RN - Cardiac Tele 2&8/Step Down - Nights
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about your inpatient experience. What kinds of patients have you cared for?
What they are checking: Whether their year of inpatient experience prepares them for step-down cardiac patients.
If your highest degree is an ADN, how do you plan to finish your BSN within five years?
What they are checking: Whether they have a realistic plan to meet the education requirement for this role.
How do you handle working nights with rotating weekends and holidays?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit to the schedule the unit depends on.
Tell me about a time you supported a new nurse on your unit.
What they are checking: Whether they help build a strong team by sharing knowledge.
What would you do
Your patient on a heparin drip has a new nosebleed that won't stop. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act on bleeding risk quickly, hold or adjust the drip per protocol and notify the provider.
You see a rhythm change on the monitor and the patient says they feel fine. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they assess the patient fully and report changes instead of assuming all is well.
About the work
What's the difference between a step-down patient and a regular telemetry patient in the care you give?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the higher acuity, closer monitoring and drips common on a step-down unit.
Walk me through how you titrate a drip like amiodarone or nitroglycerin safely.
What they are checking: Whether they know monitoring and safety checks for high-risk cardiac infusions.
You'll need ACLS and NIHSS within a year. How are you preparing for that?
What they are checking: Whether they are ready to meet the certifications this unit requires.
How do you decide when a patient is getting too sick for step-down and needs the ICU?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize when a patient needs a higher level of care and escalate early.
A patient's potassium comes back at 3.0. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they understand why low potassium is dangerous for cardiac patients and act on it.
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