Behavioral Nursing Mock Interview
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Often in Electronic Health Records, generic drug names are used in lieu of brand names. Tell me how you would handle a situation where you know the brand name of a drug you need to place an order for, but you are unsure of its generic name.
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Kelly Burlison is an experienced healthcare and quality measurement professional with experience interviewing in the healthcare field focusing on IT.
The interviewer is asking this question to determine if the nurse candidate would take initiative to find the name of the generic name for the drug. There are many situations in nursing practice where nurses will not know certain information, whether it be a drug name, a condition, or a specific procedure. Nurses are not expected to have knowledge of all elements in the clinical world, but they are expected to take initiative to find information. To successfully answer this question, you should indicate that you would take initiative in the situation and use available resources (such as textbooks or a reputable website) to find the name of the drug, rather than asking a physician or colleague. A more successful answer to this question would include an example of how you successfully took initiative to find information in a similar situation in your nursing career.
Kelly Burlison is an experienced healthcare and quality measurement professional with experience interviewing in the healthcare field focusing on IT.
"This is something I have encountered many times in my career as a nurse, especially when I was new to the nursing field, and when I changed from working in orthopedics to gastroenterology. It is difficult to remember all the drug names, and instead of asking someone or assuming I know the correct answer, I always take the time to look the drug names up, using a medication reference book. I find that seeking the information myself helps me better remember the drug names. So, in the long-run, it is better for me to take the initiative."
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