Pediatric Nurse Mock Interview
Master 29 Pediatric Nurse interview questions covering patient care, family communication, and clinical scenarios.
Question 10 of 29
What about your work feeds your spirit?
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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.
"To be able to care for a child during a time that is so stressful and to be able to touch the lives of others in some small way is meaningful beyond words. When a parent looks me in the eye, gives me a hug, and thanks me for making a difference in the life of their child, the feeling is remarkable."
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.
"There are many things about my job that feed my spirit, or make me feel like I've made the right career choice. I love it when my patients begin to feel better and I can walk in their room and hear them laugh or when they smile after being sick for so long and not feeling like it. There is just something about being a pediatric nurse that makes me feel like I truly can make a difference."
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.
This question will give the interviewer an inside look at how you think and what motivates you. This is an opportunity to let the interviewer see inside you, not just watch perform a task. Be open. If you can recall a specific event that happened while working that made you happy or feel fulfilled, share it.
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.
"Every day that I go to work, I realize how amazing children really are. I look into the eyes of the children I care for and realize that I have been blessed with an incredible job and career."
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I love that pediatric nursing makes me feel like I truly make a difference in children's and family's lives.
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This is a heartfelt answer that shows your true passion for helping children and their families :)
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Being able to care for a child during a difficult time in their life and making a difference in their lives in a small way is a very touching experience. Something about their parent thanking you for taking such great care for their child is an amazing thing. Seeing children recover and return back to their personalities that they had before they didn't feel good is always such a memorable experience. During my pediatric clinicals I cared for a toddler that was very dehydrated after having multiple episodes of vomiting. He was on IV fluids and I gave him antiemetics. By the end of my clinical day, he was off the IV fluids and asking what he could eat and wanted to play. I was able to go to the toy room and get him some toy cars to play with while he was in the hospital and for him to take home and get him a popsicle of his choice. He was super happy and driving his toy cars all over his hospital room. The mother thanked me for taking such great care of her child and for making his day a little brighter.
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