Registered Nurse Med Surg Neuro jobs in Sheboygan, WI

Tell me about a disagreement you had with a physician or another team member about a patient's plan of care. How did you handle it?

advocacy skills and ability to collaborate respectfully within the interdisciplinary team

Tell me about a time during clinical rotations when a patient's condition changed quickly. What did you notice first and what did you do?

whether the candidate can recognize early warning signs and act instead of freezing under pressure

Walk me through how you'd do a neuro assessment on a patient admitted after a TIA, and what changes would make you call the provider right away.

baseline clinical knowledge of neuro checks and the judgment to escalate appropriately

You're running a heparin drip and an insulin drip on two different patients at the same time. How do you keep track of both safely?

understanding of high-alert medication protocols and double-check systems, since new grads often haven't managed these independently yet

Say you're told mid-shift that you're floating to another unit you haven't worked on before. How do you handle that?

flexibility and whether they'd speak up about limits rather than pretend competence they don't have

Tell me about a time you had to advocate for a patient when you disagreed with a plan of care or felt something was being missed.

willingness to speak up to more experienced staff or providers despite being new

How would you prioritize your patients if one has a new fever with a history of sepsis risk, one is a fall risk who just tried to get out of bed, and one is due for discharge teaching?

ability to triage competing demands on a fast-paced short-stay unit

What would you look for in a patient with CHF that tells you they're heading toward fluid overload, and what would you do about it?

clinical knowledge specific to the patient population this unit actually treats