Questions I may need to answer

*4!#6 · May 26, 2012

I am a student, in a similar position as you, so please don't take my advice as expert but merely suggestion ...

Question 1: I guess that the answer here is with you. Perhaps you could cite the lack of current opportunities at your home hospital, that you would like to branch out and try something new, that you are interested in a particular specialty that your hospital does not have. For example, the hospital that I work at is well-known for a particular specialty, and that is why I want to work as an RN there. Have you had experience at this other hospital? Maybe you could give an example of an experience at this hospital that left a lasting impression on you.

Question 2: Why do you want to work there? Have you had experiences in the cardiac cath lab? Perhaps you could try to "shadow" there at your home hospital? I spent a day or two in the cardiac cath lab during my internship and it was absolutely incrediable. I am not interested in OR nursing (too cold, too much standing in one place) but I was amazed at the procedure and how skilled the nurses, doctors, and technicians were. Also, it can be a very high-pressure area if an emergent case comes in (which I saw during my internship, and the environment totally changed from a scheduled procedure, you could almost feel the change in the professional's demeanors). I am not an adrenaline junkie but maybe you do well in situations where you need to act fast. Are you interested in cardiology?

As for the mess with your job ... are you able to review the performance evaluation before they send it out? You could always bring it up in the interview maybe, say there are some things you are working on and give examples of how you are trying to improve. One piece of advice I was given is to never paint your previous workplace or co-workers in a negative light at all, so not sure mentioning that your boss doesn't like you is appropriate.

Pneumothorax, BSN, RN · May 26, 2012

I am a student, in a similar position as you, so please don't take my advice as expert but merely suggestion ...
Question 1: I guess that the answer here is with you. Perhaps you could cite the lack of current opportunities at your home hospital, that you would like to branch out and try something new, that you are interested in a particular specialty that your hospital does not have. For example, the hospital that I work at is well-known for a particular specialty, and that is why I want to work as an RN there. Have you had experience at this other hospital? Maybe you could give an example of an experience at this hospital that left a lasting impression on you.
Question 2: Why do you want to work there? Have you had experiences in the cardiac cath lab? Perhaps you could try to "shadow" there at your home hospital? I spent a day or two in the cardiac cath lab during my internship and it was absolutely incrediable. I am not interested in OR nursing (too cold, too much standing in one place) but I was amazed at the procedure and how skilled the nurses, doctors, and technicians were. Also, it can be a very high-pressure area if an emergent case comes in (which I saw during my internship, and the environment totally changed from a scheduled procedure, you could almost feel the change in the professional's demeanors). I am not an adrenaline junkie but maybe you do well in situations where you need to act fast. Are you interested in cardiology?
As for the mess with your job ... are you able to review the performance evaluation before they send it out? You could always bring it up in the interview maybe, say there are some things you are working on and give examples of how you are trying to improve. One piece of advice I was given is to never paint your previous workplace or co-workers in a negative light at all, so not sure mentioning that your boss doesn't like you is appropriate.

this is good advice. & im not sure if i can review it. ya im not going to mention that my boss dislikes me lol