One Nursing Interview Question that Could Stump You | Nurse Sarah

Sitting for a nursing job interview can be a nerve-racking experience, and it is important to be prepared for any type of question that could come your way.

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One type of tricky nursing interview question that many new grads are receiving from the hiring manager involves a scenario or question about patient care related to that specific specialty.

In this video, Nurse Sarah offers a vital tip to prepare for your first job interview as a new nurse.

Therefore, it is a great idea to spend some time reviewing information for the nursing specialty for which you apply. For example, if you're going to interview for a cardiac unit, you'll want to review common cardiac diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, myocardial infarction, heart valve disease, and basic dysrhythmias.

In addition, you'll want to review common tests and procedures for the specialty. Using the example of a cardiac specialty, you might to review basic information in pacemakers, stress tests, and common tests for this specialty.

In addition, it's a great idea to review some of the popular medications used to treat common cardiac conditions, as well as the nursing interventions for the various conditions.

In the cardiac specialty, you might receive questions such as "If a patient complains of chest pain, what you do as the nurse?" If as a question about nursing interventions for heart failure, you'll want to list things like monitoring I/Os, daily weights, low fat/sodium diet, etc.

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[RegisteredNurseRN]

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[ICUAdvantage]

Great overview and you hit it on the head at the end. Especially for new grads, the interview isn't really to test for knowledge or experience, but to gauge how someone is a person and if they would be a good fit for the unit. The best tip I can give is to be yourself and let your personality shine! The interview is not meant to knock you down so don't be nervous going in and know its just another person that you are speaking with. Have confidence in your answers and show them why you would be an awesome nurse on that unit!

[aneettajoseph]

Recently I have attended an interview, they have given me 6 types of patients with different disease conditions and they asked me that how can I manage each of them according to the case priority. That was difficult.
1) Chest pain, hypotension, tachycardia
2. Dimentia& restless
3. Bedsore on Iv antibiotics
4.Bedridden with Iv fluids
5. A patient after surgery
6. Patient with DM and has hypoglycemia regularly.

[rambunctious]

I'm glad you brought up asking another nurse. When I first started, one of my mentors would always say she worried about me (later, I found out it was because I never asked for help). Now, I can't think of a shift when either I asked, or someone asked me to wrap our heads around a problem. The culture of a team is so important to healthcare that the interviewer should be impressed that you are willing to make the safe call and phone a friend. Thanks.

[NanaTeeMusic]

I'm a doctor and I just enjoy watching your videos. It helps refreshing my mind about some basic stuff. Keep on doing what you love! God bless❤🤗

[kattrapture]

A question that came up in my interview was "How do you decompress after a stressful day?". Of course I was being myself and joke a lot, I said "Well, Valium helps".... They did not find that funny lol! I understand their concerns with that answer, but I made it super obvious that I was joking. I don't think working in such an uptight hospital would be right for me anyway. However, I won't be taking anymore chances with my humor again. I am going to try these tips instead. I will save the jokes for after I get the job :))

[DonnaB]

Get the vitals first! Love your videos I've been a LPN for 7 years now and I still refer back to your videos!!!

[smitchell]

I had an interview for the ED as new grad! I didn’t get it ...I wasn’t bummed though...I saw it as practice and God telling me I wasn’t ready.

The interview was quick! Like 16 mins she asked me to tell her about herself before I can even sit down (lol) what was my weakest or toughest class in nursing school, what do I know about the hospital and if I had any questions...I stumbled a little bit overall I didn’t think I did terrible. There were not scenario based questions 🤷🏽‍♀️

[LizB]

Sarah, I wanted to just thank you for all the videos you post and the information you give to so many nursing students. The videos, along with quizzes, have helped me so much through my own nursing journey. I recently took my NCLEX last week, and received a “PASS” and you had a role to play in that. Thank you so much! You made a difference for me! I started my first nursing job in the ER yesterday! ♥️

[joefbass]

This video got me thinking about my knowledge. I graduated in 2010, worked in the ER for about a year, and now work in an orthopedic surgeon’s office. I really have zero physical patient contact, but speak to many of them on the phone. I’m thinking about getting a job in the hospital, but am terrified because I have forgotten a lot of what I learned in school and the skills I learned in the ER. I’ve been doing a lot of review, but the more reviewing I do, the more I learn just how much I don’t know. What else can I do?

[andreaalane]

I applied for L&D and panicked when they asked me my own definition of cultural humility and equity. I know the answer, but at the moment I was so transfixed with the other questions and I was on a roll. I panicked and went blank. It was horrible. I felt so stupid after. It is painful to be volunteering at the same hospital too

[Rebecca-asdf]

yes! this did come up! i think she asked me like 2 or 3 NCLEX styled questions and she said the 1 usually trips up the nursing students. it's all about critical thinking and of course like you mentioned content knowledge

[schaekneeland]

I was stumped when I was asked what my weaknesses are. I prepared myself for a question about my strengths and I definitely dropped the ball. Guess I didn’t do too badly though because I got the job 😆

[josephmazzone]

Great video! I would like to thank you for all the helpful videos over the course of 2 years. I graduated nursing school in May (with honors). I take the NCLEX in July. I still watch your videos to review some topics. THANK YOU SARA AND BEN!!!

[kweeksw]

I just got my BSN and RN license and moved to Alaska and it is damn near IMPOSSIBLE to find a MedSurg job up here as a new grad. I don't know if it is because of COVID or Alaska is simply too unpopulated. But I've been to about 5 interviews for various doctors offices and what I keep getting asked over and over is why I applied to said position when "the world is your oyster" (yes, they said that) and "you could have any MedSurg job you want" (direct quote). Obviously, I didn't want to hurt their feelings by telling them the truth (I couldn't find anything better), so it was really difficult to answer these questions.

[ivynguyen]

I was asked this question that stumped me over the phone! It was for a Triage RN position in an outpatient setting, "What would you do if a patient calls complaining of chest pain?" I felt silly being stumped but I didn't know what to say since the patient is on the phone and not there in person for you to assess

[zuriBqueen]

I felt i had prepared for my interview for some reason how i deal with stress was the one that stumped me 😑

[RosaLopez-myhh]

They ask me about left sided heart failure and signs and symptoms. This was cardiac icu unit

[Shanti]

Thank u very much ...For the information

[foroom]

I am interviewing for a multisystem PCU. Any ideas what type of questions they would ask?