Registered Nurse (RN) - 7 Tower: Telemetry
Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a time you had a patient who was hemodynamically unstable. What did you do first, and who did you call?
real clinical judgment and escalation habits, not textbook knowledge
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's plan of care for a patient. What did you do?
comfort advocating for patients and communicating across the care team
Describe a shift where things did not go as planned and you had to change your priorities midway through.
adaptability and composure during a 12-hour shift with unpredictable patient needs
Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached the patient, whether it was yours or someone else's.
honesty, attention to safety culture, and willingness to speak up
What does multidisciplinary rounding look like to you, and what do you bring to it as the bedside nurse?
understanding of team-based care and the nurse's role in coordination
Tell me about a time you had to give a patient or family difficult news or manage their expectations about recovery.
compassion and communication skills tied to the patient-centered care emphasis in the posting
Technical
Walk me through how you would recognize and respond to a patient going into a new-onset arrhythmia on telemetry.
whether the candidate can read a monitor, prioritize, and escalate correctly under time pressure
What's your process for a bedside handoff when a patient is coming up from the cath lab or open-heart recovery?
knowledge of post-procedure monitoring and safe transitions of care
How do you approach discharge planning for a heart failure patient who you know is at high risk of readmission?
understanding of nurse-sensitive indicators and coordination with case management and social work
What do you watch for in a stroke patient in the first hours after admission to telemetry?
specific clinical knowledge relevant to the unit's patient population
Situational
You have six telemetry patients and two are actively deteriorating at the same time. How do you decide where to be?
prioritization and triage skills on a busy 36-bed unit
A family member is upset and raising their voice at the nurses' station because they feel discharge is happening too fast. What do you do?
de-escalation skills and patient/family communication under stress
How do you keep yourself organized across multiple patients with different acuity levels during a 12-hour night shift?
time management and realistic self-awareness about workload on nights
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