LPN - AMB LPN (418H)

Tell me about a time you gave a medication or injection and something about the order did not look right.

What they are checking: Whether they stop and verify against the five rights instead of trusting the order because it came from a provider.

You care for patients under the supervision of a physician or mid-level provider. Describe a time you disagreed with a provider's plan.

What they are checking: Whether they can raise a concern respectfully through the right channel while staying inside their scope of practice.

Tell me about a patient or family member who was upset when they called the clinic. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can calm a frustrated caller and still get the clinical information they need.

How do you stay current on your CME and CPR, and what is something you learned recently that changed how you work?

What they are checking: Whether they treat continuing education as practice improvement rather than a box to check.

A mother calls the clinic saying her toddler has had a fever for two days. What do you ask, and when do you pull in the physician?

What they are checking: Phone triage judgment and knowing the line between what an LPN can advise and what needs a provider.

You have a full waiting room, three phone messages to return and a provider asking for a urine dip. How do you sort that out?

What they are checking: Prioritizing clinical urgency over whoever is loudest while keeping the clinic flowing.

Walk me through how you room a patient in a clinic, from calling their name to handing off to the physician.

What they are checking: Whether they have a repeatable intake routine that catches vitals, meds and concerns before the provider walks in.

This clinic sees patients of all ages. How does your assessment change between a six-month-old and an eighty-year-old?

What they are checking: Whether they adjust vitals norms, communication and safety checks to age rather than using one script.

How do you teach a newly diagnosed diabetic patient to use a glucometer before they leave the room?

What they are checking: Patient education skill, including checking understanding with teach-back rather than just handing over a pamphlet.

The interview includes listening, data entry and medication assessments. How do you keep your charting accurate when you are moving fast?

What they are checking: Whether accuracy in the record is a habit for them, since clinic charting errors follow a patient for years.