Provide examples of what information you would like to see in an interview guide for a nurse coming to a medical-surgical unit. Candidates may vary in their experience
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answers should include some of the following points:
o Where does the nurse want to be in five years?
o Ask the nurse to summarize his/her work experience, clinical experiences
o Ask the nurse why he/she has left previous positions
o Ask about challenges in previous employment
o Use behaviour-based interview questions—descriptions of an events and how the candidate managed the situations (e.g., dealing with a complaint from a family member; receiving multiple requests).
o Recruiting while interviewing: Sharing the hospital's vision and values with the candidate during the interview—this is only done with those who present as potential employees, so as not to use the opportunity to discuss the agency's strategic plan as opposed to recruiting suitable candidates.
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1) Recognize these symptoms as signs of normal, physiologic aging. 2) Obtain a urine specimen before notifying the primary care provider. 3) Be sure she is placed in room occupied with another patient. 4) Interview the patient to screen for clinical depression.
According to Nightingale, a nurse is defined as
A. The handmaiden of the physician. B. A member of the moral majority. C. Any woman who had charge of the personal health of somebody, whether well or sick. D. An individual who felt a calling to take charge of the sick.
Which statement made by a client who has abused drugs would the nurse evaluate as showing positive progress?
A) "I'm ready for discharge." B) "I don't need to be here with these crazy people." C) "I only used the pills to be able to sleep." D) "Taking those pills got out of control. It cost me my job, my marriage, and my children."
When assessing for addiction, the nurse should be aware that a primary symptom of addiction is:
a. Anger b. Apathy c. Denial d. Violence