Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit jobs in Green Bay, WI

Tell me about a time you noticed subtle changes in a critically ill patient before they became a full-blown emergency. What did you do?

whether the candidate can recognize early deterioration and act rather than wait for a clear-cut crisis

Walk me through how you'd assess a patient who suddenly becomes hypotensive and tachycardic on a titratable drip. What are you checking first and what are you doing while you check?

clinical reasoning under time pressure and comfort managing vasoactive medications

Say you're three hours into a twelve-hour shift and your assignment shifts because a patient codes. How do you reprioritize your other patients in that moment?

triage judgment and ability to keep multiple critically ill patients safe when attention gets pulled away

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's plan of care for a patient. What did you do?

whether the nurse advocates for patients through appropriate channels rather than staying silent or going around the chain

How do you approach delegating tasks to a CNA or unlicensed team member when your ICU patient is unstable?

understanding of scope of practice and safe delegation under real workload

Describe a situation where you had to have a hard conversation with a patient's family about a change in condition or prognosis.

communication skill and comfort delivering difficult information with compassion

If you caught a near-miss, like a medication almost given to the wrong patient, walk me through what you'd do in the next ten minutes.

commitment to reporting culture and honesty over self-protection

What's your process for managing multiple drips, ventilator settings, and frequent assessments on one patient without losing track of anything?

organizational systems for high-acuity, multi-task environments