Nursing Assistant Inpatient, Float Pool (PRN)

This is a PRN float pool role with 12-hour varied shifts. How do you stay comfortable working on any unit in the hospital?

What they are checking: Whether they adapt quickly to new teams and patient types.

Tell me about a time you were the new person on a team. How did you earn their trust?

What they are checking: Whether they build trust quickly by being reliable and helpful.

As PRN staff, how do you stay current on policies and skills?

What they are checking: Whether they keep up with training even when they work less often.

How do you care for a patient's emotional needs when you're only with them for one shift?

What they are checking: Whether they can offer real comfort in a short time.

When you float to a unit you've never worked on, what are the first three things you find out?

What they are checking: Whether they gather safety basics like who their nurse is, patient risks and where supplies are.

You're assigned more patients than you can safely care for. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up to the charge nurse instead of rushing and cutting corners.

A patient is upset and says nobody has helped them all day. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they listen, help right away and let the nurse know about the concern.

How would your care differ on a surgical unit compared with a medical unit?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that different units have different priorities, like post-op mobility or chronic illness care.

A patient on isolation precautions needs help. Walk me through what you do before entering the room.

What they are checking: Whether they know proper protective equipment and isolation rules.

How do you prepare and clean medical equipment between uses?

What they are checking: Whether they follow cleaning routines that prevent spreading infection.