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Nursing Interview

  • 27-06-2014 2:58pm
    #1
    SoFarSoGood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    Hey there,

    I have an interview for a staff nurse job next week, and as it is my first interview for a nursing job I was hoping to maybe get some tips and/or advise from anybody who may have been through a similar interview process. Any tips such as examples of questions you might have been asked; interview format etc. would be extremely helpful. I do not know for certain what area/ward within the hospital that the job will fill, but ICU has been mentioned to me on a couple of occasions.
    I would really appreciate it if anybody had any sort of advise for me. Thanks so much in advance!


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  • #2
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    I can't really give you advice as I'm not a nurse, but I did hear somebody saying that nursing interviews are competency based these days. I'm not even too sure what that means!


  • #3
    SoFarSoGood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭SoFarSoGood


    Oh brilliant ok, I'll definitely look into that. Thanks a million!


  • #4
    monflat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭monflat


    SoFarSoGood wrote: »
    Hey there,

    I have an interview for a staff nurse job next week, and as it is my first interview for a nursing job I was hoping to maybe get some tips and/or advise from anybody who may have been through a similar interview process. Any tips such as examples of questions you might have been asked; interview format etc. would be extremely helpful. I do not know for certain what area/ward within the hospital that the job will fill, but ICU has been mentioned to me on a couple of occasions.
    I would really appreciate it if anybody had any sort of advise for me. Thanks so much in advance!


    I would presume questions about cpd extra courses you have done.
    Competency questions.
    They may ask about the reporting structure.
    Health and safety questions.
    Patient care - they may ask some scenarios what if. .....

    They may ask what to do if someone ,/ family makes a complaint
    Dealing with MDT members.
    Medication management would be a big one especially with hiqa inspections.

    You can always answer questions and then say as per hospital policy as a lot of places have different policies.

    Fire evacuation/ hand hygiene. Infection control policies or your awareness of them.

    Person centred care patients rights / dignity/ respect throw in all those words!

    The importance of good documentation.

    That as a nurse you are goverened by NMBI you work within your scope of practice.


    Qs to ask them ..
    Will you be assigned a mentor for the first few weeks of the job.
    Is there regular performance development reviews.
    Is there opportunities for professional development?
    Is there study days funded by hospital available? Trachy/ ventilation etc.


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