Mayo Clinic Registered Nurse Mock Interview
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Suppose you have a physician's order to give a patient 10 mg of a medication, but you know the normal dose is 1 mg. What do you do?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
As a nurse, you are taught to follow doctor's orders. However, you are also operating under your own license and are trained to question a physician's order if you know it to be incorrect and possibly harmful to the patient. The interviewer wants to hear how you handle this situation to gain insight into your conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving skills. Describe what you would do in this situation, using a real-life example if you have one.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I have had this happen to me in the past several times. First, I double-checked the normal dose to ensure I was correct. Then, I contacted the physician before administering the medication and voiced my concerns with the dosage. Both times the physician said it was a typo and thanked me for bringing it to their attention."
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