Parkland ER Residency July 2014

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Hello,

Just wanted to let ya'll know Parkland has posted the ER residency for July 2014 if anyone is interested. :)

Specializes in SICU/ER.

Not sure, but would try it again!

then the next thing to look at is the resume and then the interview. Read what i told to "i want it bad". I have been practicing my interview questions for the past week - why emergency nursing, why parkland, tell me about yourself, etc to make everything flow well. I am coming up with examples. If you have to, look at every hospital you can get your hands on. Small ones, big ones whatever you can find. Newborn nursery/ob floor in any hospital. We all had to start somewhere! and with patience you will get there preemie 2

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Specializes in NICU Nurse.

Thank you so much for your encouragement and advice :)

I have the hardest time in interviews. I can easily answer "Why Parkland" or "why this unit" but when it comes to the "explain a time when you had a difficult patient, what did you do?" type questions I feel like I have nothing to say and I have a hard time coming up with an answer. Not specifically to that question but to those type of questions in general. I only have my clinical experience to pull from and to be honest, my clinical experience was mainly me being a tech for the nurse. I was never 'on my own' with my own patients and a nurse just observing/precepting, etc.

Oh and of course I have been applying to all hospitals in the DFW area :) My top choice is Parkland but I am welcome to working anywhere. It seems that I can only get interviews at Parkland though which is because I used to volunteer there so I have an 'in".

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Specializes in SICU/ER.

well, i have been out of nursing for 20 years but i will still pull from that experience and from what i am doing now (which is law enforcement). I believe they are looking for critical thinking skills, they know that as a new grad that you don't have the experience yet, but they want to know if you can THINK like one now. It may not be the sickest or the multi system organ failure patient that was difficult but one that challenged YOU and how you were able to work the problem, solve it and if it wasn't solved, what you would have done different. New grads were never on their own but there was something that came up that stuck with you. I still remember my first code and it was in nursing school as a senior (a very long time ago) and the family telling me to take good care of mom. Well, 4 hours later, she coded and all i could do was CPR and i was thinking of making sure i kept my shoulders correct and the depth. Don't get discouraged preemie, you just need to practice with someone you can trust that has gone through these panel interviews. Make sure the one who is interviewing you are hard on you. Remember, just like starting IV's, this takes practice and the more you do, the better you get.

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Specializes in SICU/ER.

sometimes pulling from life experience is a way to get the difficult patient. In the last two (2) years, i have been in a plane crash and was within 10 yards of suicide bombers (which fortunately they did not activate their vests). All i could think of in both incidents was what i was going to do when the event happened. With the plane, i was thinking, ok, when the plane hits the ground, i will be anticipating the tumbling of the plane, look for the exits and keep your head down. With the bombers, i am thinking i will stay in the vehicle, wait a few minutes after it blows (usually is followed by gunfire) before exiting, fighting my way back toward the right, and so forth. So you see, sometimes critical thinking can come from some places you don't expect. You have something, otherwise you would not get an interview, so don't give up. Never surrender. BE yourself, be passionate, be humble and most of all sell how great you are and how stupid they will be if they don't hire you!!!

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I also have an Interview for Parklands ER Residency on Thursday! I am very nervous and preparing the best way I know how! I have worked as an LVN but this is a whole new environment! I wish everyone luck on their interviews! Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! :)

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Specializes in SICU/ER.

Nurse0884 when is your interview Thursday? Mine is at 1315, nervous is good but be confident!

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It's at 10:15

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Specializes in SICU/ER.

Good luck to you and hope to see you in orientation in July (like to be a bit positive for all interviewing!)

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has anyone heard anything about the interviews for L&D?!

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I have an interview for 6south next Friday at parkland, the manager in l&d said they were still working out interviews when I asked yesterday

do you have any contact info of the l&d manager that I could have? I got the email last week saying my application was forwarded and would like to ask her a few questions. I work as a secretary on an L&D unit right now and love it!! any info would be greatly appreciated!

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