RN Weekender - Pulmonary Medicine Unit - Days
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 kind of unit and what patient load did you carry?
What they are checking: Whether they meet the one-year inpatient requirement and can handle a full pulmonary assignment.
How do you delegate to a nursing assistant when you're busy and still make sure the work is done right?
What they are checking: Whether they delegate appropriately and follow up, which the Illinois Nurse Practice Act holds them accountable for.
Tell me about a time you noticed a subtle change in a patient that turned out to matter.
What they are checking: Whether they use critical thinking to catch early warning signs, which the posting stresses.
What would you do
Walk me through caring for a patient on BiPAP who keeps pulling at the mask.
What they are checking: Whether they can balance patient comfort and safety with keeping life-sustaining therapy in place.
As a weekender, you work when fewer leaders and support staff are around. How do you handle a problem you'd normally take to a manager?
What they are checking: Whether they can use good judgment and the right chain of command on weekends.
If your highest degree is an associate degree, how are you planning to finish your BSN within five years while working weekends?
What they are checking: Whether they have a realistic plan to meet the BSN requirement in the posting.
About the work
You have a patient on high-flow oxygen whose work of breathing is getting worse. What do you assess and who do you call?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize respiratory failure early and escalate before the patient crashes.
What do you look for in an arterial blood gas for a COPD patient, and what would worry you?
What they are checking: Whether they understand CO2 retention and acid-base changes common on a pulmonary unit.
A patient with a chest tube suddenly has more bubbling and is anxious. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can troubleshoot chest tubes and recognize an air leak or other complication.
How would you teach a patient going home on oxygen how to use it safely?
What they are checking: Whether they can prepare patients for discharge, including fire safety and correct flow rates.
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