Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you caught a safety risk before it caused harm.
What they are checking: Whether they actively look for risk rather than react after something goes wrong.
Tell me about a time you worked with physical therapy, case management or pharmacy to change a patient's plan.
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate across disciplines rather than working in a nursing silo.
How have you contributed to a quality improvement project or unit change?
What they are checking: Whether they see quality work as part of their role, which the posting expects.
How do you stay organized when admissions and discharges both come at you in the same hour?
What they are checking: Whether they have real systems for managing a heavy, shifting workload.
What would you do
You are supervising an LPN and a nursing assistant on your team. How do you decide who does what?
What they are checking: Whether they know each role's scope and delegate safely, which the posting lists as a core duty.
A patient is going home tomorrow on several new medications and is overwhelmed. How do you teach them?
What they are checking: Whether they can break discharge teaching down so patients actually leave able to manage their care.
In a smaller hospital like Lincoln Memorial, you may have fewer resources on nights. How would you handle a rapid decline with limited backup?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay organized and use the resources they have when help is not down the hall.
A patient refuses a treatment the physician ordered. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they respect autonomy, explore the reason, educate and document properly.
About the work
Walk me through a full head-to-toe assessment on a newly admitted acute care patient. What findings would make you call the provider right away?
What they are checking: Whether their assessments are thorough and they know which findings need urgent escalation.
How do you double-check a high-alert IV medication like heparin or insulin before giving it?
What they are checking: Whether they follow precise, consistent safeguards with the drugs most likely to cause serious harm.
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