2012 Nurse Residency Program at Vanderbilt

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I am applying to the nurse residency program winter 2012 at Vanderbilt. Is anybody else applying??:D

Specializes in NICU, Public Health.
Mshessle..are you applying? What cohort/track?

I applied and interviewed for the 2012 Winter Pediatric Track, should have an answer mid November.

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Tomorrow's the last day of interviews! 1-2 more weeks of waiting for the interview results... Aaaahhh! Anxiety!!!

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Specializes in NICU, Public Health.

Ekk! I'm so nervous! I hope all of us get in!

Tomorrow's the last day of interviews! 1-2 more weeks of waiting for the interview results... Aaaahhh! Anxiety!!!
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Just finished my interview. It was extremely intense. My nerves were shot, and by the last question I was so nervous that I think I completely missed the boat answering it. Who knows.....I hope I scored real high on everything else in case my interview wasn't brilliant. Good luck everyone.

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Specializes in NICU, Public Health.

What track did you interview for?

Just finished my interview. It was extremely intense. My nerves were shot, and by the last question I was so nervous that I think I completely missed the boat answering it. Who knows.....I hope I scored real high on everything else in case my interview wasn't brilliant. Good luck everyone.
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I interviewed for Critical Care. Two of the three ladies were nurse managers on ICU units, which made me feel a little intimidated. I hope I get it. I showed my passion for nursing and my patients and clearly expressed education is important to me. I think I just didn't do so hot on the "tell me a time when...." stories, which sucks cause I actually prepared yesterday for it! It's amazing the "word vomit" that comes out of your mouth when you're nervous =]

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Specializes in NICU, Public Health.

Haha! I know what you mean about "word vomit"! Everything that came into my head I said.

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hi i'm new to allnurses but i have enjoyed reading all ur post. i am interested in attending vanderbilts nurse residency program for the summer 2012. my interest is in critical care. i have a few ? i wanted to ask regarding the interview process. do u all feel the interview is similar to a job interview? do u believe anything would have been different if you included more textbook language in response to the questions asked? i'm just trying to get a feel of what to expect for the interview.

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Do any of u know of any other nurse residency programs located in tennessee?

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Specializes in NICU, Public Health.

The interview is similar to a job interview except with a lot more situational questions from my experience. I had 10 situational questions I think. I don't think "textbook language" would help. They want u to be able to come up with examples on the spot and exercise safe nursing practices in your examples. I didn't think the interview was as bad as I anticipated. I kind of enjoyed it. I can't think of any other residency programs in Tennessee.

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Interviews are over!!! Now the real intense waiting for all of us begins! I interviewed on Oct. 27th for Adult Critical Care. :) Will be hoping and praying for good news for all!

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There is a residency with St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Check out their weibsite for more information.

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