Nursing Philosophy & Beliefs

What is your philosophy of nursing?
Is there a nursing theorist that you use as a basis for nursing practice?
What do you believe is the most important concept to support excellence in nursing? Personal

Goals & Planning

Where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years?
Have you developed any professional goals? If so, would you share those with me?
Why do you want to work here?
What plans do you have for continuing education in nursing?
What do you see as your weakest area in nursing?
What do you see as your strengths in nursing? Your Experiences
What experience in your nursing education did you find the most rewarding? Why?
What experience in your nursing education did you like the least? Why?
In what kind of setting did you have an opportunity to work as a nursing student?
What other job experiences did you have? What skills did you develop there that will be useful in nursing?

Problem Solving

Identify a problem in patient care that you encountered as a student and explain how you solved that problem.
Describe a difficult patient with who you worked. Include why you found that patient difficult and how you managed the situation.
Identify a situation in which you were involved in a conflict and describe how you handled that situation. If you had it to do over again, what would you do differently?
Explain how you would use the nursing process in patient care.
A problem may be presented to you for your solution. Plan ahead to approach it in a systematic manner.

Technical Skills

What technical nursing skills do you feel comfortable performing?
What skills will you require assistance with?
What do you do when you encounter a technical skill you have not performed before? The

Employment Setting

In what type of unit do you wish to work?
Why do you want to work here?
Why do you think we should hire you for this position?

Source: Nursing In Today's World. Trend's, Issues, and Management. 8th ed. p. 431