Licensed Practical Nurse Mock Interview

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

Question 29 of 30

How do you feel when a physician criticizes your work?

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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 am newer to my career as an LPN, and with that information, sometimes comes additional critiques from physicians. I take every critique as a learning opportunity. I am thankful for any feedback that helps me to become a better healthcare provider."

Darby Faubion

"My reaction depends on how the criticism is delivered. If given in the sense of constructive feedback, I am thankful for the learning opportunity. If the feedback comes to me as rude or unforgiving, that can be tough to swallow. I am always prepared to defend my work as an LPN because I know it's good, but I would never be unprofessional to save face."

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.

Be authentic when answering this question, but do avoid sounding cynical or begrudged. If you choose to give an example, be sure it allows you to demonstrate your ability to handle criticism with style. Do not use specific names, as the healthcare industry is tight-knit!

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.

"It is never easy to be criticized or to receive unfavorable feedback. However, I believe that I can learn from each experience and constructively move forward. For example, a physician recently mentioned to me that my notes in the database were not as detailed as she would prefer. I had to take a minute and breathe because I spent extra time on those notes and felt frustrated by the feedback. However, I knew this physician could be tough to please, so I asked her to show me exactly how she preferred the notes in the system so that next time, as a team, we could be more efficient."

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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?