Registered Nurse - RN - Progressive Care Unit
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you noticed a patient deteriorating at night and had to convince someone to act.
What they are checking: Whether they advocate confidently and escalate through the chain of command when needed.
The unit offers a preceptor orientation with educator support. How do you like to learn on a new unit?
What they are checking: Whether they are coachable and use preceptors and educators well during orientation.
How do you keep yourself alert and safe on 12-hour night shifts?
What they are checking: Whether they have real strategies to manage fatigue, which affects error rates.
Tell me about a time you worked with pharmacy or therapy to improve a patient's care.
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate with the multidisciplinary team the posting describes.
What would you do
2NS has stepdown and floor levels of care. How would you manage an assignment with one stepdown patient on a drip and three floor patients?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance higher-acuity needs with floor patients without neglecting anyone.
A patient on BiPAP is anxious and keeps trying to take off the mask. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can coach the patient, assess for worsening respiratory status and involve respiratory therapy.
About the work
Your stepdown patient on a diltiazem drip has a heart rate dropping into the 50s and a blood pressure of 88 over 50. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize drip-related hypotension and bradycardia and act promptly with the provider.
How do you recognize when a stepdown patient needs to be upgraded to ICU?
What they are checking: Whether they know escalation triggers and call rapid response early rather than waiting.
Twenty beds have remote telemetry. How do you work with monitor techs when they call you about an alarm?
What they are checking: Whether they respond promptly and assess the patient, rather than dismissing alarms as artifact.
What do you check before titrating a heparin drip based on a new aPTT or anti-Xa result?
What they are checking: Whether they follow protocol carefully and double-check high-alert medication changes.
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