Emergency department rn Interview Questions
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Emergency Department Rn interview questions shared by candidates
Tell me about a time during your previous nursing experience where you had to advocate for a patient to a superior?
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My previous experience was working on am acute medical-surgical unit in a hospital. While we saw many sick patients, we were not an intensive care unit. I once had a patient who I felt was not appropriate for the level of care on our floor. His blood pressure had been low since the shift before and IV fluid boluses were only helping minimally. I stayed with this patient and attempted to contact the doctor who was not answering. I contacted the charge nurse and our rapid response team to come evaluate the patient. I finally got a hold of the doctor who put in orders for more IV fluids. I continued to stay with the patient and take his BP which was not improving. The doctor came to the floor and I finally said that I thought this patient should be transferred to the ICU for closer BP monitoring because our patient ratio was too high for me to be able to provide proper care. He agreed and the patient was finally transferred to the ICU. Less
Past work history, relationships with co-workers and management, and skill level.
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I was honest and as detailed as possible. I have had good past work relationships and feel that my past experience was very helpful in feeling comfortable working in high stress environments such as the emergency department. Less
How long I had worked in the ED and why we moved
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18 years ED and what a great place to live!
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Ask coworkers you can trust to give you an honest review. Sometimes, it's hard to answer this for ourselves and give an accurate picture of the type of employee we are. Knowing you have weaknesses and describing how you are overcoming them really makes you stand out. Less
A patient presents to the ER with an O2 saturation of 84%, breathing heavily, and complains of chest pain. What would be your plan of action?
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Take vital signs. Triage appropriately. Place the patient on oxygen. Call the team leader and let them know immediately. Have a triage provider assess them. Run an EKG and draw stat labs. Less
