RN, Registered Nurse | Intensive Care Unit
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you supported a family through a very bad outcome in the ICU.
What they are checking: Their ability to deliver family-centered care with honesty and compassion during the hardest moments.
How do you work with intensivists, pharmacists and respiratory therapists during rounds?
What they are checking: Whether they contribute actively to the plan instead of just receiving orders.
What would you do
You have two critical patients and both start to decline at the same time. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Prioritization under pressure and calling for help from the multidisciplinary team quickly.
A trauma patient arrives from the ED with injuries that are still being worked up. What are your priorities?
What they are checking: Ability to manage an unstable, incompletely understood patient in a Level II trauma ICU.
About the work
Walk me through how you care for a patient right after cardiothoracic surgery in their first few hours in the ICU.
What they are checking: Knowledge of post-cardiac surgery priorities like bleeding, hemodynamics, chest tubes and rewarming.
Your ventilated patient's peak pressures suddenly go up and saturation drops. What do you check?
What they are checking: A systematic approach to ventilator problems, such as tube issues, secretions or pneumothorax.
What experience do you have with continuous renal replacement therapy, and what problems do you watch for?
What they are checking: Familiarity with CRRT circuit clotting, fluid balance and electrolyte shifts, which this unit uses.
How do you care for a patient after cardiac arrest, including temperature management?
What they are checking: Understanding of post-arrest care that protects brain function and prevents secondary injury.
After a neurovascular intervention, what changes in your neuro checks would make you act right away?
What they are checking: Recognizing signs of bleeding or new stroke early, which needs immediate escalation.
Tell me about a time you titrated vasoactive drips. How did you decide when to change the dose?
What they are checking: Comfort managing pressors safely against specific targets and recognizing when to escalate.
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