Registered Nurse Inpatient-Delnor Cardiac Telemetry Unit Full Time Days
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What cardiac or telemetry experience do you have?
What they are checking: Whether they can read rhythms and care for heart patients on the Delnor cardiac telemetry unit.
This role works three 12-hour days with every third weekend and rotating holidays. How does that schedule fit your life?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit to the schedule so the unit can count on them.
Tell me about a time you noticed a patient getting worse before anyone else did.
What they are checking: Whether they catch early signs of decline and speak up.
Tell me about a time you participated in a unit project or shared governance.
What they are checking: Whether they help improve the unit beyond their own patient assignment.
What would you do
A heart failure patient keeps eating salty food their family brings. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they teach patients and families respectfully in a way that actually changes behavior.
How do you direct a nursing assistant on a busy day shift?
What they are checking: Whether they delegate clearly and follow up, which the posting asks for.
How do you handle a patient who is on many cardiac medications and has a low blood pressure before a scheduled dose?
What they are checking: Whether they hold and question doses safely instead of giving medications automatically.
About the work
Your patient's telemetry shows new runs of ventricular tachycardia. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can recognize dangerous rhythms and act fast.
How do you care for a patient after a cardiac catheterization?
What they are checking: Whether they know to watch the access site, pulses and signs of bleeding after a cath.
How do you prepare a heart failure patient for discharge so they don't come right back?
What they are checking: Whether they teach daily weights, fluid limits and warning signs that reduce readmissions.
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