Do you have any hands-on experience in hemodynamic monitoring that you would bring to our pediatric ICU?
Pediatric intensive care patients most often require having things like their blood pressure, heart function, and other blood flow measures watched closely. Your interviewer asks this question to hopefully hear that you have hands-on experience in some of the different types of hemodynamic monitoring.
Openly and honestly discuss your experience using ECG monitoring, kidney functioning, pulse oximetry, arterial pressure monitoring, or any other techniques for monitoring how blood flows through a patient's body. If you feel like your experience falls a bit short of what will be required in this role as a PICU nurse, make sure to reiterate to your interviewer that you would join their team with an open mind and the ability to train on any new equipment required for the job.
"I know that monitoring blood flow and heart function is critical to just about any patient that you have in your pediatric ICU. As you can see from my application materials, I spent three years working in a cardiac ICU in a large medical center and this experience exposed me to CVPs and EKG monitoring. I have hands-on experience in assisting with single CVP catheter placement and would jump at any chance to retrain on these skills here in your PICU."
