Could somebody answer these questions for my interview...

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Specializes in LTC.

Please I am so nervous and ready for bed in an hour...if I can get these down packed with confidence i'd be able to sleep soundly...what do these interviewers want to here.

Tell me about yourself.

2. What led to your interest in nursing?

3. Describe a challenging problem you faced on one of your clinical rotations. How did you solve the

problem?

4. When you are experiencing a stressful work situation, how do you relax?

5. Give a specific example of a time when you knew you did a good job as a nurse.

6. Have you ever been burned out? When? What did you do about it?

7. How would you respond if asked by the head nurse to do some of the menial tasks for patients that are

normally not your responsibility?

8. How do you relax when faced with stressful work situations?

9. How would you respond if, in a rude and haughty tone, a doctor questioned your work, which you knew

to be top-notch and absolutely accurate?

10. Do you think you will be a career nurse or eventually look for another profession? Why?

11. Why did you decide to become a nurse rather than a doctor?

12. Describe a situation in which you found yourself working with someone who was very sensitive and

thin-skinned?

13. Can you describe a situation connected with nursing that mad you angry?

14. We have all tried different ways of showing consideration for others. What are some things that you

have done in this respect?

15. What are some ways that you feel that nursing can become more professional?

16. If you were told that the nursing field was closed and that you could not become a nurse, what would

your do?

17. What type of colleague do you least like to work with?

18. What type of nursing tasks do you find most objectionable?

19. Describe a situation connected with nursing that you experienced in the last year that made you angry.

20. How many years do you se yourself staying with this hospital?

21. How do you go about making a decision?

22. Are there any questions that you have for me?

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Specializes in Reproductive & Public Health.

Oh honey, I hate to be harsh but no one can really answer these questions for you. I will tell you that I never gave a thought to these questions, and answered them impromptu during the actual interview. I was offered a job for every single interview I went to, except one. You have to have a good mix of honesty with just a touch of sucking up thrown in, KWIM? Tailor your answers to fit the job you are applying to.

I know everyone is different, but what worked for me was to just pretend I was having a normal conversation!:lol2:

Good luck, try not to stress. IMO your best bet is to make sure you have time to relax before your interview, and maybe spend some time reminding yourself of what a badass you are and how much you have to offer anybody who is lucky enough to hire you!

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

I agree. If we answer these questions you're going to get a whole bunch of different answers...none of which may be what YOU would answer when it comes to the interview. And we're not going on the interview, you are.

So take a few minutes to think about how you'd answer these questions. Be honest. Yes, suck up a touch but not to the point that you're making promises you can't keep or saying things that are totally against your beliefs. It's OK to admit that you don't know/not sure of a question answer, but stress to the interviewer that if you didn't know something that you would find it out (use other nurses as resources, look it up, etc.). If you're a new grad (and I'm guessing by your question choices you are), they don't expect you to know everything.

Write down your answers...and then start rehearsing your answers out loud--this is key. Don't stress over memorizing your answers word-for-word: the trick is not to sound scripted, but comfortable and relaxed. Practice will help you do just that...it did for me. So practice answering those questions and tweak/change your answers until you are comfortable.

Good luck!

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

I agree with the other posters. You need to answer these questions for yourself. If we answer for you, eventually, you'll forget what we wrote and tangle up on yourself. Only you know the answers for yourself, and you have to answer FOR yourself or you will come across as insincere...

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Specializes in LTC.

I just wanted some insight I wasn't going to write word for word it's been so long since i've studied this and i have no experience, i just wanted to hear what other people had to say and perhaps put in into my OWN perspective :) this is what i really want and i dont want to mess this up. 10 am wish me luck :)

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Specializes in LTC.

Well I got a second interview is that a good sign?

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hi crystal!!!:) did your interview go well? what did the interviewer ask you? im interested coz im also preparing for an interview..

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

getting a second interview is a GREAT sign! Yay for you!

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Specializes in LTC.

Yes I guess it is a good sign...I will be there for 8 and a half hours though...I'm wondering what the heck I'll be asked or what this 2nd interview will entail.

yhan they asked me about how I dealt with a conflict of some kind with a co worker and how I handled it.

why i wanted to be a psych nurse.

during my experience as a nurse what did I do that I felt proud of?

not too many questions...things like that. :) Good luck

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