Licensed Practical Nurse Mock Interview

Practice 30 LPN interview questions covering clinical skills, patient care scenarios, and medication safety.

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What made you choose a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse?

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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.

"I wanted to be a nurse from the time I was a little girl. I loved pretending to care for others when they were sick, emulating the care that I saw from the nurses when I would need to go to the doctor or the hospital. As I grew older and began exploring career opportunities, nursing seemed to fit my desire to take care of others and help doctors to do their job easier."

Darby Faubion

"The only career field I ever considered was nursing. I chose to go the LPN route because I wanted to work in more of a 'hands-on' role with my patients. Although, since I became an LPN, I have thought about continuing my education and becoming an RN, this role seems to be the perfect fit for me. I love what I do!"

Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

Questions like this are usually one of the first that an interviewer will ask. This question is an attempt to get to know you and to see how passionate you are about your career choice. One important thing to remember is, although income may have been one reason for choosing this career, avoid making money your primary focus in your answer. If you must mention salary, do not appear to have chosen this field only because of the income. Nursing is a field of caring for others, and that is what the interviewer wants to hear.

Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

"I always knew I wanted a career where I could care for others. When it became time for me to make some serious decisions about a long-time career, I felt like the nursing field was a great choice. I can care for others as an LPN, which is the main thing I was looking for in a career. Also, there are so many opportunities to learn and grow in the field of healthcare."

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30Licensed Practical Nurse Interview Questions & Answers

1.What made you choose a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse?

2.As an experienced LPN, what would you say to someone who is just now beginning a career in the nursing field?

3.Are you willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, or overtime if needed?

4. If you discovered that a coworker was violating patient privacy by discussing information outside of the care team, how would you respond?

5.What is your greatest hesitation when it comes to your work as a Licensed Practical Nurse?

6.Do you have experience working with peers from diverse backgrounds?

7.Have you ever had a patient be combative toward you? If so, how did you handle the situation?

8.If you were responsible for hiring, what qualities would you look for in a nursing candidate, and do you think you possess those qualities?

9.If a patient were to tell you that they do not agree with a doctor's orders or diagnosis, how would you respond?

10.Being a Licensed Practical Nurse can be very stressful. What are some ways you manage stress on the job?

11.Give me an example of a workplace challenge you encountered, and how you handled it.

12.Have you ever considered going back to school to further your LPN certificate into a degree?

13.What is your favorite aspect about being a Licensed Practical Nurse?

14.Give me an example of one of the most difficult things you've faced as an LPN, and how you handled it.

15.During a shift change, the nurse you are replacing tells you to expect the narcotics count to be off because it was off when they began their shift. How would you handle this situation?

16.Have you ever received negative feedback from a supervisor? If so, how did you handle it?

17.Have you ever witnessed a coworker put a patient in jeopardy? If so, how did you handle the situation?

18.In addition to providing care to ill patients, and LPN must attend to stressed-out family members. How do you approach offering support to family members?

19.Do you find it easy to gain the trust of others? As an LPN, what are some things you do to earn the trust of others?

20.As a Licensed Practical Nurse, what motivates you to do a good job?

21.Nursing can be very demanding at times. How do you prioritize when multiple patients seem to demand your attention at once?

22.If the Registered Nurse on your unit told you that they had prepared a Rocephin injection, but now has an emergency to attend to and asked you to administer the dose, how would you respond?

23. Has there ever been a time when you felt at risk on the job? If so, how did you handle the situation?

24.What would you do if a patient complained to you about one of your coworker's conduct toward him/her?

25.What is something that you think people may not know or understand about LPNs that you would like for them to know?

26.If you suspected that one of your co-workers was abusing drugs, how would you handle the situation?

27.If you were the LPN in a clinic and your 15 yr old patient asked you to withhold the results of a positive urine drug screen from her parents, how would you respond?