Registered Nurse-Emergency Department-Nights
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you handled a violent or agitated patient.
What they are checking: Whether they can de-escalate and keep the team safe.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a provider's plan for a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they advocate for patients respectfully and use the chain of command.
How do you support a family whose loved one has just died in the ED?
What they are checking: Whether they can show compassion in the hardest moments of emergency care.
If your highest degree is an associate, what is your plan for a bachelor's degree within five years?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the BSN requirement and plan to meet it.
What would you do
Plainfield is a freestanding emergency department. How would you care for a critically ill patient when the nearest inpatient bed is at another hospital?
What they are checking: Whether they can stabilize and arrange transfer when specialists and ICU beds are not on site.
How do you get ACLS, PALS and NIHSS done within three months while learning a new department?
What they are checking: Whether they plan ahead to meet required certification deadlines.
About the work
How do you triage a busy waiting room, and what tool do you use?
What they are checking: Whether they can use ESI and spot hidden danger in patients who seem stable.
A stroke patient arrives within the window for clot-busting medicine. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they know stroke timelines and NIHSS, which the posting requires within three months.
A child arrives having a seizure that will not stop. What are your first steps?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage pediatric emergencies, as PALS is required for this job.
Your shift ends at 3 a.m. and you have unstable patients. How do you hand off?
What they are checking: Whether they give clear, safe handoffs so care continues without gaps.
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