Licensed Practical Nurse Mock Interview

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

Question 13 of 30

What is your favorite aspect about being 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.

"As a recently graduated LPN, I know that I will love seeing my patients continually improve with the help of my care and knowledge. During my internship, I observed many patients at their worst. When the care they received from their nurse began to have a positive effect, I saw the shift in them and found it incredible. When I can put my knowledge to better the health and life of someone else, that will be very satisfying."

Darby Faubion

"I love everything about being an LPN. While some days may be harder than others, depending on my patient's status or diagnosis, I still find something positive in each day. Being a part of someone's life by providing critical care to them is a very satisfying feeling. I couldn't imagine myself in any other career."

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 common for candidates to fret over open-ended questions like this. Where do you begin, and where do you end? With all of the career choices out there, the interviewer is interested in what truly makes you love your job. For this reason, it's essential to provide an honest and heartfelt response. You can share a personal experience or story that made you choose a career in nursing.

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.

"There are several things I love about being an LPN. I am a caring person, and as a nurse, I get to meet different people with various needs all the time. Whether it's patients, their family members, or new team members, I like to get to know others and find ways that I can help. I aim to leave a positive impression on everyone I meet, and being a healthcare provider; I feel blessed to fulfill this mission every day."

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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?