Nurse Manager Interview Questions
This is a highly time sensitive search, so your timely response to this questionnaire is appreciated. Keep in mind that your answers will be evaluated for content as well as for style of communication. 1. Give an example of a care delivery challenge in your current position and describe what you did to address it? What were the results of your efforts? All of the patients on my unit in my former position were in the beginning and mid stages of Alzheimer’s with one or two very alert ones. The challenge was keeping the more alert residents from rapid mental decline. The key in maintaining the resident’s dignity is providing an environment where they can participate in their level of care,
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Arrange for staff to accompany resident when she ambulates, frequent reminders, her cognitive and physical status will have to be fully evaluated to determine her level of alertness and what functions she is capable of performing by herself. * * What other care challenges does Mrs. Johnson present and what are some possible solutions? Frequent fall risk, wandering away and getting lost : the priority here is keeping her safe * * What information about Mrs. Johnson would you include on a caregiver assignment sheet? Increased confusion, forgetful and requires more assistance, patience and compassion * * How would you present the situation and your suggestions to her daughter? All of the above and explain to her daughter that she is not as independent as she was before and now requires more assistance. I would explain to resident’s daughter that there are specific measures that have to be done to maintain her dignity and safety, listen to daughter’s concern.
Mr. Howard has been a resident of Arbor Terrace for the past year. He is 82 years old and in good physical condition. He does not need any assistive devices and often passes for a visitor instead of a resident. Mr. Howard’s daughter moved him into Arbor Terrace because of his growing confusion. He lives in AL and spends much of his time near the front desk asking the
A couple of days ago, I got the chance to interview one of my dad’s friends, Nate, about his experiences with interviews. Currently a Nurse Practitioner, he has had over ten different jobs in his lifetime, ranging from a managerial position at KFC to an emergency room nurse. Just like his past jobs, the types of interviews that he has been in have been wildly different. He has even conducted a few interviews himself. Soon I will be participating in important, career-defining, interviews and it is important that I understand the ropes of an interview. I asked him only a couple of questions, but I got detailed answers and invaluable insights from the mind of both a successful interviewee and
Edna, has been living for decades on her own home, but her health has declined and she is in need of assistance. Edna is confronting mistreatment and abuse in her son. After her son brought her to his home everything was going well until her son ended without a job. Financial problems started and after this situation her son started to abuse of her by verbally
For my interview, I spoke with one of the Nurse Practitioners (NP) that I interact with while working my shift at the hospital. I will call her Terri Smith because although I asked to use her quotes in my paper, I did not think to ask for permission to use her actual name. Where I work, many of our internal medicine physicians are hospitalists. During the night, they are covered by the umbrella of Quest Care. There are several NPs that work under the afore mentioned physicians and are there, on-call, when needed for their clinical expertise. It is nice, because even though I can’t develop much of a relationship with the doctors whose patients I work so hard to take care of, I get to have the opportunity to grow strong bonds with the NPs that I see almost every shift.
Scholarship. During my interview for UMMC I was asked if I had a bachelor’s in nursing to which I replied no. I was hired with the agreement that I would pursue my degree with two years of working. This isn’t the ideal way someone wants to continue his or her education. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth feeling forced to pay for more education when you are already licensed as a registered Nurse. At first you feel as though all of the hard work you put into your ADN program is worth pennies because you don’t have BSN next to your name. But then you realize, nursing is no easy task. It requires all that we have learned in this program; the valued ends, presence, praxis, self-care, leadership, advocacy and now scholarship. Having completed
When was the last time you were in the hospital or a loved one was in the hospital, and ever wondered where the nurse is, and they haven 't returned for hours. You finally push the assistance button several times, and they open the door and hurriedly say, “I will be right back”, then you don 't see them for a while again. When they come back to check up on you, you explain to them what you need, and then they send in a less qualified staff member to assist you. At this point, you become very annoyed and frustrated not to mention scared to be admitted in the hospital to begin with. Little do you know, your nurse has ten other patients and other non-nursing tasks that they are responsible taking care of. They have been working a double shift and are extremely exhausted, and a large stack of charts that they will have to do before their shift is over. As a patient, you now become frustrated and are not happy about this; as a nurse, they are just as frustrated as you are, not only because the amount of work they have but more importantly they can 't deliver the appropriate care they long to give. For most hospitals they do not hire enough registered nurses for reasons that are good and bad. This is an issue that needs to be addressed not only locally but nationally and on a constant basis. When there are too many patients for one registered nurse to attend to, nurses become exhausted, mistakes are made, and patients are unsatisfied. A minimum nurse to patient ratio needs to be
Being a leader in the profession of nursing requires pride and dedication to the nursing career path. This is why I decided to conduct my interview with Pamela Prefontaine, a leader in the nursing field. Prefontaine graduated from Bellin School of Nursing in 1982. She then went on to get her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Prefontaine then graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2009 with a master’s degree in medical informatics. Prefontaine was the team leader of pediatrics at Bellin from 2001-2007. She has also been a team leader of a medical and surgical floor at Bellin also. Furthermore, Prefontaine was also the assistant director of the NICU at Saint Vincent’s Hospital. She currently is a consultant for informatics.
I interviewed Durward “Durk” Lynch he is in my field of interest where I want to work as one day. He is a Nurse Practitioner at the Vanden Bosh Clinic and at the College Clinic. He gave information on his background and what drove him to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). He really has had a lot of experience, as I will explain to you what he has shared.
The department has talked with Mr. Joey Beaird, Mrs. Julie Johnson, and Visiting Angles. The children are not willing to move into the family home 24/7 and assist with Mr. and Mrs. Beaird's care. Ms. Johnson is afraid of her father and does not believe it would be a safe environment for herself or her mother and Visiting Angels have stated if Mr. Beaird returns home they will be required to stop services due to fear of Mr. Beaird. currently no one is willing to care for Mr. Beaird at his residence and Mr. Beaird requires assistance with activities of daily living and 24/7 care.
Mr. P is an 88-year-old man who was admitted to hospital after falling outside his home on an uneven sidewalk. He underwent a successful hip replacement surgery and has begun his rehabilitation on an acute care surgical unit. Mr. P’s 61-year-old son and daughter-in-law visit him frequently while he has been hospitalized, but they are unable to care for him after his discharge from the hospital. The physical therapist feels that Mr. P cannot adequately care for himself at home. (Fero, Herrick, & Hu, 2011, p. 113)
Empathy: Carissa is very empathetic to all her patients. She puts herself in their shoes. She is able to identify and share emotions while providing the best care possible. She treats her patients as she wants to be treated (Wilson 2012).
Maria said, “When there is a report of an abuse by a resident we have to keep contact with the resident for any psychological damage and/or to prevent it from happening
On August 27, 2016 worker received a letter from Dr. Andrew Duxbury, MD, Mr. Walker’s doctor at the VA Medical Center. The letter stated Mr. Walker has both physical and mental limitations that render him dependent on a third party for care. He is unable to understand normal decisions for daily living and patient’s need for 24-hour care and supervision was discussed with family on June 9, 2016 during home visit.
Loving what you do and also being determined to do it right are crucial for being nurse administrators and educators. Watching the video "An interview with a nurse administrator" helps me to understand what to expect as a nurse administrator, although the task might not be the same. It helps me to have an insight on what the nurse administrator's job entails. I have learnt the important of effective communication, prioritizing and delegating task to the staff. According to the video, the nurse administrator interview, your patients and staff's happiness and satisfaction should be your priorities. Nurse administrators should let the staff know that their opinion counts, for the day to day running of the unit. I learnt that career advancement
The interview consisted of a nurse who was a graduate of Grand Canyon University with a Master’s degree in nursing education. She is a clinical educator at Deer Valley- campus and is enrolled as a post-graduate for leadership innovation. The person was chosen because of her advanced skills and education insight at the Master’s level of nursing. In this interview, the information provided will contain personal achievements and advice with the crucial competencies needed for success and growth, and words of wisdom for success at the Master’s level in nursing.
In this explanation, we learned that handling Alzheimer’s patients will not always be easy. We were recommended to have a lot of patience and a lot of compassion for these patients. We greeter the patients individually and introduced ourselves. They seemed very confused at first but were really thankful to have someone to talk to.