Registered Nurse, Surg/Peds Unit - PRN
Posted Jun 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This PRN role on the Surg/Peds unit at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center has variable shifts. What availability can you offer?
What they are checking: Whether their PRN schedule truly fits what the unit needs.
What experience do you have with surgical patients and with pediatric patients?
What they are checking: Whether they can safely care for both groups on a mixed unit.
How do you keep up with unit changes when you work PRN?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of staying current on policies and skills.
Tell me about a time you helped a scared child through a procedure.
What they are checking: Whether they use age-appropriate communication and comfort techniques.
What would you do
A post-op adult has a rising heart rate and low urine output. What are you thinking?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize possible bleeding, dehydration or sepsis and escalate.
How do you handle being floated to another unit on a PRN shift?
What they are checking: Whether they are flexible and honest about what they can do safely.
About the work
Walk me through how you care for a child after surgery, like an appendectomy.
What they are checking: Whether they know pediatric pain, fluid and infection monitoring after surgery.
How do you double-check medications for children?
What they are checking: Whether they use weight-based dosing and independent checks to prevent errors.
How do you teach parents to care for their child after discharge?
What they are checking: Whether they teach wound care, pain management and warning signs clearly.
Describe how you would give a safe handoff to the next shift.
What they are checking: Whether they give structured, complete reports so care continues safely.
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