tiff_RN

I got hired on general medicine floor which there are a bunch of depending on specialty like cardiac or ortho. I was asked questions like when have I made a mistake and how did I correct it, why nursing, give a time dealing with a disgruntled patient and how you handled it. Questions like that. I heard back from them later that same day and that's when I accepted my position! Talk about fast response time. I am also a new grad so I had no hospital experience outside of clinical required in nursing school. Hope this helps.

Hey just wanted to put my two cents in since I'm starting my new grad residency at northside in atlanta next month! As far as the interviews go they are different compared to what I've done before. There were four of us interviewing total and they let us have lunch with all of the managers on the floor we were interviewing for. It gave us an opportunity to meet them and ask as many questions as possible. When lunch was over they called us one at a time to start our interviews. They each ask you a scenario based question. Its wasnt bad at all. I completely fumbled one question and I'm still starting. We also got a tour of the hospital afterwards. As for the other questions I can't answer since I haven't started yet but I will try to update after I do. I hope I helped.

Congratulations! And what a coincidence lol I'm jealous that you got your license so fast. Where I am you have to wait 6 weeks before your license number posts on the board of nursing website. It's a good thing I don't start my job until February.

My schedule was over a period of three weeks split up because of my situation. The first two weeks I followed Kaplan and completed all three phases minus the readiness test and the q bank. The week before my test I completed the readiness test and did as many q bank questions as I could. I reviewed every single question and looked up anything I did not know. I also read the 35 page review thing floating on this website every day to help it stick. I know you hear not to study to day before and I just used the time to spend with my daughter but I did look over lab values one last time.

You can do it! It may seem impossible because your baby takes up so much time but I am proof that it is possible. My daughter just turned 5 months two days before I took my test. Utilize your support systems whether that be family or friends.

Thank you!

Hey everyone! I promised that if I passed or failed I would write an article about what let me see to that score. So here I am. I am blessed to say that I passed my NCLEX on Halloween in 75 questions and I did it with a 5 month old! Here is a little background on my situation. I got a surprise positive pregnancy test August of my senior year in nursing school. Although I was scared I would not graduate on time I was able to and my lovely baby girl came 3 weeks after I graduated. Unlike all of my other classmates I was unable to take my NCLEX as soon as they did to start the July rotation. I took time to recover after my c-section and to be a mother. My goal was to start studying in July to take my test at the end of July but personal issues preventing me from doing that. So once again I was pushed even further from graduation in regards to studying which terrified me. It wasn't until September that I decided it was best to put my child in daycare for 2 weeks so that I could study Non-Stop to try and take my test the week after. I had job interview set up the first week of October so my goal was to take my test before heading out to do them so I could let them know that I passed or would have to take it later if I didn't. I was unable to take my test in September despite my Board of Nursing sending me an email saying my paperwork was approved and to wait for my code to test. It never came. I ended up doing all 3 of my interviews with still no code in sight. I contacted My Board of Nursing one last time and was able to reach someone who told me that all I was missing was my drivers license picture and that upset me so much that my NCLEX was delayed over something that I was unaware of. I immediately sent it in and receive my code and scheduled my exam for Halloween. My mind was going crazy trying to figure out how I was going to study with my infant and no longer being able to afford daycare. It was through the grace of God that my best friend was in between jobs at the time and was able to watch her for one week. During that time I used Kaplan and Kaplan only to practice question after question. Any part of the question or rationales that I did not understand I looked up and wrote down in a notebook. Did I feel prepared as I wanted to? No, but it was all I had to work with and my test was coming up. On test day I was really nervous but the setting was also really nice and comfortable which helped a little bit. I made it to my seat and begin the test. I had so many select all the apply that in my head I feel I failed. Despite knowing a lot of information I still felt unprepared for those type of questions. I only had one exhibit type question and the rest were multiple choice or select all the apply. Around question 33 I was praying that it will go past 75 because I believe that I had already failed. When my test cut off at 75 I had already started prepping for having to take the test again in December. I had flew through the test in under an hour, not intentionally but that's just how it went and that also made me feel like I did not do well. For someone who has an out-of-state job that starts in February I really wanted to get it out the way. The two days waiting where the longest two days ever but when I seen the word pass pop-up I cried. Sorry this is so long but I really just wanted to say that it's not always easy and everybody has a different way of studying period for me my mind works better with short study periods before a test. I also want to say that just because you have a baby does not mean that you can't do it but you will need help to make the load a little easier. Congratulations to all the others who passed this October I'm supposed to will pass in the upcoming months!

Received my call today frome emory offering me the position for nights in the neurology unit!

Congratulations dmmRN17!!!! There were a lot of people who interviewed so I'm sure they have a list to go down before the rest of us hear anything.

I haven't heard anything yet. But I'm not expecting to hear anything until nexterm week. I wonder if they let you know if you didn't get it so a person doesn't have to wait by the phone forever.

When I was leaving there was a lady who said it would be one week to a week and a half before we hear anything and the interviewers handed out their business cards in case we had anymore questions. Well they gave me theirs I can't speak for anyone else.

I know right! I flew all the way from Colorado so I was hoping to hear something soon. I also wish we could have done more than 2. There were so many options. I will also keep you posted if I hear anything as well. Good luck!

I haven't seen anything on here about this upcoming residency so I wanted to start a thread for it. I just interviewed for emory midtown medical floor (specifically neuro and oncology) as well as the EDF at University and I wanted to share how it went for future lookers. Once you arrive and sign in, you walk into an auditorium where you sit and wait for your name to be called. Bring like 6 copies of your resume. I didn't know this and brought one but thankfully there was a nice lady who made copies for me. The interview itself was very comfortable. There are two people who ask you scenario questions such as "Name a time when you gave service above and beyond. What did you do and what was the outcome." Another was "Name a time when you experienced patient conflict," "Give an example of a time where teamwork was needed." Those were the questions asked plus a few more, for the medical floor. As for ED that was a completely different experience. They wanted to know about strengths and weaknesses as well as what sets emory apart from other hospitals. Hopefully within a week I will hear back but that was my experience.