Student Nurse Assistant

What have you learned in your two clinical rotations that you could use on your first shift here?

What they are checking: Whether they can turn school experience into practical help on a busy unit from day one.

You may float to different units. How do you get oriented quickly in a new place?

What they are checking: Whether they can adapt fast and ask the right questions when floating, as the posting requires.

How will you balance 12-hour shifts here with nursing school?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay reliable in a year-round role while keeping their grades in good standing.

Tell me about a time you had a lot of tasks at once. How did you decide what to do first?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize patient safety needs over routine tasks when time is short.

An RN asks you to do something you have not been trained to do yet. What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they know their scope as a student assistant and will speak up instead of guessing.

You take a patient's vital signs and the blood pressure is much lower than before. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they report abnormal findings to the RN right away instead of just charting them.

This unit has both children and adults. How would you adjust how you talk with a young patient?

What they are checking: Whether they can communicate in an age-appropriate way on the pediatric and adult unit.

What would you do if you saw another staff member skip hand hygiene before entering a room?

What they are checking: Whether they would speak up about infection risk even as a student.

How would you help a patient who is unsteady get to the bathroom safely?

What they are checking: Whether they know fall prevention basics like assessing strength, using a gait belt and calling for help.

How do you keep a patient's dignity while helping with bathing or toileting?

What they are checking: Whether they provide personal care with respect and privacy, which patients remember most.