Travel Registered Nurse, RN, ICU, Critical Care
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had to adjust to a new charting system or new policies quickly.
What they are checking: Adaptability, since floating across hospitals means constantly different workflows.
Describe a time you took accountability for a decision that didn't go well.
What they are checking: The ownership of choices and outcomes that the posting asks of every FirstChoice nurse.
How do you handle being moved to a different unit or hospital with short notice?
What they are checking: Flexibility and a calm attitude toward the constant change that mobile staffing involves.
What would you do
As a FirstChoice nurse you'll float to ICUs you've never worked in. How do you get safe on a new unit during your first shift?
What they are checking: A reliable method for learning a unit's routines, equipment and people quickly without compromising safety.
You're given an assignment you don't feel competent to take, like a patient on a device you haven't used. What do you do?
What they are checking: Honesty about limits and acting within scope, which the posting stresses for mobile staff.
Staff on a unit treat you like an outsider. How do you build trust fast?
What they are checking: Relationship skills that let a traveling nurse get help when they need it.
About the work
Walk me through how you assess a patient on multiple drips the moment you take report.
What they are checking: A systematic critical care assessment that checks lines, doses and response before anything else.
How do you manage a patient on a ventilator with worsening oxygenation?
What they are checking: Critical care knowledge and teamwork with respiratory therapy and providers during deterioration.
How do you recognize and treat septic shock in the ICU?
What they are checking: Familiarity with fluid resuscitation, pressors and lab trends in septic patients.
What do you do to make sure your handoff is complete when you may never see that unit again?
What they are checking: Thorough, clear handoffs, which matter more when no one can call the traveler back later.
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