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.
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Author(s): Jim Keogh
Edition: 1
Publisher: De|G Press
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 326
Tags: Nursing, Jobs, Interview, Interviews, Nurses
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
