Nursing Assistant - Marshfield Float Pool - PRN
Posted Aug 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had a lot of patients needing help at once. How did you decide who to help first?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize safety needs and ask for help when overloaded.
How do you care for a patient's emotional or spiritual needs during a hard hospital stay?
What they are checking: Whether they see the whole person, not only physical tasks.
Tell me about a time a nurse asked you to do something you weren't trained for.
What they are checking: Whether they speak up about their limits instead of doing something unsafe.
What would you do
As a float in Marshfield, you could be on a different unit every shift. How do you get oriented quickly when you walk onto a new floor?
What they are checking: Whether they find the charge nurse, learn their patients and ask about unit routines right away.
You take a patient's vitals and their blood pressure is much lower than earlier. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report changes to the RN or LPN right away instead of just charting them.
A patient asks you for something to eat, but you're not sure if they're allowed to eat yet. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they check diet orders with the nurse instead of guessing.
About the work
Walk me through how you help a patient with toileting who is at high risk for falls.
What they are checking: Whether they use fall precautions and stay with the patient rather than leaving them alone.
How do you collect a urine or stool specimen correctly so it doesn't have to be redone?
What they are checking: Whether they know proper collection, labeling and timing for non-invasive specimens.
How do you clean equipment and dispose of biomedical waste between patients?
What they are checking: Whether they follow infection control and waste rules consistently.
How do you keep your documentation accurate when you're moving between units with different systems or routines?
What they are checking: Whether they keep charting correct and timely no matter which unit they are on.
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