Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Telemetry - Nights
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you guide a PCT on a night shift so the work gets done and you know what is happening with each patient?
What they are checking: Whether they direct unlicensed staff well and expect updates, as the posting requires.
Tell me about a time you caught a medication error or near miss.
What they are checking: Whether they follow safety checks and report errors so the system can improve.
What did your nursing school or past experience teach you about caring for both surgical and medical patients at the same time?
What they are checking: Whether they can switch between very different patient needs on a mixed unit.
What would you do
It is the start of a 7 p.m. shift and you have five patients, including one new admission. How do you plan your first two hours?
What they are checking: Whether they can organize assessments, meds and the admission without letting any patient wait too long.
A patient is upset because they have been waiting for pain medicine and you are tied up with another patient. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate honestly and find help instead of leaving the patient waiting without explanation.
About the work
The monitor tech calls to say your patient is in a new rhythm. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they go assess the patient first and know which rhythms are dangerous.
Your post-op patient has a low urine output overnight and their blood pressure is drifting down. What are you thinking?
What they are checking: Whether they connect the signs to possible bleeding, dehydration or sepsis and call the provider.
How do you give potassium or other high-alert medications safely?
What they are checking: Whether they follow safety checks for drugs that can cause serious harm if given wrong.
How do you prevent falls on a night shift when many patients are sleepy, confused or on new medications?
What they are checking: Whether they use concrete fall prevention habits rather than hoping nothing happens.
How do you give a clear handoff to the day nurse at 7 a.m.?
What they are checking: Whether their report is organized and complete so care continues safely.
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