"I feel fortunate to have worked under some great preceptors during my clinical rotations regarding informing patients about their treatment plans. In the primary care setting, it comes down to getting to know my patients and their mindset and then educating them in a manner where I talk at their level. I love to let my patients repeat the information to ensure they understand. I will inevitably encounter a patient who won't take their treatment plan seriously. In this situation, I learned that giving them challenges and following up down the road is important and would be a tactic I would bring to work here at Mount Sinai Hospital."

"My mindset as an RN has been to always keep my patients' needs at the top of my mind at all times, and ensuring they understand their care and how to take care of themselves is vital in my work. My first step is to listen to my patients, taking their concerns and health goals to heart. From there, I use my expertise to get them the right information clearly and concisely and ensure they understand what I am teaching them. As a nurse in the telemetry unit at Mount Sinai, teaching patients how to ensure their monitoring devices will be essential in my work, and I look forward to working with your patients every day in their care."

Ideally, the team at Mount Sinai Hospital wants to hear that you can gauge each unique patient and their understanding of information so that you can take a personalized approach to educate every patient you would be working with there. If you have an example of a time you successfully educated a patient in the simplest terms, discuss that in your answer. Another great thing to do before your interview is thoroughly read the job description to understand what types of patients you will be educating.