Nursing in the UK

Sample Questions to assist you in preparation for interview. 1.

What has interested you about this job? Think carefully about this question and stress positive aspects that have attracted you. Indicate that you have done some research on the Hospital e.g. looking up websites What attributes do you think make a good nurse? How has your training and experience helped to develop these? What support do you think you will need in your 1st 6 months? Tell us about your clinical placements to date. What are you long term career aspirations? !tress opportunities for personal growth" new challenges" ongoing education etc. What do you think you can bring to the ward if we recruited you? Include strengths that you think you have and can bring to the position with e#amples of times you demonstrated these. What support do you think you may need? %rientation etc. What are the skills and qualities that you feel are required to be a good staff nurse. (s a registered nurse what skills do you have which will help to ensure effective communication with patients" and relatives within our trust. What do you understanding by )uality and *linical +overnance? http,--www.rcn.org.uk-development-practice-clinical.governance What do you understand by privacy and dignity? into practice? How do you put this

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1#ample of a stressful situation on a ward and how you would handle it. What do you think are the most important concerns of patients when they come into hospital? How can you help to reduce cross infection within the clinical area. What measures would you take to ensure that you are a safe practitioner whilst you are doing a drug round. (s a registered nurse what do you feel constitutes professional behaviour.

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What have you done to find out about nursing in the 4H!? *hallenges facing the 4H! currently? What skills would you require to support a student nurse in her first year of training. 5ou are taking care of a patient and they complain about your care" how would you deal with that? If you were unable to resolve the issue" what would you do? What do you understand by 7rofessional accountability? I am accountable for my actions and omissions as a registered nurse" I am accountable to 4ursing 8egistration 9ody" Hospital" 7atients" 7ublic.

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5ou come on duty and at handover you are told that one of your patients is diabetic. When you go out onto the ward you find the patient is drowsy and incoherent: what would you do? (ssess ; (" 9" * " blood sugars. <aintain airway if necessary. If hypo ; give hypostop if semiconscious or =uco>ade-sugary drink if conscious. 8echeck 9!. +ive small meal ; high carbohydrate. If hyper ; give prescribed insulin" contact ?rs immediately. 8echeck 9!

Scenarios 5ou are looking after a patient who has been admitted for an angiogram. He bu>>es and tells you he has chest pain. He is looking grey and sweaty. What are you going to do? 5ou are looking after a patient who returned from theatre having had a bowel resection 3 hours ago. He has been quite stable until his blood pressure drops to '@-3@. What may be the cause of this and what will you do? Remember these questions are just examples of those you may be asked. Please read up on notes in relation to your specialty, conditions of the patients, anatomy and physiology, equipment used, nursing care, drugs used and day to day questions. Useful Websites: o 4ursing and midwifery council ABCD= www.nmcEuk.org o 4ational Health !ervice: www.nhs.uk o 8oyal *ollege of 4ursing, www.rcn.org.uk o ?epartment of Health, www.dh.gov.uk

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