Rainy days and Mondays

I forgot I took this with my phone yesterday, but this is what I saw from school 2 hours before I had to walk to the hospital for the interview. I can clearly see the strong wind blowing the rain from the window, and for a second I considered calling the recruiter to let them know I might be coming in completely drenched in rain water.


Thank God, the rain stopped pouring by the time I had to make the trek to the hospital. It was still raining, but I manage to stay dry from ankles up. Phew! And good thing I wore black pants!

Um, like, you know....

I don't know what to think of the interview today. I interviewed with the first person and was asked the general interview questions, and I did well. It was the second part with a different person that I struggled. I was able to answer the questions without stuttering or saying um's, like's, but still, I'm not feeling all that confident about it. I was asked a lot of scenario type of questions, a lot of "what would you do if" and "how would you handle it if" questions. We'll see how I did when I hear from them in April. I'm still waiting on a notice from the out of town one, the letter should get here this week or next week at the latest, but it needs to get here sooooon!!! I want to knooooow!!!

The one with the job interview, part deux.

So a magnet hospital in town called Tuesday evening to schedule an interview for the externship job this summer. This is the only hospital in town I applied to and I've been waiting for this call, so it was a nice to finally heard from them. It's the same hospital I had my problematic (see previous post) Acute clinical at, and when they called, I was actually there picking up a patient. Anyhoo, interview is scheduled for Monday afternoon after class.

I haven't heard from the out of town externship I had the phone interview for. I should hear from it sometimes next week, or the week after at the latest. We shall see.

I think I'm handling the anxiety/fear/nervous level I wrote about the previous post about Acute clinical better this week. I wasn't as much of a wreck as I had been two weeks before, and that's a good improvement. I think my charge nurse was part of the reason too, she was so nice and helpful, plus my CI knows who the R.N. well and trusts her. Hence, I was left alone for the most part. Also, CI let me do a procedure (empty and change a stoma bag and stoma care) with an R.N. without her being in the room! When I first told CI the opportunity had come up and asked if she could be there so I can do it, I was thinking I'd be lucky if she even wants me to do it and be in the room, let alone leave with me with the nurse, because she's very adamant about us not being able to do anything if she's not there, even if we have the R.N. teaching/watching.

So this week was a week of surprises, a good week to my anxiety and worry ridden self. Also, prayers work, they really do.

The one with the job interview.

I did it.

I calmed myself down and said a little prayer before I called in at 11 am, waited a century to be connected to the recruiter, answered the questions the best my mind could think at that moment, and I did it.

Last night, I wrote down possible questions that the recruiter might ask and what I want to say. Today, only two of those were asked. The rest, I had to think quick to come up with the answers. I'd like to think I did pretty good, and I'm trying not to replay it in my mind and think about what I could've or should have said because that is just useless.

I will get the notice of whether I get accepted or not in mid-March. That is a long time for waiting, but that's the way it goes. So, we'll see.

Today, I received news that I will have a phone interview with a big magnet hospital in another state for an internship spot over the summer.

SO. FREAKING. NERVOUS.

Out of all the hospitals I applied for, this is the one I wanted the most. I was told that I am 1 of the 30 applicants (out of how many, I don't know) picked to be interviewed, and then half of that will get the spot. So I am a step or two away from getting it. Just need to do fabulous on the phone interview tomorrow.

SO. FREAKING. NERVOUS.

This is my first "real" interview. None of that campus bookstore, dining, registrar office, or whatever kind of interview. I want it so badly that I immediately called someone I knew has had a lot of experiences in being interviewed to get pointers, and tonight I sure am going to write down the possible questions and how I'm going to answer them.

SO. FREAKING. NERVOUS.

I wish my bestfriend is here to calm me down because I am

SO. FREAKING. NERVOUS.