Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Pediatrics
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you work with parents who want to stay at the bedside and be involved in care?
What they are checking: Whether they practice family-centered care and treat parents as partners rather than obstacles.
Tell me about a time you had to report a concern about a child's safety at home.
What they are checking: Whether they understand their duty as a mandated reporter and act on it calmly.
How do you delegate to a CNA or SNA when you have both pediatric and adult patients?
What they are checking: Whether they delegate within each person's scope and give clear guidance for pediatric patients.
How do you keep yourself and your patients safe working three 12-hour nights and every other weekend?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits that keep their judgment sharp across long night shifts.
What would you do
A toddler with a fever is becoming less responsive at 2 a.m. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize early signs of pediatric deterioration, which can look subtle until it is sudden.
How do you prioritize when you have a fresh post-op adult and a pediatric admission arriving at the same time?
What they are checking: Whether they can triage competing needs and ask for help before safety is compromised.
About the work
This unit cares for both children and adults. How do you shift your assessment between a 4-year-old and a 70-year-old on the same night?
What they are checking: Whether they can adjust vital sign norms, dosing and communication across very different ages on a mixed unit.
How do you calculate and double-check a weight-based pediatric medication dose?
What they are checking: Whether they verify pediatric doses carefully, since small math errors can seriously harm a child.
What signs of a post-operative complication do you watch for in a med-surg adult patient?
What they are checking: Whether they know to watch for bleeding, infection, clots and respiratory issues after surgery.
How do you manage pain in a young child who cannot tell you how much it hurts?
What they are checking: Whether they use age-appropriate pain scales and behavior cues instead of relying on self-report.
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