Registered Nurse NICU
Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about your experience caring for premature or critically ill newborns.
What they are checking: Whether they bring NICU or relevant neonatal experience to a unit caring for very fragile babies.
How do you support parents who are scared and seeing their baby in the NICU for the first time?
What they are checking: Whether they include families in care and communicate with compassion, which Loyola names as whole-person care.
Tell me about a time you had to speak up about a safety concern with a provider.
What they are checking: Whether they advocate for patients even when it's uncomfortable.
How do you stay sharp on 12-hour night shifts?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits that keep them safe and alert caring for critical patients overnight.
Are you interested in charge or preceptor roles down the road, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they want to grow and support others on a team-oriented unit.
What would you do
An infant on CPAP starts having more frequent apnea and bradycardia episodes. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they intervene appropriately, assess causes and escalate to the provider promptly.
A parent asks you a question about prognosis that you're not sure you should answer. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they stay honest within their role and bring in the provider for prognosis discussions.
About the work
What are you watching most closely in a 28-week preemie on your first assessment of the night?
What they are checking: Whether they know key preemie risks like respiratory status, temperature, glucose and skin integrity.
How do you double-check medication doses for neonates?
What they are checking: Whether they take weight-based dosing and independent double checks seriously given tiny margins for error.
What does developmentally supportive care look like on a night shift?
What they are checking: Whether they cluster care, manage light and noise, and protect sleep for growing infants.
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