Interview coming up

[NICU~RN]

Hi! I am so excited to say I have finally been given the opportunity to interview in a level 4 nicu! I have worked in the post anesthesia care unit for the past 4 months and am a new grad. My hospital opened up a new grad nicu position and I put in for a transfer and have been selected to interview. Working with the neonatal population as well as the families of those patients is a dream of mine and is the reason I became a nurse, so needless to say I am so excited ! I wanted to know since I have not worked with babies since nursing school, what things should I brush up on, and what types of questions should I prepare for my interview? I really want to be prepared, as I don't want to let this opportunity pass by. thanks guys!

[LisaNICUrn, BSN]

Congratulations on your interview. I have only been in NICU about a month, so I remember how nervous I was to get the interview and wondering the same questions you are asking. I have been a nurse 2 years, but I was in psych, so I didn't handle babies at all, or anything intensive care related. We didn't learn much in school about neonates or NICU, so I was exceptionally nervous. Something obviously stood out because HR called and offered me the job before I even left the parking lot.

The interview was like all other interviews, pretty basic, besides I was able to shadow a nurse for about an hour to see what NICU is like, and fell in love, I know it was all over my face, I was ecstatic during the peer interview and I think that showed through not having any experience. They asked the basic questions, how do you solve disputes with colleagues, how many times were you late or absent, how to you handle tough situations, patients, family members, etc. There were 2 other nurses hired with me, both brand new out of school. They will know that you need to learn a lot if you have no experience. I was not asked one questions that related to my knowledge of anything related to infants, NICU, or anything like that. Good luck.

[Cynders]

Congrats on your interview! Wishing you the best of luck.