Common Nursing Interview Questions

1. Why didn’t you complete your Master’s Degree in Nursing?
2. From your resume we can make out there is a time lag between the completion of your final master degree examination and your joining as the first nursing job. Can you explain why there is this time lag?
3. What are the qualities that a nurse must possess in order to accomplish her job of nursing?
4. A nurse is expected to have immense patience while dealing with a critical patient. What is your comment on this?
5. What are your salary expectations from this job?
6. Tell us an instance where your care saved a patient’s life who was on the death bed?
7. What are the parameters of distinguishing between a normal patient and an abnormal patient?
8. Share with us an instance where your efforts and care as the nurse saved the life of an HIV patient.
9. What extra precautions must a nurse take while dealing with a HIV patient?
10. Do you have any regret about this profession?