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    by Jul 20, '12
    hello, i have a interview for a c.n.a position tuesday. what should i expect.the lady said some thing about having to take a test,but i did not hear exactly what she said.is it normal to have to take a test during interviews?
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  4. Jul 20, '12 by
    Hrrm...for my home health care job I had to take a test but I wasn't yet a CNA, I was a "Personal Support Aid"
    Maybe its one of those personality tests.

    Where the question is:

    "I think it's okay to steal from work sometimes"

    - Strongly Agree
    -Agree
    -Disagree
    - Strongly Disagree
  5. Jul 20, '12 by
    I just went through two CNA interviews last week, both for hospitals. One on a medsurg floor at a large hospital, the other on a rehab unit at a smaller hospital. The interviews were similar. I was asked the following questions:

    Why do you want to work for (insert hospital name)?
    What do you think you can bring to our company and why?
    What is your greatest strength/biggest weakness?
    You have a verbal altercation with a co-worker, how would you handle the situation?
    Name a time you went out of your way to provide excellent customer service.
    You see a fellow co-worker struggling with a patient, how do you respond?

    The larger hospital was also interested in the fact that I was in school taking my pre-reqs for an RN program, and asked a few student related questions. Like, why did I choose the medical field? What do I believe makes a great nurse? What is my ultimate goal as a future nurse? And as a student working torwards my RN, why did I choose to work as a CNA? The really enjoyed the fact that I was eager to learn as much as possible, and to gain hands-on experience to help with my future goals as an RN.

    I have absolutely no work experience as a CNA or in health care, other than what I learned during my 2 month CNA training course, and that was a few years ago. So my goal was to ace the interview and really "sell" myself as an out-going, eager-to-learn candidate with lots of potential. It must've worked, I was offered the job on the spot at both interviews, even though on the initial application both positions wanted "at least 1 year acute care experience". I have none, but applied anyways.

    I ended up taking the (lesser paying) MedSurg unit at the larger hospital, for more hands-on experience.