PRN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Janesville, WI
Posted Jul 7, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
As a PRN provider, how do you stay current on nursery policies and protocols between shifts?
What they are checking: Whether they take steps to keep up when they're not working regular hours.
Tell me about a time you had to explain an abnormal finding to new parents.
What they are checking: Whether they share information clearly and calmly without causing extra fear.
What would you do
This PRN role in Janesville is mostly in the Newborn Nursery with healthy babies. How is your approach different from NICU care?
What they are checking: Whether they understand nursery care focuses on routine exams, screening and family teaching, not intensive care.
A new mom is struggling with breastfeeding and her baby has lost a lot of weight. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they balance feeding support, safe weight loss limits and family stress.
How do you work with pediatricians and obstetric providers when a baby's care overlaps with the mother's?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate across teams, which the posting stresses.
How do you decide when a baby in the nursery needs to be transferred to a higher level of care?
What they are checking: Whether they know the limits of a nursery setting and when to escalate.
About the work
Walk me through your newborn exam and what findings would make you worry.
What they are checking: Whether they do a thorough exam and can spot problems like heart murmurs, hip issues or jaundice.
A baby in the nursery has a bilirubin level that's rising quickly. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to use risk charts and start phototherapy or further testing when needed.
You're called to a delivery where the baby needs stabilization. Talk me through your first steps.
What they are checking: Whether they can follow NRP and stabilize a newborn, which the posting lists as preferred experience.
A baby's mother has a positive Group B Strep result with inadequate treatment. How do you manage the newborn?
What they are checking: Whether they know current guidelines for newborns at risk of early infection.
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