Registered Nurse jobs in New Lenox, IL

This is an adult med-surg unit with a small number of children. Tell me about your med-surg experience and any time you have cared for pediatric patients.

What they are checking: Whether they meet the required adult med-surg experience and can safely adjust care for a child.

You have five patients on a night shift and two call lights go on while a third patient's vitals are trending down. How do you prioritize?

What they are checking: Whether they triage by acuity and use their CNA well instead of answering requests in order.

How does your assessment change when your patient is a child instead of an adult?

What they are checking: Whether they know pediatric norms for vitals, dosing and communication on a mixed unit.

Walk me through how you check a weight-based medication dose for a pediatric patient.

What they are checking: Whether they double-check pediatric math, where dosing errors cause serious harm.

A post-op patient becomes confused and restless at 3 a.m. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they look for physical causes like hypoxia, pain or infection before assuming behavior.

How do you delegate to a CNA and follow up to make sure the work was done?

What they are checking: Whether they supervise assistive staff clearly and stay accountable for the care.

Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a patient.

What they are checking: Whether they practice the error prevention habits the hospital stresses.

How do you call a physician at night about a change in condition so they act on it?

What they are checking: Whether they use a clear structure like SBAR and advocate for the patient.