Med/Surg Tele interview. How can I best prepare? Please help! I can't blow it

[mnf4ever]

i'm a 3-month-jobless-desperate-new grad and am currently trying to get into a med/surg/tele position. i have a potential interview coming up, and i need to be prepared as much as possible. i would appreciate advice on the following:

1) which meds should i brush up on?

2) what kind of nursing scenario questions should i be prepared to answer?

3) any other common interview questions for the med/sure tele dept?

4) any other advice?

please help me! i have done a board search, but i just want to make sure the meds i brush up on are current/up-to-date. thank you very much! :redpinkhe:redpinkhe:redpinkhe

[Biffbradford]

Don't sweat the details at this point. Think 'team player', good work ethic, and willingness to learn. I just returned from a job interview (like 30 minutes ago) for a more senior position, and those three points held true for that interview as well. Ask questions about training and orientation to the unit, and be flexible about hour scheduling. Once you get hired, you'll have a better idea of which meds to review. Good luck!

[mnf4ever]

Actually, I MUST sweat the details! At this point, RN positions for new grads are very competitive and I've been to 1 interview where they asked me what kind of medications would I anticipate giving to someone in chest pain. I completely choked (but didn't show it) and said I would have to look up the answer or ask a seasoned nurse to verify for patient safety and then listed off the 5 rights of med administration. I was thinking I would start off with O2 and nitro, but I wasn't 100% sure, so I didn't say that. Turns out I was partially correct! I DON'T want to be in that situation again. I want to know the most common meds and scenarios I should know for a new grad, but they never taught us this in nursing school--we got all of it!! How do I just pick and choose which info is considered 'basic knowledge' for a new grad?!