Staff nurse interviews
Who it's for: GNM and B.Sc Nursing graduates for hospital roles
Hospitals check clinical basics, how you'd act in an emergency, communication with patients and doctors, and your registration. Many add a written test and a practical demonstration.
The answers are patterns to adapt with your own facts, not scripts to learn by heart: interviewers can tell.
- 1
Tell me about your clinical experience.
What they're checking: Where you've worked and what you can do independently.
How to answer: Wards and departments, number of beds, procedures you're confident with.
A strong answer
"I did my internship in a 300-bed hospital: three months in medical wards and two in the ICU. I'm confident with IV cannulation, catheterisation, medication rounds and ventilator patient care."
- 2
A patient's oxygen saturation drops to 85%. What do you do?
What they're checking: Emergency response and priorities.
How to answer: Assess, act, escalate, document.
A strong answer
"I'd check the probe and the patient: airway, breathing, colour. Sit them up, give oxygen as per protocol, call the doctor or rapid response, monitor vitals closely and document everything."
- 3
What are the rights of medication administration?
What they're checking: Patient safety basics.
How to answer: List them and say how you check.
A strong answer
"Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, and documentation, plus right reason and right response. I check two identifiers and read the label three times."
- 4
How would you handle an angry relative?
What they're checking: Communication under stress.
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- 5
What is SBAR?
What they're checking: Structured handover and escalation.
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- 6
How do you prevent hospital-acquired infections?
What they're checking: Infection control.
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- 7
Are you registered with the nursing council?
What they're checking: Legal eligibility.
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- 8
Can you work rotating night shifts?
What they're checking: Practical fit.
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