HELP!! Experienced RN interview for ED

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Specializes in ED, med-surg, peri op.

currently working float pool last 2.5 years with most my experience in med/surg.I just got offered an interview for next week in a new hospital in ED. What type of question should I expect? Any advise? What questions should I ask?

I’m so desperate to leave my current job, I’m worried I’m going to get to nervous or put to much pressure on my self and ruin the interview

ive only ever had one interview for a RN job, was luckily enough to get the first job I applied for. which I didn’t prepare for at all! So don’t have much experience to go off, especially now that I have experience, I know the interview will be very different than when I was a new grad.

Any advice is welcomed. Thank you.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

You might try cross-posting in the ED specialty. Also, you can post your question in the search bar to the upper right. I am sure this has come up before. Good luck!

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Google behavioral interview questions and prepare for those. Almost every hospital position I've interviewed for uses this type of method. (Doesn't mean yours will, but good to be prepared!)

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Is it a peer interview? Or one to one?

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When I interviewed for my ED position I was given a triage scenario - 4 patients, their symptoms, VS etc. Who would I send through first, what order. One was chest pain with a normal EKG, a woman with what I thought could be sepsis, and I forget the rest.

I decided the sepsis was the priority (think code sepsis, where you have to have cultures drawn and antibiotics in within a certain time frame). But then I had my hypothetical tech bring in the chest pain for monitoring, troponin etc. at the same time.

However, if you haven't worked in the ED before (I had), they may not expect you to know all that.

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Specializes in ED, med-surg, peri op.

Only saw That I got replies today! Interview went amazingly and I was offered the job. I start In a couple of weeks, if anyone has any tips. I know it’s going to be crazy busy with the current state we are in.

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Good for you, congratulations!

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@ednurse20 I'm a new nurse do you mind shearing the questions you were asked?

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Great info in allnurses Emergency forum: https://allnurses.com/emergency-c9/

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