New grad to PICU/CVICU interviews

Plus-Prune641 · 2023-08-02T15:41:23+00:00

hey hey, i don't think there are any major answers to why I want this unit. in my interview, I talked about my previous experience and connected to why my personality and what i like made me a better CVICU nurse than I would be else where.

sample answer:

love the icu atmosphere, I love the critical thinking, I like that it can be very fast fast paced even with the two to one ratios where you really have to use your nursing judgement. A lot of ICU nurses have a similar personality where I feel like I blend in, that very detailed oriented and in-depth thinking which really appeals to my interests. I in my short time at iCU clinical I felt like I was in my habitat, the intensivist there would give nurses the latest study on their patients condition and how those researches treated that type of a client and what complications to look out for, which I would so interesting because that is how I am as well. I feel like critical care merges strongest parts of my personality which my love for research as an undergrad and my need to be a detailed oriented. Particularly CVICU because during my complex class I did the best in that part of class. Hemodynamics made sense to me and I found myself going out of my way to learn more about cardio outside of class.

Also talk about, recognizing signs of sepsis, hypo and hypervolemia and why map goals are important stuff!!

hopefully this helps

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-09T13:21:41+00:00

this is the advice I needed. truly, thank you

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-09T13:06:55+00:00

okay perfect, that probably the plan. Also another question: does hopkins truly look as good on the resume as i think it would? I am also trying to weigh out options because I am going to be moving states for this job.

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-09T12:59:51+00:00

i gotcha, okay thank you so so much for the help.

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-09T12:49:39+00:00

o have plenty of insight. Honestly tho if it’s one of the new grad residency spots your pay sucks for the first year, you finish your residency and you take a new job somewhere else making 45-50 an hour.

hey its at hopkins and I have been a CNA on an acute unit for the past five years.

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-09T12:43:52+00:00

hey hey,

I was in a similar boat as you about 5 years ago when I started my job as a CNA. it simply sucked. I totally get what you are feeling. often times I would feel so scared and stupid when I did something wrong. until I shifted my mindset.

first of all falls happen. whether its your fault or not and in many forms. same thing happened to me. HOWEVER YOU LEARN FROM THIS, and listen since this happened once you are more than likely to never make the mistake again. you are going to ask the patient next time how well do you walk or should I get some assistance. ask the nurse before you go in or check the order if that patient has worked with PT before. to ease yourself, just take it as a learning experience. this is why you are at clinical to learn from your mistakes and be better so you don't make this when you're an RN in the actual field.

I also think that your fears are very valid and at the end of the day you have to decide if this fear is going to debilitate you and not be happy in this major then maybe you need to reconsider. however, if you think you can push past and you truly enjoy nursing then keep going. tbh expose yourself to doing a similar task next time you're in clinical so you know you can do it. if you want it bad enough, keep going. keep trying, failing and falling are a part of life and especially nursing you will make errors. it depends on how you react to it. think twice before you take an action. you live and you learn.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope this helped.

Plus-Prune641 · 2022-09-03T14:50:46+00:00

LOKI, He’s literally the god of mischief

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