When it comes to jobs such as nursing many things are taken into account. Your background, education and job experience, your motivation and good work habits are all important things to factor in when it comes to health-care. So take the time to read the questions below and to figure out what the best answers would be:
Questions about your motivation and aptitude:
What do you like and don´t like about the job?
An important question that experienced interviewers should ask. Your vision of your own job can be positive but, of course, if you are familiar to the nursing job you also know the disadvantages that come with the job itself, so do not be afraid to talk about them but be careful not to put yourself in bad position.
Why are you interested in this nursing job?
Not much you can answer to this question unless you have an idea of the organization you are applying for, so some previous research is important. Make sure you know all the pros of working for the interviewing organization, something that makes them different and interesting.
Why did you choose the area of nursing?
It is the best to refer to the skills you possess and how nursing meets those skills. Talk about your motivation to help others. Your area of specialization is not so important in this question.
What do you do to keep up-to-date with the nursing position?
This is an important indicator of how much you love and look after your own career. There are many things you can do in order to keep up-to-date: Subscribing to magazines, attending courses or conferences, being part of groups, etc.
Make a list of all the activities you conduct in order to keep up-to-date with your career.
What do you consider to be the most difficult challenges a nurse has to face?
This is an interesting question since it gives you a chance to talk not only about your perception of today´s nursing world but also to talk about how you face that world and its problems.
What motivates you?
Nursing is a career most people choose because of the chance it gives to help people. Focus on that when answering the question, how nursing meets your need to help and look after others.
What are the most important skills a nurse should have?
Do not give open answer to this question. Talk about the skill requirements for the job you are applying for and how you meet them.
Where do you see yourself in a few years?
Healthcare organizations would like to know how long the candidate would stay with them for. So be pretty honest when answering this question. Let them know if you intend to stay with them for a long time or if you expect to travel next year.
Questions about your background:
Where did you get your qualifications and training from?
This whole question goes around your resume. Make sure you remember all details about your background and talk about the knowledge and talents you have acquired.
Why are you leaving your current job?
Be positive while answering this question. It is not about the things you didn´t like about your previous job, it is about the universe of opportunities the job you are applying for has to offers.
Why should this healthcare organization hire you?
Talk about your skills, abilities, background, qualifications and how all of them can meet the organizations requirements.
Questions about day-to-day work:
How do you manage the day-to-day work?
Organization is the key-word to this question. Talk about how organized you are at work.
Do you assist your colleagues? How?
Talk about your experience working with other colleagues, give specific examples of how you helped each other in specific situations and how much you value and respect team work.
How do you manage emergency situations?
Again, talk about specific situations, the experience you gained through them and how you are able to control them.
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