How to Answer: Nursing requires a great deal of physical exertion and travel nurses work in various positions. Are you comfortable with physically demanding assignments?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Travel Nurse job interview.
3. Nursing requires a great deal of physical exertion and travel nurses work in various positions. Are you comfortable with physically demanding assignments?
How to Answer
The nursing profession can be physically demanding. Standing and walking for long stretches, assisting in lifting patients and staying awake for odd hours and long periods of time are some of the physical demands of the job. For the position that you are interviewing for, make sure to research what the physical demands are for the job and point out how you are able to handle those tasks. It can also be beneficial to discuss your self-care methods because being a nurse often requires being in healthy mental and physical condition.
Written by Darby Faubion
1st Entry Level Example
"I know that as I enter a nursing career, I will be asked to do some pretty extreme physical activity. Lifting patients and standing for long hours at a time comes easy to me as I've participate in sports all the way through high school and continued this through college. Being in great shape and eating healthy is a lifestyle choice that I have made and it will definitely help me in my nursing career moving forward."
Written by Darby Faubion
1st Answer Example
"Through my nursing career, I have spent many long hours on my feet and working shifts at non-traditional times. To be able to do this with ease, I have worked hard to be in the best physical shape that I can be by jogging on a regular basis, eating healthy and getting ample amounts of sleep each and every night."
Written by Darby Faubion
1st Experienced Example
"In my nursing career, I have always handled the physical requirements of the job with ease. Before lift systems were standard in inpatient rooms, we physically lifted patients into and out of their beds when needed. The long hours and standing for long periods of time come easy to me as well. I realized early in my career that I needed to care for myself and my physical well-being outside of work and I continue to do this to this day."
Written by Darby Faubion
2nd Experienced Example
"Yes, I am. I understand the physical demands that being a nurse requires and so I maintain a consistent exercise routine to keep me healthy and strong so that I can perform my duties to my best possible potential."
Written by Tabitha Cumpian on December 28th, 2022