"My whole life, I've been most engaged in helping people, and I've pursued my degree in nursing to take this to the next step and make it a career. If I'm fortunate enough to join the Mount Sinai Hospital nursing team, working with pre-op and post-op surgical patients will be all I need to stay motivated and enthused. Of course, working on a dynamic and fun team will always help keep me in a great mood."

"My chosen career was helping people at exactly the point they were least capable of helping themselves or giving back. So, I stopped needing thanks from my patients. It's not like I don't need positive reinforcement. Everyone does. But I made a point to find it in other places instead of expecting it from my patients. Nowadays, I make an effort to expressly thank the people I work with when they do a good job, and I look forward to bringing this same atmosphere to the Mount Sinai Hospital team."

A question like this is an opportunity to let your interviewer know what keeps you the most motivated in your work as an RN and how you can help live out the core values of Mount Sinai Hospital in your work. It can be a great tactic to talk about what led you to pursue a career in nursing. If possible, focus most of your conversation on being motivated by the patients you care for every day. Try to incorporate Mount Sinai's core values of safety, equity, empathy, and teamwork into your response here.