Hospital Possible Interview Questions-2

7/24/2019 Hospital Possible Interview Questions-2

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Below are some examples of the types of questions that may be asked and the

suggested answers of which I am sure you can expand yourself. In any answer

please be sure to state the most obvious things and do not just assume that the

interviewers know it, unless you say it you will not get a mark for it...for example

stating that you will wear gloves and aprons when tending to a patient's personal

hygiene needs is necessary and not to be assumed as given or stating when an

incident happens that you will document everything is also essential. e all know

that we will do these things and that they are obvious but unless stated in an

interview the interviewers cannot score you for it.

You must try to give as much detail as possible and answer the questions

step by step as if you were at work in that situation.

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%lease give a brief run through your career history to date and what brings

you to being here today.

hat skills do you have that you feel contributes to an efficient nursingteam/

hat do you feel are your strengths/

hat would you consider to be your limitations/

)hould it be reported, or you see, any concerning behaviours by amember of staff or relative towards a patient, what would you do/

hat would you consider to be inappropriate behaviour/


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0ou are doing the medication and notice a dose for the previous round

has not been signed for. hat steps would you then take/

# patient admitted for depression approached you the next morning, they

are very anxious and wants to leave the hospital. hat would you do/

0ou are working on an acute ward and suspect that some in1patients are

using substances. hat would you do/

If successful, what anxieties do you have about working in the (2/

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*alk to the patient7family about the situation and assess if you can deal

with the complaint yourself.

-o this in a private environment and listen without interrupting be aware

of their body language and try to resolve the complaint at this stage.

If necessary involve the nurse in charge7sister.

Be familiar with the complaints procedure and adhere to the policy and

inform the patient7relative of the procedure and give them a complaint

information form.

If this is a nursing care complaint, it should be discussed at meetings and

action must be taken to ensure it does not happen again and that care is

carried out based on evidence based practice.*raining and staff education

should be considered if necessary.

!nsure that it is documented in the patients notes and complete an

incident form as necessary.

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(se of good communication skills and documentation.

%rovide a good quality service.

-evelop good relationships with patients and family.

)et high standards, the sort you would like for you and your family.


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3ind out why it failed

!nsure all staff are made aware of this 9 staff meetings.., :domestics,

catering, multidisciplinary, health care assistants and nurses; so we can all

do our bit to improve standards. *his is a potentially serious situation.

Improve my own personal Infection%revention procedures, where possible

4arry out mini audits to ensure standards are improving.

Involve all staff in the next steps to improve standards, have staff meetings

to get ideas on how we will improve our Infection %revention. Involving

staff in mini audits, discussing the seriousness of lack of Infection

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%ublish mini audit results for all staff to see.

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Barrier nursing at all times

urse in a side room.

!nsure all staff that may enter the patient's room is aware of infection

status.

3ollow policy instructions for prevention of spreading infection.

!nsure use of equipment to prevent the spread of infection i.e. gowns,

gloves, infected linen skips, patients own clinical observation equipment

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!nsure the infection control team is aware of patients< infection status.

!nsure the patient is receiving the eradication therapy as per the hospital

the doctor prescribes infection policy.


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(se of appropriate hand washing technique and appropriate

decontamination substance e.g. when a patient has 4-I3 alcohol gel is

not seen to be effective and soap must be used.

!nsure patient and family are aware of infection status and what that

means to them e.g. hand washing for those with 4-I3 or alcohol gel may

be used for those with $)#.

%rovide patient7family with an information leaflet on infection.

!nsure a proper deep clean of the patients room is carried out after

discharge.

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If there is a policy in place for this type of situation I would follow the procedure

layed out in it.

I would contact the person in charge of the wards for help to get staff from

other wards ect until we can either access bank staff.

$y main concern is for my patients and their immediate necessary care, I

would prioritise the care necessary until help from other resources is

obtained.


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ieA patients receiving their medications is essential and those who are

incontinent

or dependent on nursing care must also be seen as essential.

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0ou must keep clear and accurate records of the discussions you have,

the assessments you make, the treatment and medicines you give, and

how effective these have been.

0ou must complete records as soon as possible after an event hasoccurred.

0ou must not tamper with original records in any way.

0ou must ensure any entries you make in someone


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Introduced to your preceptor.

(niform policy if different.

%rovided with an induction programme and a competency based skills

booklet specific to the specialty.

4atering facilities7rest rooms.

+rientation to the layout of the unit to include fire exits7crash trolleys.

%rocedure guidelines7policy manuals7off duty7sickness policy7annual leave.

Introduced to personnel in the unit i.e. departments and multidisciplinary

team members.

*elephone system7bleep etc.

-ocumentation.

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Identify and facilitate training needs.

!nsure compulsory training is kept up to date.

3airness in allocation with study leave7training courses.

6ave regular ward meetings and keep a ward communication book to

advise staff of updates etc. to be read.

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!xplain to the person allocating the duty that you are not competent and

that you will not undertake the task until you have received training and

feel confident to do so in the interest of patient safety and by doing so areadhering to the $4 code of professional conduct.

#sk to observe the procedure and when confident, undertake the task with

supervision provided by a preceptor.

If the person insists you undertake the duty refuse regardless of rank and

speak to your line manager.


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%atient7relative complaints.

-irty, untidy environment.

)tores not kept up to date.

Increase in infection rates.

%oor staff morale.

Increase in sickness and absenteeism.

)igns and symptoms of stress evident in staff.

&ack of motivation7lethargy.

%oor standard of patient care delivered.

%oor record keeping7communication.

%oor audit outcomes.

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hen nurses take the time to speak to me, :polite, smiling, clean and

presentable, compassionate and make me feel if only for a minute that I

am the only one they have to care for;. hen they have time and are not

always rushing on to the next job.

*he ward is exceptionally clean :clean bedding, floors, toilets ect..;

*he food is warm and nutritious and I have a choice, fresh water regularly.

*he aim is to improve my health and get me home asap as I do not wish to

stay in hospitalE

I am seen asap by all members of the multi1disciplinary team necessary

promptly thus not delaying my stay in hospital.

I am seen as a person and treated with respect and dignity at all times.

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#ssess the environment7area for haFards or danger and remove to make

the area safe.

#ssess the patient, resp;

6elp patient to somewhere comfortable...chair or bed

-iscuss with patient7witnesses how this happened, what led to this, how

they felt just prior to it/ !nsure nurse call bell to hand for future mobilising.

-ocument incident in the patients notes and complete an incident form,

ensuring that all details are accurate and entered on the form i.e. time,

place, obstructions and all incident forms must also be completed by the

doctor.

4are for the patient as per the doctors instructions i.e. hourly obs,

analgesia etc.

!nsure nursing care plans updated and falls assessments.

!nsure other nursing staff aware of incident.

Inform patient


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#dvise the patient it is their right to ask all people who come to them to

wash their hands before touching them.

#dvise all staff of this patients concerns and document.

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4heck the patients clinical observations.

Inform the doctor immediately.

Inform the nurse in charge.

4heck the patient's medical history and allergy status.

4heck the drug side effects and interactions with other medications.

Inform the patient of the mistake and reassure. if they wish to make acomplaint deal with as per complaints policy.

-ocument in patients notes precisely what happened.

!nsure you monitor patients condition and clinical observations regularly

until the doctor is happy with their condition and possible side effects of

drug not occurring.

4omplete an incident form.

Inform other members of staff.

4ritical incident analysis is necessary reflect on the incident and where

and why it happened. #lthough we have a no blame culture under the code of professional

conduct staff are accountable for their own actions.

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*rust, honesty and reassurance.

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-ata protection. )afe storage of notes.

efer queries to other staff.

emember your nursing code of professional conduct and explain to

family if they ask you questions.

espect patients wishes to confidentiality and reassure that you cannot

and will not repeat information to others unless they give you permission.


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#sk if they would like you involved in their care.

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