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Congrats! Welcome to the OR!
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Yes, God is soooo good! Congrats! My first offer and position was at a LTACH; it's was an invaluable experience - you will learn lots. Best wishes to you :-)
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Np! How'd it go?
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Hey! First off, congrats! You have interviews for specialties that people would LOVE to take. I can help you out with OR, not so much with L&D. I graduated last year, worked on the floor for about 9 months then interviewed for the OR. Now, I am in the OR. Yay, lol. During the interview, I am pretty sure they know you are a new graduate, so 99% chance they aren't going to ask you scenario questions, then again, they may. They may also ask behavioral questions. When I interviewed, I did not have any scenario questions and I had 9 months of floor experience. Uhm, some questions that I was asked during my OR interview were: 1. Why the OR? 2. Why this hospital? 3. Have you had any previous experience in the OR during nursing school? 4. Name a time you made a mistake and what did you learn from it? 5. What would your co-workers say about you? 6. What are some of your strengths? They may ask about weaknesses as well (I wasn't asked about weaknesses) 7. How well do you handle stressful situations? Do you have an example? 8. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Short-term/long-term goals? 9. How do you feel about being on-call? 10. How long is your commute to work? Usually for call, they give you a 30-minute time frame to get from your house to work. --There are also tons of websites you can Google for interview questions. Also, have questions for them. If I would not have asked questions, my interview would have been only like 15 minutes; it was like 35 minutes. It also shows them that you're really interested and serious about the position. Ask questions like: 1. What's the biggest challenge for new orientees? 2. How long is orientation? 3. What does orientation entail? Classroom/lecture? Would scrubbing be included within the orientation? 4. What type of shifts are offered? 8s? 10s? 12s? nights? evenings? 5. What's the census of the patients? 6. How often are we required to take call? 7. Dress policy in the OR? 8. How many OR suites? 9. Types of services? *I would not ask about pay; I never ask about pay - I would let them bring it up. First, look up the average pay around your area. If they ask, say you're totally open and willing to negotiate; I mean, you're a new graduate -if you're too picky, they will let you go and interview the next person --if you're being unreasonable. Also, be confident and professional and CONFIDENT, lol. Hope this helps, Good Luck!
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I recently had an interview; it only lasted 35 minutes. If I hadn't had questions lined up for them to answer it probably would have lasted only like 15 minutes; so make sure you have questions for them. I thought that was a bad sign because it seemed so short--but I received an offer within the next two weeks :-)
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Hey, I'm a new perioperative RN as well. Well, I don't start until next week, but boy am I excited. My orientation will last 6 months, as opposed to a year like yours, whoa! I'm glad it's going great for you; I hope to be saying the same thing. What would you say your biggest pro, con, and challenge is thus far? Congrats and Good Luck on the new position!
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I'm leaving bedside after 9 months. Hello to the operating room!@Canes, thanks so much! I really appreciate the detailed preference card, definitely gives me a better idea. And I'll definitely come back if I have more questions. Thanks again for the great advice everyone! @Anniehow, Congrats again! When are you starting?Yay! Congrats! Good Luck on the NCLEX and on your journey to become a great OR nurse!I really really do like the idea of setting goals; I've been working on a list already. Thanks so much for everything and good luck!Woohoo, Congrats and Good Luck!The Otis elevator, haha.. Thanks so much all of you! I will definitely respect and be sweet to everyone. I'm am so looking forward to starting. Thanks again for the advice everyone.Most definitely. I 2nd that! Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com