How would you rate the communication skills that you would bring to our team as our next nurse practitioner?

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An efficient and successful nurse practitioner in this role will be expected to be a great communicator with many different people. You will have daily communication with fellow providers, nursing staff, and patients, and your interviewer will expect to hear that you consider yourself to be a great communicator. As you rate your communication skills, be sure to focus on the facts that you are a great listener, a solid verbal communicator, and an effective written communicator to show to ensure your interviewer that you can be relied upon to keep open lines of contact with everyone that you will be working closely within this job.

"I will rate myself as an 8.5 because I consider myself a strong communicator. It truly is the foundation of all success in the healthcare industry as patients rely on clear and consistent information from their care team. Staff needs to maintain solid lines of communication in the care they provide. I consider my written word skills as excellent, and you will find that quickly in my charting. I am always striving to be a better communicator, so I leave the rest of the scale as an aspirational measure."

"I rate my communication skills as a 9 out of 10 as I will have times when I am not as clear as I would like to be. My fellow nursing staff will attest to my clear and concise communication skills, verbal communication skills, and listening skills. Because I am an open leader, my team will let me know if I need to clarify anything."

"I will rate myself an eight because I value communication, but, just like most people, I have things to learn. I ensure clear communication by utilizing multiple methods of delivering messages, and I give ample time for questions before implementing changes. I have an innate ability to speak to their knowledge base with my patients, so I don't overwhelm some patients with too much medical terminology. I have the ability to communicate highly technical things in a way that they understand and can use for educational purposes in their own health and wellbeing."

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"I will rate myself with an 8. Communication is very vital in our profession, and I know the importance of being an effective communicator. In giving medical information and instructions to our patients, I must use simple and easy terms to understand medical terminologies/explanations. It is also important to encourage our patients to ask questions. If necessary, I will ask my patient to re-tell the instruction I gave her to evaluate if they have understood it correctly."

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Very good answer! Expressing the importance of meeting patients at their level of understanding is a perfect touch.

"I will rate myself with an 8. Communication is very vital in our profession, and I know the importance of being an effective communicator. For our patients, in giving medical information and instructions, it is important that I use simple and easy-to-understand medical terminologies/explanations. It is also important to encourage our patients to ask questions. If necessary, I will ask my patient to re-tell the instruction I gave them to evaluate their understanding."

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"I would rate my communication skills as an 8 out of 10, as I believe I am a strong communicator. These skills are a necessity for any position in the healthcare industry as miscommunication of information can potentially have disastrous patient results- not only among staff but also as we educated our patients. I'm very cautious with providing timely and concise information and allowing for clarification given my experience as an RN, and I will continue that as an NP."

Rachelle's Feedback

This is excellent! It seems that you are a highly skilled communicator.

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"I rate myself an 8.5. I understand that communication is essential in healthcare, and I always allow my patient and family to ask questions when they need clarity. I tried to verify their understanding concerning any new information."