Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg, Neuro, Obsv
Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a patient you were watching for neuro changes, like after a CVA or TIA. How did you know something was starting to shift, and what did you do?
whether the candidate has real hands-on experience with neuro assessments and recognizes early warning signs rather than just textbook knowledge
Tell me about a time you had a patient who looked stable but something felt off to you. What did you do about that gut feeling?
clinical judgment and willingness to act on subtle cues instead of waiting for hard data
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician or provider about a patient's plan of care. What did you do?
advocacy skills and how the candidate handles conflict with authority figures on the care team
Describe a time you had to teach a patient or family member something about their condition, maybe a new CHF diagnosis or a stroke recovery plan, when they were scared or overwhelmed.
patient and family communication skills under emotional stress
This is a newly formed unit and team. How do you usually go about building trust with coworkers you haven't worked with before?
team integration skills relevant to a brand new unit still finding its rhythm
Tell me about a shift where everything seemed to go wrong at once. How did you get through it and what did you learn?
resilience and coping strategy in a genuinely high-pressure, understaffed or chaotic shift
Technical
Walk me through how you'd do a neuro check on a patient with a seizure disorder, and what would make you call the provider right away.
depth of clinical knowledge on neuro assessment and thresholds for escalation
What are the key things you'd watch for in a patient with sepsis who's on your unit for continued treatment rather than in the ICU?
understanding of sepsis monitoring outside a critical care setting
What's your process for identifying fall risk or other safety hazards on a busy med/surg floor, especially with neuro patients who might have impaired judgment or mobility?
knowledge of safety protocols specific to neuro and general med/surg risk factors
Situational
Say you have a patient on a heparin drip and another on an insulin drip, and both need frequent lab-driven titration at the same time a new admission is coming in. How do you handle that?
ability to prioritize high-risk drips and organize workload under real time pressure
You're told you need to float to another unit mid-shift. How do you feel about that, and how have you handled being floated before?
flexibility and attitude toward the float requirement explicitly named in the posting
How do you manage a patient assignment where one patient is a short-stay observation case and another is a more complex med/surg or neuro patient needing closer attention?
prioritization skills across a mixed acuity, fast-turnover patient population
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