Registered Nurse Mock Interview
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If you were working as a Registered Nurse at our organization and didn't know the answer to something, what resources would you use to find the right answer?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Your interviewer fully understands that Registered Nurses are often the go-to for questions from patients and their families, and they also know even the best. Most experienced nurses can't know the answers to everything. They want to hear that you can be resourceful in finding a solution. As you answer, talk about your willingness to tap into physicians, colleagues, policies, or any other materials to best help answer questions that may come your way. If you have an example of a time when you had to be creative in your resourcefulness to answer a question, don't hesitate to talk about it.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"To be as prepared as possible for any situation I would encounter at your organization, knowing all on-staff experts would be essential. I would take the time to get to know the charge nurses, nurse educators, and physician staff and their areas of expertise so I could tap into them when needed. I would also get to know my colleagues and their experiences to ensure we can work with each other's strengths daily. If an issue that came up needed further research into policies or procedures, I wouldn't hesitate to do what is necessary by research to seek resolutions."
To start with, I would ask the charge nurse. If it had to do with a policy, I would look up the policy to make sure I was following it correctly. If it had to do with medication, I would call the pharmacy as they are the best to ask those types of questions. I have no problems asking for help when needed, so I would keep asking or looking for the answer until I found it.
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