Patient Care Technician-Med/Surg/Overflow-Evenings
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with a nurse who was very busy and short with you. How did you keep the work going?
What they are checking: Whether they can work under an RN's direction without taking stress personally or letting tasks slip.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake in patient care or almost did. What happened next?
What they are checking: Whether they own errors and report them, which is how hospitals keep the same mistake from happening twice.
If you are a nursing student, what have you learned in your clinical rotations that you would bring to this unit?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect classroom and clinical learning to real bedside work on a medical-surgical floor.
What would you do
You are working a 3 to 11:30 evening shift on an overflow unit, and you have patients with very different needs. How do you plan your first hour?
What they are checking: Whether they can organize a mixed patient load and get urgent tasks like glucose checks and dinner trays done on time.
A patient refuses their bath and tells you to leave them alone. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they respect a patient's right to refuse while still finding out why and reporting it to the nurse.
About the work
This posting lists a lot of skills, like manual blood pressure, 12-lead EKG, bladder scan and Foley removal. Which of these have you done, and which would you need training on?
What they are checking: Whether they are honest about their skill level, which tells the unit how much orientation they need.
Walk me through how you take a manual blood pressure and what you do if the reading is much higher than the last one.
What they are checking: Whether they can get an accurate reading and know to recheck and report instead of just writing it down.
How do you collect a sterile urine specimen so the result is not contaminated?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that a sloppy collection can lead to a wrong diagnosis and unnecessary antibiotics.
A patient's blood glucose comes back at 52. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize low blood sugar as urgent and tell the nurse right away instead of waiting.
How do you prepare a patient for discharge, and what do you check before they leave the room?
What they are checking: Whether they think about belongings, IV adapter removal and patient readiness so discharge goes smoothly and safely.
How do you help a patient eat when they have trouble swallowing or are at risk of choking?
What they are checking: Whether they know aspiration precautions, like positioning upright and following the diet order closely.
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