Registered Nurse Weekender, Surgical Peds Unit, Night Shift
Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you escalated a concern up the chain of command and the first person didn't respond.
What they are checking: Whether they keep advocating until the patient is safe instead of stopping after one unanswered call.
How do you include parents in care at 2 a.m. when they're exhausted and anxious?
What they are checking: Whether they see families as part of the care team and can teach and reassure under strain.
Working weekends only, how do you stay current on unit changes that happen during the week?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of keeping up with policy and practice changes instead of waiting to be told.
Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a teammate during a busy shift. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep teamwork intact on a short-staffed night shift where the team is all you have.
What would you do
Overnight, a surgical patient's vitals start trending the wrong way but haven't hit a call threshold yet. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act on subtle early warning signs in children, who can compensate and then crash fast.
You may be floated to an adult unit some weekends. How do you approach a shift where the patients are outside your usual population?
What they are checking: Whether they know their competency limits, ask for help, and still work safely when floated.
About the work
A post-op child on nights is crying and the parent says they're in pain, but the child can't describe it. How do you assess them?
What they are checking: Whether they use age-appropriate pain scales and parent input rather than guessing or under-treating pediatric pain.
How do you double-check pediatric medication doses, given that they're weight-based?
What they are checking: Whether they treat weight-based dosing as a high-risk step that needs independent verification every time.
What are the post-op complications you watch most closely in kids after surgery?
What they are checking: Whether they know pediatric surgical risks like airway issues, dehydration and bleeding and how they present.
Walk me through how you document a full night of care so the day nurse can pick up seamlessly.
What they are checking: Whether their documentation and handoff are complete enough that nothing gets lost between shifts.
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