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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
Nursing is a very stressful profession, and you've likely been exposed to this throughout your career up to this point. In looking to move to a Band 7 Manager role, the added stress of managing a team of staff and all other duties combine to make your future work more stressful. Your interviewers ask this question to hear that you have healthy and productive ways to ensure that you work through the inevitable work stresses with ease.

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
"Handling stress and anxiety on the job in a healthy manner comes down to communication. In my current role, my whole team is very open in communication regarding workloads and emergent needs, and we are always there to help each other. I would bring this same approach as a Band 7 Manager and keep communication lines open among my team. I would always be a proponent of establishing boundaries and work limits for myself and my team to ensure that we are all as stress-free as possible on the job."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
The correct answer here provides a solid and reasonable action plan for stress reduction and management on the job. Few interviewers will believe the candidate that says they are bomb-proof. The interviewers want a candidate who cares without falling apart. They are not looking for someone callous and immune to feeling. They are looking for a candidate with an answer that highlights perseverance and the ability to handle the pressure that comes with the work of a Band 7 Manager.

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