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OK, so I officially have an interview tomorrow! Any tips/advice would be much appreciated!
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Currently a pediatric nurse on a high acuity step-down unit with vented patients. A little over a year of experience. Floated to all peds units in my hospital, multiple adult units, and NICU, so I've definitely proven my flexibility. When we bought our house, my drive to work was only ~45 minutes, but with the huge influx of people to my area, my drive is 1 hr 15 minutes, plus a half mile walk from the parking lot and I just can't do it anymore. The hospital closer to me within the same system does not have pediatrics, but has one of the top L&D units in the area. Since nursing school I have always thought L&D would be amazing, but couldn't get in as a new grad. I applied and currently my application as been under review by the hiring manager for ~ 1 week (thinking this is a good sign right?). If I do get an interview, does anyone have any tips for preparing for an L&D interview or questions I should be prepared to answer? I plan to start reviewing some of my school books for maternal/newborn things, L&D meds, emergency situations, etc. I only have PALS certification. My hospital said my position doesn't justify me getting ACLS or NRP even though I float to adult units and NICU frequently, but I am willing to get those asap.
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Sorry for the very late update. I was eventually offered both the job in the ER and the job in Peds. I ended up accepting the jobs in peds. The ER initially told me I didn’t get the job and it just left a bad taste in my mouth after working so hard there as a tech and even though they did eventually offer me the job, my gut told me not to take it. I’m SO glad I didn’t. I’m much happier in pediatrics and being a new grad is stressful enough without the added stress of the ER. Not to mention the ER nurse manager quit and COVID and I’ve just heard there’s been a lot of turnover there lately. My first 6 months have been stressful but manageable and I’m still getting to do some adult medicine because I have to float to the adult covid floor.
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I had my interview a few weeks ago. Pretty standard behavioral questions. Tell me about a time when you had a conflict.... went above and beyond etc. Where you see yourself in 5 years. Not sure about shift diffs at Duke but the pay for a new grad nurse starts at $24.68. It starts at $25 even at UNC.
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So, as an update: Interview with Duke went well. They asked for my references and said they would be in touch with me about an offer once they received my references. My interview with Pediatrics at UNC is on Monday by phone (thanks coronavirus). Tonight I get a call from the ED at UNC saying they had a new grad spot open up and wanted to offer the position to me. They already knew I had an interview in peds on Monday so they said they understood me wanting to wait to make my decision. The recruiter made it seem as though I would be offered both jobs (not holding my breath). So now I know for sure I will likely turn down the job at Duke. However, I'm really conflicted about whether or not I accept the ED job or the peds job (if they offer it to me). On the one hand, in the ED I would be able to learn SO much and get experience with both adults and peds, however, part of me is still a little off put that I wasn't their first choice (obviously it's not the end of the world). On the other hand, I know I LOVE pediatrics, and the supervisor I know there has gone above and beyond to do everything in her power to get me this job and I would feel terrible to get it and end up turning it down (though I know she would also be very understanding). Either way, I never in my wildest dreams imagined being in this position having to choose between two highly sought after new grad positions.
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Essentially, what I was told is that we had more techs that already worked in the ED than positions to give out, granted I had been there longer and work more hours but was also the only one getting an ADN and not BSN, so as far as I was told, they were pushed to hire the BSN grads who also already worked there over the ADN grad. I mean I get it, but it also stung a lot because I’ve worked myself to death there since the day I got hired. That being said, after talking to a few people it seems that if I do happen to get the peds job and rescind my acceptance from Duke within a short time frame, it shouldn’t hurt my relationship with Duke. My interview at Duke this morning went really well and they’ve requested that I submit my references so I feel that’s a good sign and if nothing else I did like the unit I shadowed/interviewed for!
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I will be graduating with my ADN in May 2020. I’ve begun the job application and interview process. For background I’m in the triangle area of NC so I’ve been applying to mostly Duke, UNC, and Rex and some at WakeMed. I have an interview at Duke today with a cardiology step down unit and one next week at UNC with an acute care pediatric unit. Pediatrics is where I REALLY want to be. I’ve worked on the peds floor, PICU and peds ED and I know it’s where my heart is. I currently work at UNC and I’m close with one of the supervisors on the floor I’m interviewing for there and it feels like they will offer me the job (she’s said she’s really advocating for me), then again I don’t want to assume that because I thought I would be offered a job in the ED I work in now and they didn’t, stating it was because I was an ADN and not BSN. I’ve essentially been told they have to fight HR for it if they want to hire an ADN. I don’t want to accept an offer at Duke only to back out a week later (definitely don’t want to be blacklisted) but I also don’t want to decline the job and then not get the peds job. Does anyone have any advice here? Would I really get blacklisted if I accepting a job and then changed my mind within a week or two if I’m wouldn’t be starting until July or August?
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Other things to consider: ER is currently way more flexible with my school schedule and I shouldn’t have a problem staying full time my last semester. Peds likely wouldn’t have the schedule flexibility I need right now. Because of some JCo things, I’ve currently had to work a LOT of psych ED, which I’m just not a huge fan and I’m not sure how much longer that will last, but I don’t think I can tolerate another 9 months of it. I like being busy. I like learning new things. My ER manager has told me they need nurses willing to do Peds ER and once I’m a nurse he’s happy to train me there. Not much room to work there as an NA because they have others who have been there for 30+ years and that’s the only place they will work.
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I am in nursing school currently and will be finishing up in the spring. I started out working as a CNA in peds/picu at one hospital because I knew I wanted to be a pediatric nurse. Because they would not hire me as a CNA 2 at that job I ended up transferring to a different hospital and have been working in the ER since. I have absolutely loved the ER, I love learning all the different things, trauma, you name it. I know a manager on one of the pediatric floors here who wants me to come work for her now. So here’s my predicament, if I stay working in the ER they will hire me as a new grad and if I go back to peds, they will hire me as a new grad. I absolutely love both and I don’t mind working with adults, but I prefer to work with kids. I already know a lot of the people I would work with if I go to peds from volunteering there for 4+ years in undergrad. Would it be better to get some ER experience and then transfer to peds or start in peds since that is where my heart is?
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So I'm working on finishing up my ADN program and should end with at least a 3.5 GPA. Before going to nursing school I got a Bachelor's degree in exercise science from UNC. In undergrad my GPA was less than idea. By the time I graduated it was right at a 2.4. I know for sure I will be applying to RN to BSN programs because the hospitals in my area usually require you start working on one within a year or two of being hired. However, I'm also considering some RN to MSN programs. Is there anyone here who's done an RN to MSN program? How competitive was it? What was the work load like? Do you think it would be better to go through an RN to BSN program first? Also, will my prior degree's GPA have any affect on the GPA they will consider for admission for BSN or MSN? I really messed up the first time I went to college. I was young and made some bad decisions on top of having a lot going on. I just really want the hard work I've put in over the last 3 years to pay off and move on past my previous bad decisions. Thanks for any input!
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Also I applied with 184 points. dhenderson88, don't worry, depending on where you live it may just be that your mail is slower. The letters were post marked September 20th. I got mine the next day presumably because I live in Raleigh. The girls I know that got theirs today live a little further out. So maybe you'll get yours tomorrow!
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They just received my transcript from Vance Granville for bio 169 2 days ago so I hope that does affect my points. I requested my transcript be sent in July and I had to call them over and over because Wake Tech never got it the first time... í ½í¹„ Also, I'm totally interested in the Facebook group!
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