New Graduate Nurse, Interview Help

[jskel88]

I am a new BSN graduate nurse, and have my first interview tomorrow! I am excited/nervous, which seems normal, but what I am really scared about is an NLN exam this institution gives, upon which you must score at least an 80%. I am wondering if anyone else has interviewed at an institution with a policy such as this, and if so, did they warn you before or did you have to take it at the face-to-face interview? Thanks for any help!

[hurleygirli1]

I took it after I was hired and they gave me a study guide beforehand. It wasn't bad at all. I don't know if they would ambush you with it at an interview. That doesn't sound like it would set anyone up for success. Good luck!

[jskel88]

Thanks so much hurleygirli!

[vcnurse11]

My school required that we take the NLN exam before we graduated as a tool to diagnose any potential weak areas before going into the NCLEX. To be honest, I thought I did horrible on it but ended up scoring really well. If I remember correctly it had a lot of pharmacology questions on it. But don't stress, go into it knowing that you already know this stuff!

Best of luck!