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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Prioritizing professional development and learning opportunities as a registered nurse is a quality that any nurse manager will look for in a candidate to join their team. This is particularly true for working in the pediatric ICU, where staying up-to-date and educated on the latest and greatest procedures is vital to providing the best care possible. With this question, your interviewers will be looking to hear about the organizations you're a part of currently and that you've done your homework on the organizations that represent the pediatric nursing field.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Since I graduated and entered the nursing workforce eight years ago, I have been a member of the ANA and I joined the AACN when I joined my current critical care unit three years ago. I've loved taking advantage of CME credits available through both organizations and last year I attended the AACN national conference and was able to network with many nurses throughout the country. I have a college classmate that is a PICU nurse that I talk with regularly and she highly recommended looking into the PedsCCM site if I were to be offered and accept this position, and I would look forward to doing so. Are there any other organizations or societies that you would recommend?"

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
To start, simply talk about the organizations that you do belong to and discuss any benefits that you've received from your membership over the years. This can and should include any educational or training opportunities you have received. Then, make sure to do your homework on organizations like the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine organization and the Society of Pediatric Nurses, and be sure to let your interviewers know that you are ready and willing to take advantage of being a member of those organizations.

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