So for all new grads out there, I have some good news! Open houses are your friend! I was getting absolutely nowhere with job applications and I went to an open house and I was offered an internship at a hospital near me. However, there is a downside that I need some help with.
While, I'm happy to get my foot in the door, the internship is unpaid and lasts for six weeks. Then, if you are able to get through the internship successfully and they like you, then you are offered a per diem position at the hospital. Obviously I'm nervous since a lot of the offer seems very conditional on other factors (and, on top of that, my student loans come due soon.) To add to my stress, before the internship starts, I have to take a pharmacology exam that includes calculations, as well as proper timing and dosing, labs needed to administer meds, contraindications and trade vs. generic and I only get two tries to pass it. Has anyone had to take a med exam before starting a job? Do they have any advice for me on how to approach this? I feel confident with calculations but I don't know how I'm going to learn the dose ranges and contraindications for all the different meds I'll see on a med-surg floor. Any help anyone can give me would be much appreciated : )
