Entry-Level Nursing Mock Interview
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Question 23 of 40
Where would you like to be in five years professionally?
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Dianne Barnard is a Registered Nurse and former nursing instructor. She is also board certified in Psychiatric Nursing and Holistic Nursing Critical Care.
Healthcare is ever-evolving and expanding, and that should be your career plan as well. Be prepared with an answer that demonstrates your commitment to learning. Discuss your plan to take advantage of the tuition reimbursement program or your goals to obtain your BSN or MSN. When researching the organization's leadership structure, take note of any opportunities to become involved with in-house nursing groups and make mention of those groups during the interview. Interviewers love candidates who want to do and be better. It's good for the organization and advances nursing as a whole.
Dianne Barnard is a Registered Nurse and former nursing instructor. She is also board certified in Psychiatric Nursing and Holistic Nursing Critical Care.
"I would like to get started in nursing with an amazing organization that offers tuition reimbursement. Right now, I am not sure what type of nursing I would like to pursue. I want to get the best well-rounded nursing foundation I can, and I think that this hospital is the perfect place. Eventually, I would like to take advantage of the amazing tuition benefits and start to take part-time graduate courses towards my MSN."
"Five years from now, I hope to have developed expertise as a cardiac med/surg nurse. On my unit, this expertise will allow me to precept nursing students and new hires to our unit and work as a charge nurse on some shifts. I also hope to be accepted into the master's program at IUPUI's school of nursing so that I can begin the steps toward becoming a nursing instructor."
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