RN, New Graduate Pathway to Pediatrics/PICU (Fall/Winter 2026 Graduates)
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Why are pediatrics and the PICU your long-term goal?
What they are checking: Whether their interest is grounded in real experience with children and families, not just liking kids.
This program spends about a year in other departments before acute Pediatrics and the PICU. How do you feel about that path?
What they are checking: Whether they will commit to building foundational skills rather than rushing to the specialty.
Tell me about a time in clinicals when you worked with a scared child or worried parent.
What they are checking: Their ability to calm children and partner with families in family-centered care.
Tell me about a time you asked for help even though you felt you should know the answer.
What they are checking: Willingness to speak up, which is essential for new grads in high-acuity units.
How do you handle seeing a child who is very sick or injured?
What they are checking: Emotional readiness for pediatric critical care and healthy coping.
What do you hope to learn from your professional development nurses in the first year?
What they are checking: Whether they have clear goals for growth and will use the program's support well.
What would you do
A parent questions everything you do and asks for a more experienced nurse. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Professionalism and humility in the face of parent anxiety, without taking it personally.
About the work
How is assessing a sick child different from assessing an adult?
What they are checking: Basic knowledge of pediatric vital signs and how children can look fine until they suddenly decline.
A toddler with a respiratory illness is breathing faster and pulling in at the ribs. What do you do?
What they are checking: Recognizing pediatric respiratory distress and escalating quickly.
How do you make sure a medication dose is right for a child?
What they are checking: Awareness of weight-based dosing and double-checks that prevent serious pediatric errors.
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