Advocate Health Care Condell RN Hiring Event
Posted Sep 11, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had more patients than you felt you could safely handle at once. How did you decide what came first?
What they are checking: whether the candidate can prioritize under real workload pressure without missing something critical
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's order or plan of care. What did you do?
What they are checking: whether the nurse advocates for patients through proper channels rather than staying silent or going around the chain of command
Tell me about a code or rapid response you were part of. What was your role, and what would you do differently now?
What they are checking: experience with emergent situations and honest self-reflection
Tell me about a shift that didn't go the way you planned. How did you handle it, and how did you take care of yourself afterward?
What they are checking: resilience and whether the candidate has healthy coping strategies for a demanding job
What draws you to the specific unit you're hoping to work in today, ER, ICU, OR, Med Surg, or float pool, over the others?
What they are checking: genuine fit and self-knowledge about pace, autonomy, and patient population preferences
What would you do
If you were floated to a unit outside your usual specialty tomorrow, how would you get yourself ready to be safe and useful there?
What they are checking: comfort with the float pool model and realistic self-awareness about scope limits
Say a family member is upset and raising their voice at the nurses' station because they feel their loved one is being ignored. What do you actually say to them first?
What they are checking: de-escalation skill and composure with distressed families
If you're working in the ER and triage sends you a patient who doesn't match the acuity level on paper, what do you do?
What they are checking: independent clinical judgment versus blind reliance on triage scores
A newer nurse on your unit asks you for help but you're already behind on your own patients. What do you do?
What they are checking: teamwork instincts and mentorship versus self-protective tunnel vision
About the work
Walk me through how you'd recognize a patient is starting to decompensate before the monitors show it clearly.
What they are checking: clinical assessment skill and pattern recognition, not just reliance on machines
What's your process for a medication pass when you have several patients due at the same time?
What they are checking: medication safety habits and whether shortcuts creep in under time pressure
For those of you interested in OR, tell me about your experience with sterile technique and how you've caught or prevented a break in it.
What they are checking: specific procedural competence for a unit where errors have immediate consequences
How do you handle handoff at shift change so nothing important gets lost between you and the next nurse?
What they are checking: communication discipline and attention to continuity of care
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