Licensed Practical Nurse- Long Term Care - PRN
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you noticed a small change in a resident that turned out to matter. What did you see and who did you tell?
What they are checking: Whether they catch subtle declines in long-term residents and report them to the RN early rather than waiting.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with how an RN or another nurse handled a resident's care. How did you raise it?
What they are checking: Whether they can speak up for a resident respectfully while still working under the RN's direction.
Describe a time a resident or family member was upset with the care they were getting. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, listen and solve problems with families who are often stressed about long-term placement.
The posting mentions taking part in QA and improvement work. Have you ever been part of a quality project, and what did you contribute?
What they are checking: Whether they see quality improvement as part of nursing, not extra work someone else handles.
What would you do
This is a PRN role on long-term care in Harvard with variable shifts. How do you get up to speed on residents you haven't seen in two or three weeks?
What they are checking: Whether a PRN nurse builds a safe picture of each resident quickly instead of relying on memory from the last shift.
A resident refuses their scheduled medication for the second day in a row. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they respect a resident's right to refuse while still documenting, reporting and looking for the reason behind it.
You walk in and find a resident on the floor beside the bed. Talk me through the next five minutes.
What they are checking: Whether they can recognize an emergency, act within scope, get help and avoid moving someone who may be injured.
About the work
Walk me through how you give a med pass to a group of long-term residents, start to finish.
What they are checking: Whether they follow the rights of medication administration under real time pressure, not just in theory.
What does the LPN scope of practice allow you to do in Wisconsin, and where does it stop compared to the RN?
What they are checking: Whether they know their legal limits under the State Practice Act and will hand off assessment work to the RN.
How do you teach a resident or family member a self-care task so you know it actually stuck?
What they are checking: Whether they use teach-back and document education, since the posting asks LPNs to instruct patients per the teaching plan.
Which adverse medication reactions do you watch for most closely in older adults, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how age changes drug effects, such as falls from sedatives or confusion from new medications.
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