I am a second career RN with one year experience in Med/Surg. My first degree was in psychology/neuroscience and I worked in non-profit for almost 10 years working on healthcare navigation and community programs. I have been out for almost year after having my daughter and now I am looking to head back to acute care. I am still not fully certain if I want to settle down in one area of nursing. I am pretty positive it is not med/surg but i saw it as an opportunity to get a rounded first year experience. My first job was in a rural area of the country at a hospital with a large staffing issue and my time there was very very stressful but gave me some really good experience. I am interested in learning a lot of different areas of the hospital,
I now have interviews lined up next week for med/surg, surgical/trauma, cardiac and float pool (which I feel may be the best fit for learning multiple areas). I am looking for any an all tips for interviews. I typically interview well and have prepared for the "basic" questions. I am just very nervous having been out for almost a year and feeling a little rusty. I am especially nervous about any clinical questions. Any and all advice, resources and tips would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you in advance!
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I am a second career RN with one year experience in Med/Surg. My first degree was in psychology/neuroscience and I worked in non-profit for almost 10 years working on healthcare navigation and community programs. I have been out for almost year after having my daughter and now I am looking to head back to acute care. I am still not fully certain if I want to settle down in one area of nursing. I am pretty positive it is not med/surg but i saw it as an opportunity to get a rounded first year experience. My first job was in a rural area of the country at a hospital with a large staffing issue and my time there was very very stressful but gave me some really good experience. I am interested in learning a lot of different areas of the hospital,
I now have interviews lined up next week for med/surg, surgical/trauma, cardiac and float pool (which I feel may be the best fit for learning multiple areas). I am looking for any an all tips for interviews. I typically interview well and have prepared for the "basic" questions. I am just very nervous having been out for almost a year and feeling a little rusty. I am especially nervous about any clinical questions. Any and all advice, resources and tips would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you in advance!