Interview questions for staff nurses

What skills and experience would you bring to the role?
Tell us about a recent situation where you were required to use your own initiative.
How do you cope with pressure/stress?
Have you be appointed as a team lead ?
What role do you play in a team environment?
Where do you see yourself in two/five years’ time?
Please give example of situation where you have collaborated with the multidisciplinary team. – orally
What are your strengths?
What are your areas for your improvement?
How do you keep up to date?
What does good quality care mean to you?
How would you help reduce a patient’s anxiety on admission to hospital/the unit/ward/prior to a procedure?
How can we respect diversity in the workplace?
How do you ensure safeguarding on the ward?

Describe most dislike to see in the clinical area (about clients or staff).
How do you resolve frustrations at work?
How would you deal with a doctor who was rude?

Standard Nursing Interview Questions * How would you describe your skills as a team player? * How will you deal with difficult doctors? * How will you deal with difficult patients and/or their families? * How will you handle unexpected circumstances, such as being short staffed and having to perform a treatment you have not done before?

More Nursing Related Questions: 1. What type of nursing experience do you have? 2. Where did you get your training and what certifications do you have? 3. How long has it been since you worked in (ER, OR, ICU, or particular specialty area)? 4. What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? 5. Why did you choose (ER, OR, ICU, LTC, FNP, or other specialty area of nursing)? 6. Why do you want to work in our hospital and/or community? 7. Tell me about a time in which you had to handle an irate physician, co-worker, or patient. How