Interview for an ED position, what are the questions they ask???

belle_cute · Aug 2, 2015

Thank you so much for responding... My interview is on Wednesday. I hope to get this job.... wish me luck

xxMichelleJxx · Aug 3, 2015

Hi and Hello everyone,
So i got a phone call yesterday for an ED position and I need your help what are the questions they normally ask for an interview in a ED settings. I really want to get this job because this is my dream job. Pls pls help me. And a cool advice will help me a lot. Thank you guys for you time....

Wow thats awesome! Congrats on the interview! I'm sure you'll rock it. I'm hoping to hear back regarding a ED position too. One of my former DON told me she will get me a position at the hospital she works at (she's a assistant nurse manager in the ED). Hopefully I get a interview! So don't have any tips, sorry lol. But you can definitely google common nursing interview questions.

I found another thread here that addressed your question.. theres good tips there - Definitely take a look! Good luck! Keep us updated :)

https://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/questions-you-were-144313.html

Examples of Emergency Nursing Interview Questions | Chron.com

Emergency room nurse interview questions

Hope they help!

belle_cute · Aug 3, 2015

Thank you for your time. I really need a lot of luck coz its a panel interview and they will give a a lot of test such as basic EKG, medication and scenario case in an ER... My gosh.. lol... I'm nervous now.....

AZQuik · Aug 3, 2015

The experience you have, and of the job you are applying for should determine your panel questions. We need more info the answer. There are also many threads here to search and read if you want to know what's expected in the interview.

BSN GCU 2014.

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Fancypants09 · Aug 3, 2015

Hi OP,

You say the interview panel will ask you questions about medications and EKG strips, but how do you know this? I'm going to assume this would be an interview for your first job, judging from the forum you are posting in. Nurse managers know that new graduates have a basic knowledge set and no actual work experience (unless you worked as a CNA, but even that is not relevant for an RN position), not a specialized knowledge set. They will not likely grill you with med-surg questions.. this was the purpose of the NCLEX.

You can search through AN forums to find questions common in nursing interviews, some are:

- Give an example of a goal you reached and how you achieved it

- Example of a goal you didn't meet and how you handled it

- How do you work effectively under pressure?

- How do you handle a challenge?

- Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?

- Did you ever postpone making a decision? Why?

- Have you ever dealt with company policy you weren't in agreement with? How?

This is just a select few questions given to me by a nursing recruiter who works with nursing students and new graduates in one of the bigger hospitals in my city.

She also gave me some great advice:

1. When talking about errors/mistakes you've made (in your nursing clinical rotations, for example), it is OKAY to talk openly about them, as long as you mention what you learned or what you are actively doing to improve.

2. Silence is your friend in an interview, you can ask for a minute or two to think of your response to a question.

3. ANY type of work/position of employment in your history can be used to speak about transferable skills, anything from a coffee barista to janitor to busser to CNA, etc.

And lastly, if given a clinical scenario and asked what you would do, you have to actually put yourself into the role of RN and walk the interviewer through step-by-step. Be realistic.

Best of luck to you!

AZQuik · Aug 4, 2015

Hi OP,
You say the interview panel will ask you questions about medications and EKG strips, but how do you know this? I'm going to assume this would be an interview for your first job, judging from the forum you are posting in. Nurse managers know that new graduates have a basic knowledge set and no actual work experience (unless you worked as a CNA, but even that is not relevant for an RN position), not a specialized knowledge set. They will not likely grill you with med-surg questions.. this was the purpose of the NCLEX.
You can search through AN forums to find questions common in nursing interviews, some are:
- Give an example of a goal you reached and how you achieved it
- Example of a goal you didn't meet and how you handled it
- How do you work effectively under pressure?
- How do you handle a challenge?
- Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?
- Did you ever postpone making a decision? Why?
- Have you ever dealt with company policy you weren't in agreement with? How?
This is just a select few questions given to me by a nursing recruiter who works with nursing students and new graduates in one of the bigger hospitals in my city.
She also gave me some great advice:
1. When talking about errors/mistakes you've made (in your nursing clinical rotations, for example), it is OKAY to talk openly about them, as long as you mention what you learned or what you are actively doing to improve.
2. Silence is your friend in an interview, you can ask for a minute or two to think of your response to a question.
3. ANY type of work/position of employment in your history can be used to speak about transferable skills, anything from a coffee barista to janitor to busser to CNA, etc.
And lastly, if given a clinical scenario and asked what you would do, you have to actually put yourself into the role of RN and walk the interviewer through step-by-step. Be realistic.
Best of luck to you!

Great post. I had several of these in my residency interview. Very light on clinical stuff. 1 or 2 scenarios like "you're getting a pt in 5 minutes, 65 y/o male with cp and sob. What things/resources do you get ready"

BSN GCU 2014.

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belle_cute · Aug 5, 2015

Hello everyone, thank you for all the advice and ur time. So my interview is done... My interview is consist of 2 parts, the panel interview and the exam part, it took one hr and 15 mins for whole process of interview. Probably 30 mins for panel interview and 45 mins for exam. They gave me a tour already in the ED, sign a paper to okay for HR to check my background and they said that they need day, mid and pm shift nurse. So idk if thats a good sign that they re going to hire me? They said that they're gonna decide if they gonna hire me on Monday, if they give me a call then its a good sign ( hopefully they will). :yes: ... I can't wait for Monday and I'm hoping they will call me coz if they do then I'm set for my career coz this is my dream job...

belle_cute · Aug 15, 2015

Im So happy coz i got the job yay... Now they're doing my background check... Im so excited to start in the ER.... YAY YAY YAY

RNcali22 · Aug 15, 2015

Congratulations!

emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Aug 15, 2015

Welcome to the dark side.