How would you handle a situation during Nurse Fellowship training where you disagreed with the team consensus on how to handle a situation?

"When it comes to taking care of my patients, I assume full responsibility for the care I provide. However, I try to be flexible when it comes to working within a larger team and I would bring this same attitude to your program as a Nurse Fellow. For example, our unit director took a staff poll for Christmas scheduling, with one of the options being that everyone rotates 4-hour shifts on the major holidays. I really wanted the 8-hour option, with fewer overall holidays, but the majority wanted the 4-hour shifts. I was disappointed but grateful that my nursing leadership tried to accommodate everyone's suggestions and allowed everyone's input. While I was disappointed I had to work on Christmas, our shift made the best of it and everyone brought in their favorite cookie to swap."

The answer you provide should ideally be one that walks a fine line and showcases both a willingness to work as a team and a determination to independently do the right thing for your scope of practice and the patient. If you have a real-life scenario where you were challenged by a disagreement you had with your team, walk your interviewers through your thought process and how you reacted appropriately.