have an interview in Inova Loudoun hospital on pp unit please help

[sukh :), BSN, RN]

Hi everyone, I have an interview next week on pp unit in Inova Loudoun hospital. I need some advice for the interview questions and preparation. I am currently working in a hospital but not in the area. I am nervous because i tried couple of other hospitals and kaiser as well, got interviewed but was not selected. Can anyone please advice me on good interview skills... I will be highly thankful...I really need this job.

Thanks

[Ama.Kaur]

Which unit ? I work in the NICU so in my interview I got a lot of situation based scenarios and a lot of stress management questions

[sukh :), BSN, RN]

Thanks Ama.Kaur for replying it is for mother baby unit and can you please tell me how many people were there in the interview panel and what kind of stress management questions they ask... :)

[Ama.Kaur]

Hey, so basically we had one on one interviews, not really a group interview nor a panel. Mine was about 1 hour long with the head nurse, from what I remember this is what they asked:

1: General questions about yourself : Strengths & why this particular unit

2: One difficult situation in the past and how you dealt with it

3: How do you manage stress? As in your having a rough day, how do you act towards others, do you do things differently?

4: So more NICU focused: You are having a conflict with another nurse, how do you approach it ?

5: Parents are not feeling happy with the performance of another health care member and are crying, how do you console them, how do you approach the person in question (how do you act?)

6: Priority based questions: You have 3 patients, one with infiltrated iv, second baby is having resp distress and lastly a doctor is in a urgent situation requiring your help immediately, what do you do, who do you go see first and why?

7: what are some common health issues seen in premature babies

8: how do you do a proper physical abdominal assessment of a baby who is having digestive intolerance etc ...

But they focus a lot on the first few questions because they want to know how you will act under pressure and in difficult situations

hope that helps, it was a while ago, so i tried to remember as much as i can

[sukh :), BSN, RN]

Thanks a lot Ama.Kaur for providing me information in detail. This information will help me to prepare for the interview.

[BeatsPerMinute, BSN, RN]

Sukh, would you mind sharing your interview experience with Inova? What kind of questions, how long did it take, ect?

[sukh :), BSN, RN]

I have a question I have 2 years experience of Urgent care center and 4 years experience of PP nursing . Can I transfer from PP nursing to ER or ICU nursing.

All suggestions are welcome.:)

[fourland]

Hi guys. Congrats for you all. I do have question as well. Are there any assessment tests for new hire RN at INOVA that possibly affect employment status? Couple of my friends had to do the test called PBDS or BKAT at other facilities, but they were asked to resign since they couldn't make it with passing score. Thanks!

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

I remember that test. I took it years ago and passed but wasn't hired because I didn't have a BSN. Keep your energy for this interview, eat breakfast because you could be interviewed by a lot of the staff (6-8) people.