Registered Nurse Intensive Care unit
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient you cared for died. How did you support the family and yourself?
What they are checking: Whether they can handle end-of-life care with compassion and have healthy ways to process loss.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake or near miss. What happened and what did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report honestly and learn from errors, which is essential in a just-culture critical care unit.
What would you do
It's 3 a.m. and you're worried about your patient, but the resident says to keep watching. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they escalate up the chain when their concern is not addressed, which night shift often demands.
How do you prioritize when you have two critical patients and both need you at the same moment?
What they are checking: Whether they can make fast, defensible decisions and ask for help early instead of trying to do it all.
A family member insists on staying at the bedside during a code. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance family presence with team safety and assign someone to support the family.
About the work
Our ICU at Gottlieb is a 16-bed medical surgical unit. Walk me through how you'd manage a septic patient on norepinephrine whose MAP keeps drifting below 65.
What they are checking: Whether they understand titration, fluid status, lactate and when to escalate rather than chasing numbers alone.
Your intubated patient's peak pressures suddenly spike and saturations drop. What are you thinking and doing?
What they are checking: Whether they work through causes like obstruction, pneumothorax or tube displacement quickly and calmly.
What do you check before hanging a high-alert drip like insulin or heparin?
What they are checking: Whether they consistently use independent double checks and pump safety, which prevents serious harm.
The unit earned an ANCC Beacon Award for quality outcomes. What do you personally do on every shift to prevent CLABSI, CAUTI and pressure injuries?
What they are checking: Whether they own the daily bundle work that drives the quality outcomes this unit is recognized for.
How do you recognize and manage delirium in a sedated ventilated patient?
What they are checking: Whether they use tools like CAM-ICU and support sedation holidays, early mobility and sleep.
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