INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

FOR NURSES

1. What made you choose nursing as a career?

2. How has your training prepared you for a nursing career?

3. What interests you about working here?

4. Do you have any professional affiliations?

5. What do you do to keep current with medical findings and practices?

6. How do you handle stress on the job?

7. How would you deal with a doctor who was rude?

8. How would you handle a family who is displeased with your patient's care?

9. What do you find most rewarding about being a nurse?

10. What would you do if your replacement didn't arrive?

11. Would you become a doctor if you had the opportunity?

12. Would you describe yourself as organized?

13. Are you a self-motivator?

 INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

FOR A NURSE MANAGER/ HEAD NURSE

1. How do you feel about diversity in the workplace? Have you ever worked for a company
that had a diversity policy?

2. Please describe your management style.

3. Describe yourself in one word.

4. What would you do if you had a patient who was very upset and was making a scene in
the hallway?

5. How have you increased employee retention and what were the measurable outcomes?

6. How did you turn a negative situation at work into a positive one?

7. How do you motivate people?

8. How do you handle conflict? Give an example of a conflict situation you were in and how
you handled it.

9. How have you handled dealing with an angry or upset doctor in the past?

10. Describe a time you had to persuade someone to do something they did not want to do.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR A NURSE MANAGER

1. Background and experience level (Education & Clinical)

2. Hypothetical and problem solving

3. Character- related questions- Strengths and weakness

4. Leadership skill and responsibilities

5. Financial Management

6. Practice Policy