Help Interviewing for a job

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Apr 9, 2006

Ok i will be graduating on May 11 yeah...i am going to go for an interview in L and D as a nurse intern anyone have any suggestions i am really scared they will give me a technical question and i will be like duhhhh...
thanks

Don't be afraid! The point of an internship is to learn new skills and programs should understand that you haven't yet acquired all of the knowledge required to function in such a specialized area.

I would be more prepared for general questions, like:

- Tell me about yourself.

- Why do you want to be an L&D nurse?

- Tell me about a time you overcame a challenge.

- What's important for you to have in a job?

- What are your strengths? What will you bring to the table?

- What two words best describe you?

Good luck!

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Apr 9, 2006

i doubt that you will be asked any technical questions. even if you are and you don't know the answer try to think up a tactful, smart comeback like "i'm so nervous right now my mind is a blank" or "i've never done that before, but i sure want to learn how to do it" before the interview. these are the main characteristics that employers usually are looking for in an ideal professional employee:

initiative - autonomy
dynamism - energy
responsibility
orientation to the client and co-workers (ability to provide customer service)
learning capacity
productivity
high adaptability - flexibility
leadership
team work
tolerance to pressure
analytic ability
professional development

so, try to think of answers that demonstrate any of those characteristics. at these links are questions commonly asked at nursing job interviews.

http://www.hospitalsoup.com/interview-questions.asp - questions you'll be asked

http://www.hospitalsoup.com/employerquestions.asp - questions for nurses to ask employers during interviews

http://www.hospitalsoup.com/inappropriate-interview-questions.asp - inappropriate or unaccepatable interview questions and what you should do if you are asked one of these

hoping to be an rn, ADN · Apr 11, 2006

Thank you soooo much you were very helpful....

i will let you know