Join Us for the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Job Fair at Silver Cross Hospital
Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What made you want to work as a CNA at a hospital?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real reason for this work, which helps them stay through hard shifts.
Are you newly certified or experienced? Tell me about the patient care you have done so far.
What they are checking: Whether their skills match where they would start, since the hospital hires both new and experienced CNAs.
Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to get through a busy day.
What they are checking: Whether they help others and communicate well, which matters on any patient care team.
What do you hope to learn or grow into in your first year here?
What they are checking: Whether they want to grow in healthcare, which the posting says this role can support.
What would you do
A patient at high risk for falls keeps trying to get up alone. What do you do?
What they are checking: Recognizing fall risk as a top priority and getting help instead of leaving the patient alone.
You are asked to do a task you have not been trained on. What do you say?
What they are checking: Knowing the limits of the CNA role and speaking up instead of guessing.
A patient is upset and yells at you. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and kind and know when to bring in the nurse.
About the work
What changes in a patient would make you tell the nurse right away?
What they are checking: Recognizing warning signs like trouble breathing, confusion or chest pain and reporting them fast.
How do you keep a patient's dignity and privacy while helping them bathe or use the bathroom?
What they are checking: Whether they treat personal care with respect, which shapes how patients feel about their stay.
How do you make sure the vitals and notes you record are accurate?
What they are checking: Whether they record right away and carefully, since nurses act on that information.
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