish, ADN, RN]

Hi everyone! 
I’m so nervous and excited typing this right now. I’m a new nurse in my 1st year of practice. I graduated in the middle of the COVID pandemic which means I didn’t get my last semester nursing clinical, and no nurse residency programs were taking graduate nurses at the time. I thankfully found a position as an infusion nurse at a private Dr office right after graduation. They have been so good to me but ever since I started there I’ve been beating myself up for not waiting for a residency program to open up. 
Well, a golden opportunity just fell right into my lap! I just landed a chance to interview with my local trauma 2 hospital in the ED for a nurse residency program. This is my DREAM POSITION. I have never wanted anything more in my life. This is my career GOAL! My interview is less than a week away and I will never forgive myself if I’m under prepared and let this slip through my fingers. Should I expect an exam for my interview? Would they quiz me on drugs or scenarios? I want to be over prepared. Please share any and all advice you have. This is my dream and they just cracked the door open for me I just have to get through that door! Thanks for reading. 

[Mqshell]

Interesting I just had a ER interview today, I have experience in internal medicine for 2 years and I wasn’t expecting such a difficult interview. I’ve been to many interviews, and I’ve never experienced this before. First scenario, patient comes in with chest pain, what do you do, what labs will be ordered, what else will be done, what meds, where will they go next. Next scenario, elderly patient bp 70/60, hr 135, tired, and resp 25. What do you think this is and what will be ordered, and what would you be doing. (Sepsis is answer I got that but  I missed doing blood cultures but got the other parts) other scenario was patient is having a stroke what do you see is happening to patient what do you look out for, what labs will be ordered, what do you anticipate will be given to them. More simple questions were, give a time you went above and beyond for a patient. Give an example of when you had a conflict with a coworker and how did you handle it. Another question was sense you can pretty much work anywhere as nurses right now and any department why are you here in the ER in a pandemic?  What is a weakness you have and what would your manager say about you if I asked. 

I would say study up on basics, like PE, stemi, stroke, sepsis for sure. I didn’t study but thankfully remembered a lot. 
 

good luck, my advice just do it, I wouldn’t have gone had I known it would have been so scary but I’m so glad I did! 

[bitter_betsy, BSN]

If it is for an ED residency position, they aren't going to expect you to be able to clinically diagnose a patient that walks in the door.  Don't stress, sleep well and go through the questions that everyone is asking now days (there is a list available on here somewhere).  The what would you do in this situation or tell me a time when type stuff.  

You will be just fine. Good Luck.