{"id":1225,"date":"2019-03-27T23:02:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T04:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2019-04-03T15:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T20:20:46","slug":"practical-nursing-3-28-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/practical-nursing-3-28-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Nursing &#8211; 3.28.19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Career Center Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Remaining regularly scheduled Career Center sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, March 28<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 4<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 11<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 18<\/li>\n<li>Thursday April 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Assignments<\/h3>\n<p>Regarding the Resumes, Job Applications, and Cover Letters, I still need the following assignments to be corrected and\/or completed and submitted from the students listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris &#8211; Resume, Cover Letter, Job Application<\/li>\n<li>Janell &#8211; Resume, Cover Letter<\/li>\n<li>Bethany &#8211;\u00a0Resume, Cover Letter<\/li>\n<li>Gabriela &#8211;\u00a0Resume, Cover Letter<\/li>\n<li>Jordan &#8211; All work has been received and is correct<\/li>\n<li>Hayden &#8211; Resume<\/li>\n<li>Tatum &#8211;\u00a0Resume, Cover Letter, Job Application<\/li>\n<li>Cheyenne &#8211;\u00a0Resume, Cover Letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Interviewing Tips, Tricks, and Assignments (Presented the first time on 3.07.19)<\/h3>\n<p>The following video presents some good tips and tricks for interviewing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rf1EmgHPVsU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Company Research Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copy and paste the following questions into a Google Doc then answer each of the questions.\u00a0 Be sure to print one copy.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select a company that you would like to work for in the future. What is the name of the company?<\/li>\n<li>What is the website URL for that company?<\/li>\n<li>How many locations does the company have and which location would you preferably like to work at?<\/li>\n<li>What position would you like to apply and interview for?<\/li>\n<li>What services does the company offer?<\/li>\n<li>What is the mission statement and values for the company?<\/li>\n<li>What are the Service Standards for Integris?<\/li>\n<li>How long has the company been in business? Have there been mergers with other companies in the past?<\/li>\n<li>What are the responsibilities for the specific position you would apply and\/or interview for?<\/li>\n<li>Explain what experiences, training, and\/or skills do you have that are relevant and aligned to that position?<\/li>\n<li>What is the company dress code?<\/li>\n<li>What benefits does the company offer employees? Do you know what each of the benefits consist of?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Interview Questions Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copy and paste the following questions into a Google Doc then answer each of the questions.\u00a0Be sure to print one copy.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Describe a situation when you had to work closely with a difficult coworker. How did you handle the situation? Were you able to build a relationship with this person?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about a time when a patient\u2019s family was dissatisfied with your care. How did you handle that situation?<\/li>\n<li>What approach do you take in communicating with people who do not know medical jargon? Give an example of a time you explained medical terminology to someone who is not medically trained.<\/li>\n<li>Describe a situation in which a patient or their family were particularly pleased and appreciative of your care.<\/li>\n<li>Give an example of a time you had to interact with a hostile patient. How did you handle the situation and what was the outcome?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about a time when you didn\u2019t know the answer to something at work? How did you go about finding the information?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about a time you failed. How did you deal with this situation?<\/li>\n<li>Describe a time when you anticipated potential problems with a patient and initiated preventative measures.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about a time you worked in a fast-paced setting. How do you prioritize tasks while maintaining excellent patient care?<\/li>\n<li>Describe your experience with a very ill patient who required a lot of your time. How did you manage this patient\u2019s care while ensuring your other patients were adequately cared for?<\/li>\n<li>Talk about a time when you felt overwhelmed with your work or patient-load. What did you do?<\/li>\n<li>Give an example of an important goal you set for yourself. Did you accomplish that goal? How did you ensure that you accomplished it?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever had to rely solely on written communication to explain yourself to your team or to a patient? Explain the situation if so.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about a time when you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation?<\/li>\n<li>Describe a time when you received negative feedback and turned it into something positive.<\/li>\n<li>Give an example of a mistake you\u2019ve made? How did you handle it?<\/li>\n<li>What do you find most difficult about being a Nurse? How do you overcome this difficulty?<\/li>\n<li>What is Your Perfect Job?<\/li>\n<li>How Would You Describe Yourself in One Word?<\/li>\n<li>Give An Example of a Time You Lost Your Temper. What was the Outcome?<\/li>\n<li>Why did you decide to become a nurse?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you want to work at this hospital, office, etc.?<\/li>\n<li>What kinds of personality traits are most effective for nurses to have?<\/li>\n<li>What are the biggest challenges or issues that nurses face today?<\/li>\n<li>If I called your previous supervisor, what would they tell me about you?<\/li>\n<li>What are your career goals?<\/li>\n<li>What are your strengths and weaknesses?<\/li>\n<li>What would you do if your replacement didn&#8217;t arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How would you deal with a doctor that is rude?<\/li>\n<li>What is your worse trait?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Interview Preparation Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copy and paste the following questions into a Google Doc then answer each of the questions. Print the questions and save a copy in the folder with your name that I have shared with you on the Google Drive..<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare a list of 4 \u2013 5 questions that you would ask the interviewer regarding the company, work environment, and\/or job duties.<\/li>\n<li>Describe 4-5 topics that you should not ask about or discuss during your interview and why you should not ask or discuss those topics.<\/li>\n<li>What should you take with you to an interview?<\/li>\n<li>What should you wear to your interview?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future Assignments and Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What do we have left to accomplish in the next few weeks?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final touches to the resumes, job applications and cover letters<\/li>\n<li>Company research assignment (listed above)<\/li>\n<li>Interview questions assignment (listed above)<\/li>\n<li>Interview preparation assignment (listed above)<\/li>\n<li>The Perfect Interview video interview<\/li>\n<li>Write Interview Followup Letter, Thank you Letter and\u00a0 Thank You Card<\/li>\n<li>Assemble Portfolio<\/li>\n<li>Discuss and practice writing using APA style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career Center Schedule Remaining regularly scheduled Career Center sessions: Thursday, March 28 Thursday, April 4 Thursday, April 11 Thursday, April 18 Thursday April 25 Assignments Regarding the Resumes, Job Applications, and Cover Letters, I still need the following assignments to be corrected and\/or completed and submitted from the students listed below: Chris &#8211; Resume, Cover [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practical-nursing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1322,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions\/1322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}