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3. Using the interview preparation worksheet developed for this chapter, formulate responses to the
questions. How comfortable do you feel answering these questions? Share your responses with
other classmates to get further ideas.
4. Evaluate the job prospects in the community where you now live. What areas could you explore in
seeking your first position?
5. What plans do you have for advancing your career? What plans do you have for finding a mentor?

Case Study to Promote Critical Reasoning

Paul Delane is interviewing for his first nursing position after obtaining his RN license. He has
been interviewed by the nurse recruiter and is now being interviewed by the nurse manager on the
pediatric floor. After a few minutes of social conversation, the nurse manager begins to ask some
specific nursing-oriented questions: How would you respond if a mother of a seriously ill child asks
you if her child will die? What attempts do you make to understand different cultural beliefs and
their importance in health care when planning nursing care? How does your philosophy of nursing
affect your ability to deliver care to children whose mothers are HIV-positive?
Paul is very flustered by these questions and responds with “it depends on the situation,”“it
depends on the culture,” and “I don’t ever discriminate.”
1. What responses would have been more appropriate in this interview?

2. How could Paul have used these questions to demonstrate his strengths, experiences, and skills?

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