Registered Nurse-Cardiac Telemetry Part Time Days
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you responded to a cardiac emergency on your unit. What did you do in the first few minutes?
What they are checking: Whether they act fast in a code and know their role before the rapid response team arrives.
As a part-time nurse, how do you stay current on cardiac meds, protocols and unit changes?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of keeping their skills current when they are on the unit less often.
Tell me about a time you coordinated care with cardiology, pharmacy or another department to solve a problem for a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate actively with other disciplines instead of waiting for someone else to fix issues.
What would you do
A patient refuses to stay on telemetry because the wires bother them. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they explain risks respectfully and involve the provider while honoring the patient's right to decide.
How do you work with the monitor tech or central monitoring when an alarm goes off and you are in another room?
What they are checking: Whether they take alarms seriously and have a reliable way to respond, since alarm fatigue harms patients.
About the work
Your telemetry patient's rhythm changes from sinus to atrial fibrillation with a rate of 140. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they assess the patient first, check stability and know when to escalate rather than just printing a strip.
Walk me through how you would read a rhythm strip you are handed at the start of your shift.
What they are checking: Whether they have a systematic approach to rate, rhythm, intervals and waveforms instead of eyeballing it.
You are giving a patient a dose of metoprolol and their heart rate is 54 and their blood pressure is 96 over 58. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they check parameters before cardiac meds and hold and call when the numbers do not support the dose.
How do you teach a heart failure patient about daily weights and fluid limits so they actually do it at home?
What they are checking: Whether they know readmissions often come from poor self-care and teach in a way that sticks.
How do you prepare a patient and their family for a cardiac catheterization or procedure the next morning?
What they are checking: Whether they know the pre-procedure steps and can calm fears with clear, simple explanations.
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