Public Health Nurse Interview

[purplegal]

So, next week I have scheduled an interview for a Public Health Nursing Position.

I was wondering what to expect during the interview, since I have never applied for this type of nursing position before.

Also, they want my latest performance evaluation. However, I've never been formally evaluated and doubt that I can get one by next Wednesday. I do have references though. What should I say? Would it be acceptable to say that I currently have not been formally evaluated, but could provide one if needed?

[DowntheRiver]

Is this for the state? When I had my Community Health Nurse interview with the state, it was very scripted such as:

1. Tell me a time where you had a disagreement with your manager and how did you resolve it?

2. Tell me of a time where you had a problem and how did you solve it (paraphrasing, but you get the gist)

3. How do you deal with stress at work?

The first two were graded heavily by the interviewers I was later told.

[Everline]

My public health nurse interview was a panel interview. It lasted over an hour. There were two types of questions, those related to skills and knowledge and those related to situations/behavior. Public/community health nurses do a lot of different things. Make sure you have at least general knowledge relating to your job duties. I was asked questions that were particular to the work I would be doing there and the types of patients I was likely to see. For instance, if you would be doing vaccinations, you might want to brush up on that subject. However, every organization/clinic is different, therefore it's hard to know what anybody's interview will entail at different locations and in different states.