Interview Question

kat7464 · May 10, 2011

Unfortunately, there is no way to answer your question because we don't know what questions the interviewer will ask! I suggest reviewing any areas you feel weak in. You want to sell yourself in the interview, but you need to be honest, too. I think employers appreciate honesty with a willingness to learn and be challenged. If you are smart, work hard, and care about patient safety above all else you will be a great employee!

tokmom, BSN, RN · May 10, 2011

I sit in on interviews and remember mine clearly. They usually don't ask clinical questions per se. My manager asks them what their strength and weaknesses are, what they would do if they had issues with co-worker and if an emergency arose, what would their process be.

Sorry it's vague, but everyone is different. Good luck though!

Jenni811, RN · May 10, 2011

I'm a new nurse, i remember some of my questions.

What are my strengths?

What are my weaknesses?

What would my ideal manager be like?

They asked questions like group/team type questions. "Tell me about a time you worked in a group and it wasn't flowing right. what was your role in this?"

"Tell me about a time you had a difficult patient or family and how did you deal with it?"

thats all i can think of right now.

sa[RN]ah · May 10, 2011

Ive only had one interview [ER] where I was actually asked scenario/clinical type questions. I think the biggest thing to remember with the scenario questions is to just be honest.. if you don't know, say so. Never try to bs your way through it. You want to show them that you're humble enough or aren't afraid to ask for help and that when you are in the clinical setting you won't compromise a patient's care or safety trying to do something you don't know how to do, etc.

Other than whats already been listed, one of the questions i've inevitably been asked at every interview is "tell me about yourself". I also think its really important to do your homework before the interview and familiarize yourself with the facility, especially the mission and vision statements... Ive been asked to "tell me a time when youve displayed or upheld one of our core values". Another big one lately has been, "whats your 5-year plan?".

Just for kicks.. here are the scenario questions I was given in my ER interview.. fairly basic, I felt.

1. Pt arrives to ED with c/o increasing abd pain x2days. Pt recently had abd surgery but is unaware of what procedure was done.

V/S: BP 90/45 HR 118 T 98.9 O2 98% room air RR 20

What is your first impression with this patient?

2. 16 yo brought to ED by mother with c/o of increasing HA x2days. No past medical history.

V/S: BP 150/90 HR 75 T 99.9 O2 99% room air RR 18

What is your first impression with this patient?

Hopefully that helped somewhat.. but nonetheless, BEST OF LUCK! :)

FrogKissingNurse · May 10, 2011

i had a phone interview last week and i have an in-person interview next week.

i've been asked....

what made you choose our hospital.

what are you looking to gain from working here.

how would previous employers describe you and your work ethic.

what are your educational goals.

why should we choose you to fill this position.

Turd Ferguson · May 10, 2011

Google "nursing interview questions", you'll get tons of great sample questions as well as how to and how not to answer questions. Try to avoid simple one sentence answers to questions, be prepared to give an example for every question that you answer.

Example: How do you think you work with coworkers in a healthcare environment?

Don't: I work well with other people, I'm easy to get along with.

Do: I function well as a team member. There was a time when all of my work was caught up and another nurse was struggling under a heavy workload. I offered my assistance and was able to help her catch up so all of her patient's needs were met while ensuring that I didn't fall behind with my patients.