NHS Band 5 Nurse Mock Interview
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Question 19 of 30
You have a dentist appointment in an hour that you scheduled six months ago. It is time for your shift to end, but your replacement has not arrived. What would you do?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Situational interview questions like this are designed to present the candidate with a hypothetical situation and ask how they would handle it. How you respond gives the interviewers insight into your problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. Interviewers do not want to hear that you immediately go to your supervisor without trying to contact your replacement first (unless your hospital protocols tell you otherwise) or leave your post without having a replacement.
Show the interviewers that you are responsible by contacting your replacement, asking colleagues if they have heard from your replacement if you cannot reach them, and then notifying your supervisor if you cannot reach your replacement. Assure the interviewers you would not leave your post until you had relief, even if it means rescheduling your dentist appointment.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"If my replacement did not show up, I would try calling them to see where they were. If I could not reach them, I would ask my colleagues if they had heard from my replacement. If I hadn't heard from the person replacing me, I would notify my supervisor to see if they had heard from my colleague. I would only leave my post and my patients with proper relief. If I had to miss my dentist appointment, I would contact their office and reschedule my appointment."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"If this happened to me, I would first try contacting my replacement. If I could not reach my replacement, I would ask my supervisor if they had heard from them. I would not leave my patients until I had the proper relief and would call my dentist's office to reschedule my appointment if needed."
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