- Be a generic letter that can be sent for any job.
- Be a repeat of your resume in paragraph form.
- Be tailored to the specific hospital and position, highlighting how your skills match their needs.
- Be more than two pages long.
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- Interrupting the speaker to share your own story.
- Paraphrasing the speaker's points to confirm understanding.
- Checking your phone while the person is talking.
- Thinking about what you are going to say next instead of focusing on the speaker.
- Technical questions about diseases.
- Behavioral questions like "Tell me about a time you handled a difficult patient."
- Questions about your salary expectations.
- Yes/No questions.
- Recount your entire life story from childhood.
- Provide a brief, professional summary of your nursing education, key skills, and career goals.
- Ask the interviewer the same question back.
- State your name and the position you are applying for.
- "Responsible for patient care."
- "Was in charge of medication."
- "Administered medications and monitored patient responses."
- "Did patient assessments."
- To provide a detailed life story of the applicant.
- To secure a job offer immediately.
- To provide a concise summary of one's skills, education, and experience to secure an interview.
- To list every single task performed in previous roles.
- Loud, fast, and full of complex medical jargon.
- Respectful, clear, and paced appropriately for easy understanding.
- Quiet and monotonous.
- Sarcastic and humorous.
- Introduce new key points to keep the audience engaged.
- End abruptly once you have presented your last piece of data.
- Summarize the main points, restate the purpose, and provide a clear closing statement.
- Ask the audience if they have any criticisms of your presentation style.
- Ensure it is highly decorated with clip art.
- Use very small fonts to fit as much data as possible.
- Explain the chart clearly, pointing out the key findings it illustrates.
- Assume the audience understands it without any explanation.
- Standing rigidly still behind the podium.
- Avoiding eye contact by looking at the ceiling.
- Using purposeful gestures and maintaining an open, upright posture.
- Fidgeting with a pen and frequently shifting weight.
- Intimidate them into agreeing with you.
- Establish rapport, build trust, and gauge their understanding.
- Read your notes more easily from a distance.
- Memorize your speech word for word.
- Using 7 slides for a 7-minute presentation.
- No more than 7 lines of text per slide, and no more than 7 words per line.
- Using at least 7 different colors on each slide.
- Including 7 images on every slide.
- Provide all the detailed findings of your research.
- Grab the audience's attention, introduce the topic, and state the presentation's purpose.
- Share a personal story that is unrelated to the topic.
- Apologize for being nervous and for any potential mistakes.
- The patient's complete social and family history from childhood.
- A detailed account of every visitor the patient has had.
- The patient's current cardiovascular status, recent interventions, and pending tests.
- The transferring nurse's feelings about the patient.
- Standardized medical abbreviations like "BP" for blood pressure.
- Vague terms like "seems," "appears," or "a large amount."
- Direct quotes from the patient.
- The 24-hour clock for time documentation.
- The time the error was discovered.
- The nurse's personal opinion about why the error occurred.
- The patient's vital signs after the error was noted.
- The name and dose of the medication involved.
- A long, detailed history of wound care practices.
- A clear statement of purpose (e.g., "Effective immediately, a new protocol for sterile wound dressing will be implemented.").
- A list of staff members who have not been following the old protocol.
- A casual greeting like "Hey everyone."
- Using complex and impressive vocabulary to show expertise.
- Writing in a narrative, storytelling style to engage the reader.
- Ensuring clarity, accuracy, objectivity, and conciseness.
- Including personal opinions and assumptions to provide context.
