Resource Registered Nurse Medical Surgical jobs in Milwaukee, WI

As a float nurse, you may work at St. Luke's one night and Kenosha the next. How do you get oriented quickly on a unit you have not worked on in weeks?

What they are checking: Whether they have a routine for learning a unit's layout, people and practices fast so patients stay safe.

You arrive for a night shift and get a full med-surg assignment with two patients you think are unstable. What do you do first?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize by acuity and ask for help early instead of quietly falling behind.

Walk me through how you would recognize and respond to a post-operative patient who is starting to go septic.

What they are checking: Whether they catch early signs of sepsis and escalate using the right protocol before the patient crashes.

Tell me about a time you floated to a unit where the staff were not welcoming. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can build quick working relationships and stay professional as the outsider on a unit.

How do you give and receive a safe handoff report at 0700 after a 12-hour night?

What they are checking: Whether they use a structured handoff so critical details are not lost when they are tired.

A unit's policy is different from what you are used to at another hospital in the system. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they follow the local policy and look it up rather than relying on habit.

Tell me about a time you used your ACLS skills or responded to a rapid response.

What they are checking: Whether they can act calmly and correctly in an emergency, which every float site may present.

How do you manage pain for a patient after surgery who is also at risk for respiratory depression?

What they are checking: Whether they balance comfort and safety with careful monitoring and reassessment.