Nursing Assistant Inpatient- Surgical Services- PT
Posted Mar 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you stay alert and work safely through a 12-hour night shift?
What they are checking: Whether they have real habits for night work, since this is a full-time nights role.
Tell me about a time you noticed something about a patient that the nurse needed to know.
What they are checking: Whether they act as the nurse's eyes and ears and speak up when something seems off.
Tell me about a time you helped a coworker when your own work was busy.
What they are checking: Whether they are a team player, which matters on a short-staffed night shift.
What would you do
You're taking vitals and a patient's blood pressure is much lower than before. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know to tell the nurse right away instead of just writing it down.
A patient keeps pressing the call light all night. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they stay patient and look for the real need behind repeated calls.
The nurse asks you to do a task you haven't been trained on. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know their scope and will say so instead of guessing.
About the work
Tell me about your experience helping patients with bathing, toileting and getting out of bed.
What they are checking: Whether they can do personal care safely and with respect for the patient's dignity.
How do you help a patient who just had surgery get up and walk safely?
What they are checking: Whether they understand fall risk after surgery and use safe techniques and equipment.
How do you collect a urine or stool specimen and make sure it's labeled correctly?
What they are checking: Whether they follow labeling steps carefully, since a mislabeled specimen can harm a patient.
How do you clean equipment and handle biomedical waste between patients?
What they are checking: Whether they follow infection prevention steps consistently.
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