Interview questions for a new grad??

NurseDRolle · Mar 19, 2014

It all depends but prob reg interview questions. I did several interviews for LPN and they are all similar to any job interview questions.

caliotter3 · Mar 19, 2014

Interviewers always ask about experience, so prepare to talk about any caregiving experience you may have.

HappyBug7 · Mar 20, 2014

Honestly, I was hoping for more help. Thank you to those who took the time and gave me some advice. :yes: I do appreciate it! My interview is next week and I can't wait to start my career as an LVN. :nurse:

souleater11 · Mar 23, 2014

Honestly I was hoping for more help. Thank you to those who took the time and gave me some advice. I do appreciate it! My interview is next week and I can't wait to start my career as an LVN. [/quote']
hello happybug,
are you applying for a visiting nurse job ?

HappyBug7 · Mar 23, 2014

Hello souleater11,

I believe that I will be working private duty/with individual cases.

SDALPN · Mar 24, 2014

Hello souleater11,
I believe that I will be working private duty/with individual cases.

That's PDN, not home health. Never a good idea for a new grad. Lots of info on the PDN section on here about why new grads shouldn't do PDN. Medicaid doesn't allow nurses with less than a year of experience to do PDN, but the agencies will lie to get your warm body and license in the door...fraud is fraud. Most agencies want a warm body and don't care much about what you say in the interview. They'll promise the world and have nothing to offer you. Their only concern is covering shifts. The more bodies they have, the more chance they have of getting cases covered. They promise 40 hours and realistically have a couple of shifts a week available, usually with patients that nobody else wants. They will give you a couple of hours of orientation at a case and you're on your own. You'll think the case you orient on has hours and after orienting (being led on) they won't have hours on the case. Insurance is a joke. Really there are no benefits unless maybe you find one that offers pto. The only benefit is making your own schedule. But beware, if you turn down too many shifts they won't call. If you accept them all you'll get walked all over. Good luck

toomuchbaloney · Mar 24, 2014

I know a number of LPNs who provide private duty nursing and enjoy it very much.

Because you are alone with the patient and family in the home expect questions about boundaries and decision making. They may be interested in how you might respond if the family asks you to do something which is NOT in your job description. Or what you might do should you suspect some neglect, abuse, or wrong doing on the part of the family or other caretakers.

Good luck. Let us know how the interview went.

rnrg · Mar 27, 2014

Woah woah woah back the tain up! I got hired directly out of RN school for PDN. Within 6 months I was trained for trach vent and I've ONLY ever handled peds patients. Moved onto a better paying agency, worked gained more knowledge and patient base then moved on to another agency that took me on and paid me a 5k sign on bonus. In the beginning yea, it was horrible. The agency was horrible. But I took every case I was offered and eventually was trained to nearly almost ALL the cases the agency staffed (30-35). If your a quick learner and have serious common sense you can do well for yourself. Im steady 40hrs a week at my current gig with offered OT. Pto is accrued after 1 year and benefits aren't horrible. There is hope for PDN just make sure you are fully coded and trained to take care of trached and ventilated pts.

HappyBug7 · Apr 1, 2014

Hello. Thank you all for your comments. I do appreciate it. Special thanks to rnrg and toomuchbaloney for sharing your experiences and giving me some heads up. My interview was a panel style interview where 3 staff members with different titles asked me questions regarding my experience and availability. I hope my post will help new graduates who are looking for first nursing job in home health.

Here is a list of questions:

Tell me about yourself?

Why did you choose nursing as your career?

Why do you want to work in home health?

What kind of experience do you have?

What training did school provide for you and what kind of facilities you practiced your skills in?

What do you feel you do best and what skills you feel may need some more training?

How would you deal with an angry patient or an angry family member? What would you say? Provide an example.

What would you do if a family member wanted you to do something out of your scope of practice?

What if the family member tells you that you're doing something wrong? What if they accuse you of something you didn't do?

How do you deal with stress? At work and at home?

Why do you think you are the best fit for this position?

Do you have any questions for us?

That's about it. They said they will provide any training that I need and that I will have all the support available if I need it once I start working. I then had to fill out some paperwork about availability and put check marks on a list of skills I learned or didn't learn in school. People there are all extremely nice and caring. They contacted me in a couple of days saying that I am hired and they need to do an approval through the state in order for me to start working. I am very excited and nervous all at the same time because it is in fact my first nursing job.