CCU/CTICU Interview

[GolferBSN]

Good afternoon,

Im a recent new grad BSN nurse and I just got my first call for an interview with a critical care residency program. It is for the cardiac ICU and cardiothoracic ICU ( both managers of these respective units will be present). I was told that during the interview clinical questions will be asked and to be prepared for anything. This is a new grad residency program. I assume they will be asking safe practice questions, and competency based questions for the specific units. I was wondering if anyone has been through these types of quiz type interviews and if anyone could give me some guidance on how to best prepare. Do I need to focus on levo drip info , CVP ranges, rhythms? Any insight would be greatly appreciated !

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Welcome to AN! There are a few forums you can browse through for some tips and guidance.

Nursing First Job Hunt Assistance (be sure to check out the FAQs tab)

Nursing Interview Help

Critical Care Nursing

CCU Nursing/Coronary/Cardiac

Good luck with your interview!

[VANurse2010]

Clinical practice questions beyond basic safety and assessment type things (similar to NCLEX what would you do if) are not appropriate for job interviews - especially for new grads. Those types of questions would be a major red flag for me that the unit(s) is a dysfunctional shark tank. Always be wary of things like "fast-paced" also. That's usually just code for "the workload is bull ****"

[sh2500]

Hi, I just ran into this post. I, too, interviewed for a CTICU and the manager was being so odd and kept asking me clinical questions. He wanted me to tell him the side effects of Neo and Amio. I work at a CT surgery stepdown unit for about 2 years. He obviously didnt like the answers I provided him and said I needed more experience because this is a "very fast paced" unit. I thought it was just so strange, did he wanted to hire a nurse or a textbook?