Thank you very much for your content!!! ❤ I have watched tons of your videos in preparation for my new grad SICU and it was SUPER helpful!! The interview with unit manager and director went very well and I got offered the position today. Thank you a lot again!! ❤
One question that I never heard before and was actually never able to answer was, "Tell us about a time you had to make a clinical decision that you didn't want to make". Honestly, I couldn't wrap my head around that question. I don't remember a time that I may have done that. I couldn't imagine what would have been a good answer to that question or what kind of answer they may have been looking for.
Hi @captainvelveeta It sounds like they are asking for a time you had an ethical dilemma. A common example is when the decision maker's plan for the patient or code status seems very different from what the health care team feels would be best. Ultimately, we inform the decision maker about what each option looks like in a big picture and day to day sense and once we empower them with all the information we can, our job then is to respect and support the decision they make, even if we disagree. It can always be escalated to an ethics committee, and palliative can be looped in if appropriate to help identify ways to help while still respecting wishes. They sometimes ask a question that is similar in NICU interviews like, "Sometimes what the parents want for the baby is very different from the plan that the healthcare team feels is best for the baby. How would you handle this situation."
Thank you very much for your content!!! ❤ I have watched tons of your videos in preparation for my new grad SICU and it was SUPER helpful!! The interview with unit manager and director went very well and I got offered the position today. Thank you a lot again!! ❤
One question that I never heard before and was actually never able to answer was, "Tell us about a time you had to make a clinical decision that you didn't want to make". Honestly, I couldn't wrap my head around that question. I don't remember a time that I may have done that. I couldn't imagine what would have been a good answer to that question or what kind of answer they may have been looking for.
Hi @captainvelveeta It sounds like they are asking for a time you had an ethical dilemma. A common example is when the decision maker's plan for the patient or code status seems very different from what the health care team feels would be best. Ultimately, we inform the decision maker about what each option looks like in a big picture and day to day sense and once we empower them with all the information we can, our job then is to respect and support the decision they make, even if we disagree. It can always be escalated to an ethics committee, and palliative can be looped in if appropriate to help identify ways to help while still respecting wishes. They sometimes ask a question that is similar in NICU interviews like, "Sometimes what the parents want for the baby is very different from the plan that the healthcare team feels is best for the baby. How would you handle this situation."
@@NursingInterviewCoach I never even considered it might be and ethics question...thanks so much for shining some light on the subject.