Contents
Part One: Understanding the Interview Process
Chapter 1: The Nursing Interview Process
Full-Time, Part-Time, Per Diem
Applying In-house for a Position
Pre-employment Technical Tests
Chapter 2: Behind the Scenes of the Nursing Interview Process
The Challenges of Recruiting Nurses
The Dreaded Application Tracking System
Chapter 3: The New Grad Nursing Interview
What Type of Nursing Do You Want to Do?
You Don’t Have Nursing Experience but You Have Experience
What Nurse Recruiters Look For
Selling Yourself in Your Resume and Job Application
What to Expect During the Interview
Nursing as a Second ... or Third ... or Fourth Career
Chapter 4: The Experienced Nurse Interview
Transfer or Seek a New Employer
Returning to Nursing Under Disciplinary Action
Applying for an Outside Position
Cover Letter or No Cover Letter
Reapplying to a Former Employer
What to Expect During the Interview
Meeting the Hiring Nurse Manager
Chapter 5: Choosing a Nursing Specialty
Assess Your Current Nursing Career
Chapter 6: Preparing for the Interview
Bring a List of Questions to Ask
If the Interview Doesn’t Go Well
Prepare for the Online Pre-Employment Tests
Prep for the Technical Interview
Part Two: Key Facts Every Candidate Should Know
Chapter 7: Preparing for Medication Questions
Prepping for Dose Calculation Questions
Sublingual and Buccal Medication
Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Tube Medication
Before Administering Medications
Common Medications That Are Helpful to Know
Medications That Interfere with Hypertensive Medications
Chapter 8: Preparing for Nursing Questions
Estimating the Physiological Reserves
Cardiovascular Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Respiratory Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Neurological Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Gastrointestinal Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Hiatal hernia (diaphragmatic hernia)
Intestinal obstruction and paralytic ileus
Musculoskeletal Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Genitourinary and Gynecologic Assessment, Disorders, Interventions
Acute Glomerulonephritis (acute nephritic syndrome)