Interview

My interview went something like this:

Tell us about you, who are you and why do you want to be a nurse. Don't give the pat answer "cause I want to help people", they hear that all the time..think deeper of why nursing is of interest to you.

Why this school???

After I told them I was an artist, they wanted to know what from my background would be beneficial to nursing.

They went over my pre req grades (mine were good so I was just commended) but they wanted to know if I understood the commitment nursing school took. The hours of studying, the long clinical days. The time away from family and friends. Did I have any relatives that were nurses? I have some friends whose grades were not good and they were grilled in this area on why not.

They wanted to know my future education plans and what type of nurse did I want to be. (the program I was applying for was a diploma program, so I told them I wanted to be a NICU nurse and understood that a BSN was a minimum requirement and would proceed on to a specific university to obtain the BSN. I also let them know that I had all of my non nursing BSN credits completed. Let them know if you are interested in advancing your education, they like to hear that.

I had to write a paragraph on a question they posed to me. Mine was: describe your code of ethics in relation to the classroom.

They asked my level of support at home. (this is key for a lot of programs. I am not saying that if you are a single mom working full time that you can't do this. They just want to make sure you are strong enough mentally to get thru it and who do you have on your side?)

They will ask you if you have any questions. You should always have at least one, but not too many....make sure it is not a question that can easily be answered on the schools web site.

Dress business casual, do not bring your kids if you have any( i know, i know, sounds dumb, but some people ahead of me in the waiting area actually had their toddlers with them...not good at all. They think, If you can't get a sitter for the interview, what will you do during lectures and clinical?)

It sounds like I was grilled on my interview, but really it was more like a casual conversation. Very relaxed and pleasant for me.

Remember to relax and smile!!!!

I hope I helped you. Good luck!!!