Interview Tips request for Supervisory role

Prepare for these interview questions:

What kinds of patients did you work with as a nurse?

Describe your educational background and any relevant certifications or qualifications you hold that would benefit a Nursing Supervisor position.

What clinical experience has been important and relevant to you?

How would you rate your computer skills?

Have you served as a charge nurse nurse?  What has your experience been like in this role?

What would you do if a nurse wasn't following your instructions?

How do you deal with conflicts between team members?

If a nurse under-performs, how do you let them know? What do you do to motivate them?

How would you evaluate your team's performance?

How do you keep up with changes in the field?

What's your experience in training, supervising and evaluating?

What do you do differently when managing newly trained nurses as opposed to experienced nurses?

Are you comfortable taking up nursing responsibilities when necessary?

Do you think nursing or management skills are more important for a nursing supervisor?

Tell me about a difficult patient.situation you handled as a nurse. How would you train your team to handle a similar scenerio ?

Describe a stressful situation you experienced and how you managed to stay calm.

How do you handle emotional family members?  What resources can be used in this situation?

Tell me about a time you were short-staffed. How did you ensure patient care standards were met?

Give us an example of a time you made a suggestion to improve efficiency in clinical operations.

Tell me about a time one of your staff didn't get a positive performance review. What did you do about it?

What do you hope to gain from this position?