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hi all! i have gone through my first interview process for a job as an RN and would like to share it with you. some of the questions i was asked were:-tell me about yourself-why do you want to work at this facility? (knowing the mission statement and hospital's awards helps!)-describe a time you faced conflict and how you dealt with it-how do you work/like working with others?-rate your nursing skills on a scale of 1-10-what do you do before administering a medication? (2 forms of pt id)-what is your weakness?-how would you handle a situation where a patient/visitor grew rowdy?-where do you see yourself in five years?-how long do you think you will stay on this floor/unit?of course every interview is different but hopefully this can provide insight to those who dont know what to expect. the way i personally prepped for my interview was getting an idea of what questions may be asked through threads such as this. i quickly thought of a general answer i could apply to certain questions and moved on. i actually felt having not reheorificed anything helped me come off as less nervous and genuine.good luck to all! i know the job search is tough but dont give up. also, dont be shy to reach out to any resources. youd be surprised at whos willing to help!

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i told myself if i passed my NCLEX, i would share my story. let me preface this by saying this might be a long entry, but hopefully it'll be helpful to some! i attribute most of my success to and most of this will be focused on the Kaplan review course. throughout school i had mandatory tests from ATI but i had never done well on them. receiving a level 2 was a rarity on those exams which is probably why i was biased during ATI's review class. i just didnt like it. although i must say it was a nice refresher course. their focus was mainly review of what you learned in school, whereas Kaplan offered review of content and learning how to take the NCLEX. i found that test taking skills specifically designed for NCLEX is half of the battle. here are some numbers to consider before i continue: ATI's comprehensive predicted that my chance of passing the NCLEX on my first try was 57%. Kaplan predicted i had about a 90% chance of passing the NCLEX on my first try. i passed on my first try at 75 questions at the 2 hour mark. with Kaplan, they have a format as to how to study depending on how many weeks you want to prep before your test. i chose the 5 week plan which really got drawn out to 6 weeks. everyday i tried to do 50 questions in order to finish the entire q bank about a week and a half before my exam. some days i did more in order to pick up the slack on days i didn't get anything done. i didn't watch any videos as i had no time (the weeks before my NCLEX were hectic) but i did make some notes. id go through questions and anything i didn't know, i wrote down. i know this is not an encouraged study tactic but i did like to study something when i was able to. i also used the Kaplan review book that could be purchased in Barnes and Noble on days that i could not bear to sit at the computer. i found this to be helpful but wouldn't recommend this only be your only form of studying. when i sat for the test, i found it less nerve wracking to hide the question number i was on and to take a break when i felt it was right. before the schedule break, i knew i had to walk around and take a breather. i hope this helped someone and good luck to all! confidence is key