Cracking the Nursing Interview is designed to help you land your ideal nursing job. The book's unique two-part organization helps both first-time and experienced nurses through the job application process, the interviewing process, job training, and everything in between! In Part I you will learn the ins and outs of the interviewing process: how to get your application noticed, how to prepare for the interview, how to uncover hints in an interviewer's question, and more. Part Ii is an extensive review of what you need to know in order to ensure success in your interview. This section includes an overview of fundamental medications and techniques, providing a quick review for those about to go into an interview, and for those considering nursing as a profession, it is a great resource to know what you will need to learn. Cracking the Nursing Interview also provides practice interview questions and solutions, so readers can go into their interviews confidently. In addition to interview tips and tricks, readers will learn how to sell their value and determine if they fit within a specific healthcare organization. Nurses will be given an overview of the unique nurse hiring process, a detailed walk-through of the various nursing careers available to them, and all the information necessary to identify and pursue their ideal career. With a dual career in nursing and information technology, Jim Keogh, Dnp, Rn-Bc is a nurse educator at New Jersey's largest hospital as well as an assistant professor at New York University and a faculty member at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey, as well as a former faculty member and chair of the e-commerce track of study at Columbia University. Uploaded by blainemeans2 Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Part One: Understanding the Interview Process Chapter 1: The Nursing Interview Process How Nursing Jobs Are Created The Nurse Job Description Full-Time, Part-Time, Per Diem Benefits and No-Benefits Union vs. Non-Union Job Postings Applying In-house for a Position Applying from the Outside Networking Helps Human Resources Interview Nurse Manager Interview Pre-employment Technical Tests Job Offer Pre-employment Health Exam Background Check Orientation Probation Chapter 2: Behind the Scenes of the Nursing Interview Process The Challenges of Recruiting Nurses The Ideal Nurse How Decisions Are Made The Flow of Interviews Getting Lost in the Shuffle The Dreaded Application Tracking System Job Fairs The Background Check Anxiety Why You Didn’t Get Hired Chapter 3: The New Grad Nursing Interview Before Graduation What Type of Nursing Do You Want to Do? You Don’t Have Nursing Experience but You Have Experience The Search Begins Use Your Network What Nurse Recruiters Look For Selling Yourself in Your Resume and Job Application Cover Letter What to Expect During the Interview After the Interview Nursing as a Second ... or Third ... or Fourth Career Chapter 4: The Experienced Nurse Interview Are You an Experienced Nurse? Risks of Changing Jobs Transfer or Seek a New Employer Per Diem Alternative Resign or be Terminated Hospital Mergers and Jobs Returning to Nursing Returning to Nursing Under Disciplinary Action Networking Helps Applying for a Transfer Applying for an Outside Position Cover Letter or No Cover Letter Reapplying to a Former Employer What to Expect During the Interview After the Interview Meeting the Hiring Nurse Manager Chapter 5: Choosing a Nursing Specialty Developing a Career Path Obstacles to Change Assess Your Current Nursing Career Changing Nursing Specialty Is Management for You? Agency Nursing Travel Nursing Home Healthcare Nursing Case Management Nurse Practitioner Flight Transport Nurse Nursing Informatics Hospice Nurse Infection Control Nurse Military Nursing Nurse Educator Legal Nursing Forensic Nurse Utilization Review Nurse Telehealth Nursing School Nursing Cruise Ship Nursing Medical Sales Representative Chapter 6: Preparing for the Interview Preparing Your “Script” The Game Plan It’s a Wrap Some Thorny Questions Bring a List of Questions to Ask If the Interview Doesn’t Go Well Be Prepared to Walk Away 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 You Don’t Need to Be a Genius Online Medication Tests Prepping for Dose Calculation Questions How Medications Work Facts to Remember Revisiting the Basics Oral Medications Liquid Medication Sublingual and Buccal Medication Transdermal Medication Topical Medication Eye Drop Medication Eye Ointment Medication Ear Drop Medication Nose Drop Medication Nose Spray Medication Inhalation Medication Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Tube Medication Suppository Medication Intradermal Injection Subcutaneous Injection Intramuscular Injection Z-Track Injection Intravenous Injections Before Administering Medications Things to Remember Common Medications That Are Helpful to Know Hypertension Medication Diuretics Medications That Interfere with Hypertensive Medications Some Facts to Remember Diabetic Medications Insulin Type 2 Diabetic Medication Some Facts to Remember Antibiotics Facts to Remember Pain Medications Facts to Remember Facts to Remember Chapter 8: Preparing for Nursing Questions Physiological Compensation Estimating the Physiological Reserves The Call for Help The Cascading Effect Assessments Quick Assessment Risk of Mortality Baseline Assessment Level of Consciousness Reverse Triage Dealing with Common Stressors Prepping for the “Quiz” Pre- and Post-Operative Care Pre-Operative Care Post-Operative Care Cardiovascular Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Angina Pectoris Myocardial Infarction (MI) Cardiac Tamponade Cardiogenic Shock Endocarditis Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Hypertensive Crisis Hypovolemic Shock Myocarditis Pericarditis Pulmonary Edema Thrombophlebitis Respiratory Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Asthma Atelectasis Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Cor Pulmonale Emphysema Pleural Effusion Pneumonia Pneumothorax Respiratory Acidosis Tuberculosis Acute Respiratory Failure Pulmonary Embolism Neurological Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Cerebral Hemorrhage Bell’s Palsy Brain Abscess Brain Tumor Cerebral Aneurysm Encephalitis Guillain-Barré syndrome Meningitis Spinal cord injury Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Seizure disorder Concussion Contusion Subdural Hematoma Diffuse Axonal Injury Skull Fracture Intracerebral Hematoma Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Gastrointestinal Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Appendicitis Cholecystitis Cirrhosis Crohn’s Disease Diverticulitis Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Gastrointestinal bleed Gastritis Hepatitis Hiatal hernia (diaphragmatic hernia) Intestinal obstruction and paralytic ileus Pancreatitis Peritonitis Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) Ulcerative colitis Musculoskeletal Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dislocations Fractures Contusion Gout Compartment Syndrome Osteoarthritis Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Sprain and Strain Genitourinary and Gynecologic Assessment, Disorders, Interventions Testicular Torsion Acute Glomerulonephritis (acute nephritic syndrome) Kidney stones (Renal Calculi, nephrolithiasis) Pyelonephritis Renal Failure Urinary tract infection Ectopic Pregnancy Ovarian Cysts Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Preeclampsia and Eclampsia Index
Cracking the Nursing Interview is designed to help you land your ideal nursing job. The book's unique two-part organization helps both first-time and experienced nurses through the job application process, the interviewing process, job training, and everything in between! In Part I you will learn the ins and outs of the interviewing process: how to get your application noticed, how to prepare for the interview, how to uncover hints in an interviewer's question, and more. Part II is an extensive review of what you need to know in order to ensure success in your interview. This section includes an overview of fundamental medications and techniques, providing a quick review for those about to go into an interview, and for those considering nursing as a profession, it is a great resource to know what you will need to learn.
Cracking the Nursing Interview also provides practice interview questions and solutions, so readers can go into their interviews confidently. In addition to interview tips and tricks, readers will learn how to sell their value and determine if they fit within a specific healthcare organization. Nurses will be given an overview of the unique nurse hiring process, a detailed walk-through of the various nursing careers available to them, and all the information necessary to identify and pursue their ideal career.
With a dual career in nursing and information technology, Jim Keogh, DNP, RN-BC is a nurse educator at New Jersey's largest hospital as well as an assistant professor at New York University and a faculty member at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey, as well as a former faculty member and chair of the e-commerce track of study at Columbia University.
"Cracking the Nursing Interview also provides practice interview questions and solutions, so readers can go into their interviews confidently. In addition to interview tips and tricks, readers will learn how to sell their value and determine if they fit within a specific healthcare organization. Nurses will be given an overview of the unique nurse hiring process, a detailed walk-through of the various nursing careers available to them, and all the information necessary to identify and pursue their ideal career. Cracking the Nursing Interview also provides practice interview questions and solutions, so readers can go into their interviews confidently. In addition to interview tips and tricks, readers will learn how to sell their value and determine if they fit within a specific healthcare organization. Nurses will be given an overview of the unique nurse hiring process, a detailed walk-through of the various nursing careers available to them, and all the information necessary to identify and pursue their ideal career"--Publisher's description
