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Registered Nurse-Progressive Care Unit-Night Shift
Posted Jul 13, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
ACLS is required within six months of hire. Tell me about a code or rapid response you've been part of.
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and useful in an emergency, which a PCU nurse will face.
This is a weekend role. How do you handle working with fewer resources and less support staff on the weekend?
What they are checking: Whether they can work independently and solve problems when managers and some services are not around.
Tell me about a time you caught a medication error before it reached the patient.
What they are checking: Whether they double-check orders and dosing, especially with high-alert drips.
What would you do
You have a patient on a cardiac drip and their heart rate drops into the 40s. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act quickly and correctly on rhythm changes, using telemetry and protocol.
How do you prioritize a four-patient assignment when two need meds and one is newly admitted?
What they are checking: Whether they can triage competing needs on a busy step-down unit.
A patient's family is upset that their loved one isn't getting better. How do you talk with them?
What they are checking: Whether they offer emotional support and clear updates, which the posting names as part of the role.
You disagree with a provider's plan for a patient who looks worse to you. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they advocate firmly for the patient and use the chain of command if needed.
About the work
Progressive care sits between the floor and the ICU. How do you spot a patient who's starting to need ICU-level care?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize early decline and escalate before a patient crashes.
Walk me through how you'd read a rhythm strip and when you'd call the provider.
What they are checking: Whether they have solid telemetry skills that step-down patients need.
How do you teach a heart failure patient about daily weights and fluid limits before they go home?
What they are checking: Whether they can give health teaching that keeps patients from coming back.
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