300+ Nursing Training Interview Questions – 2023

Nursing Training interview questions: Have you applied for nursing training admission? if yes, then start preparing for interviews.

Due to the nature of the nursing profession, a selection interview is organized yearly to select only those who can stand the merits and demerits of the nursing profession.

Nursing Training interview questions

When conducting an interview, there are some basic assumptions going in. One of which is the fact that nobody is going to willingly but out information about themselves that they feel to be unfavorable.

However, this sort of information is just as critical in assessing a potential employee’s “fit” as their skill set. In short, I make it a key objective to delve into this very subject.

Dressing for Nursing training interview

Dress as if you were going to a business interview. This would include:

• Solid color, conservative suit (black, blue)
• Coordinated blouse
• Moderate shoes
• Limited jewelry (pearls are a nice touch)
• Neat, professional hairstyle
• Tan or light hosiery
• Sparse make-up & perfume

Try to relax and be yourself. Project a positive, self-confident, sincere, congruent attitude (not cocky or arrogant–this will turn off the interviewer fast). Lean forward slightly in the chair, smile, make eye contact, and don’t cross your arms or legs.

Appear at ease and enthusiastic. Speak in complete sentences with correct grammar and intelligent vocabulary.

General NMTC Interviews Questions to Anticipate:

• Why do you want to be a nurse? (Another variation would be–Why have you chosen nursing as a career?)
• How are your finances? Will your employer support your scheduling needs during nursing school? (We at this point interject our limitations–no working past 11 PM on clinical nights, no working more than 20 hours /week with a full-time school
• Is your family supportive of your schooling?
• Do you have adequate transportation for clinical? (Some of our clinical sites may be 2 hrs away from students’ residences.)
• We interject our requirements for immunizations, and a complete medical examination, by a certain date. Have as many of these done prior to the interview as possible! It really helps!
• What are your strengths and weaknesses? (Never give much information about weaknesses–this is just supplying reasons for you NOT being chosen).
  Study habits.

Critical thinking Nursing Training interview questions

It is even possible they may throw a case scenario at you to test your critical thinking skills:

You are a nursing student on a clinical unit and the patient (on the 4th floor of the hospital) asks you “Would I die if I jump from this window?” What would you do? Or, you are the nurse and you are reporting an important change in patient’s condition to a doctor and the doctor yells at you and calls you stupid, what would you do?

Past school and work history Questions

• Why have you chosen this particular nursing school?
• Why do you want to be a nurse? (be creative on this one…they have heard “to help people” a million and one times )
• What do you think a nurse’s responsibility is in today’s society?
• What kind of experiences have you had with nurses in the past?
• What qualities do you possess that will make you a good nurse?
• What area would you like to work in once you finish school, and why?
• In regards to nursing, where do you see yourself in 5 years?
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
• How well do you get along with others?
• Are you a leader or a follower?
• Are you comfortable taking a leadership role?

50+ Nursing Training interview questions

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What is your greatest strength?
3. What can you offer us that no one else can?
4. What are your three most important career accomplishments?
5. How would you describe yourself?
6. Why should I hire you?
7. Describe the biggest crisis in your life (career).
8. What is unique about you?
9. How would your supervisor describe you?
10. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10.
11. Tell me a story.
12. How have you benefited from disappointment?
13. What is your greatest weakness?
14. Have you ever been fired or asked to resign?
15. Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
16. Why have you been out of work so long? What have you been doing?
17. What is the biggest mistake you ever made?
18. What are your career goals?
19. What do you want to do in life?
20. How long have you been out of work?
21. What personal, non-job-related goals have you set for yourself?
22. Are you willing to relocate?
23. Are you willing to travel overnight?
24. How do you feel about overtime?
25. What have you learned from your past mistakes? What are some of them?
26. What do you think determines a person’s progress with good company?
27. Who has exercised the greatest influence on you? How?
28. What public figure do you admire most and why?
29. What are your primary activities outside of work?
30. Would you have any concerns if we did a full background check on you? What would we find?
31. What qualities do you most admire in people?
32. What have you done to increase your personal development?
33. What type of books and magazines do you read?
34. What was the last book you read (a movie you saw) and how did it affect you?
35. How do you feel about your career progress?
36. Can you work well under stress?
37. Do you prefer to work individually or as a part of a team?
38. Are you a team player?
39. Tell me about the last incident that made you angry. How did you handle it?
40. What are the things that motivate you?
41. How do you handle people that you really don’t get along with?
42. What have you done that shows initiative?
43. What personal qualities are important for success in this field?
44. Sell me this pen.
45. Are you willing to take calculated risks?
46. Describe your perfect job.
47. What is most important to you in a job?
48. Why do you want to change careers?
49. Why do you want to get into this field?
50. Why did you leave your last job?
51. How long will it take before you make a positive contribution to our organization?
52. What do you like least about this position? Most?
53. Tell me about your duties at your present job.
54. What is the most important aspect of your job?
55. Describe a time when you were criticized for your job.
56. What is the most difficult situation you have ever faced?
57. What frustrates you about your job?
58. What jobs have you enjoyed most? Least? Why?
59. What duties have you enjoyed most? Least? Why?
60. What is the worst thing you have ever heard about this organization?
61. What position do you expect to hold in five years? (similar to, Where do you expect to be in 5 years?)
62. Why would you like to work for us?
63. What is the opinion of your present (or past) employer?
64. How long would you stay if we offered you this position?
65. What do you know about our company?
66. Why do you want to leave your present employer?
67. Starting with your first job out of college, tell me why you left each organization.
68. What kinds of recommendations will you get from previous employers?
69. Describe your relationship with your last three supervisors.
70. What are your supervisor’s strengths and weaknesses?
71. What kind of supervisors do you like most? Least? Why?
72. How has your supervisor helped you grow?
73. What did your supervisor rate you highest during your last review? Lowest?
74. What kind of supervisor gets the best results out of you?
75. What is your boss like?
76. What actions would you take if you came on board?
77. Can you supervise people?
78. Describe your management philosophy and management style.
79. How many people have you hired? How do you go about it? How successful have the people been?
80. How many people have you fired?
81. How would your subordinates describe you as a supervisor?
82. Some managers watch their employees closely while others use a loose rein. How do you manage?
83. How have you improved as a supervisor over the years?
84. Why did you pick your major?
85. What kind of grades did you have?
86. What course did you like the most? Least? Why?
87. How has your schooling prepared you for this job?
88. Do you feel you did the best work at school that you were capable of doing?
89. How did your summer jobs benefit you?

NMTC BEHAVIOR-BASED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Tell me about a time when you:

1. Achieved a great deal in a short amount of time.
2. Were disappointed in your performance.
3. Made a major sacrifice to achieve a work goal.
4. Were unwilling or unable to make the necessary sacrifice to achieve a goal.
5. Worked effectively under a great deal of pressure.
6. Didn’t handle a stressful situation very well.
7. Really got angry over a situation at work.
8. Felt under a great deal of pressure from an internal or external customer.
9. We’re really bothered by the actions of a coworker.
10. Were especially creative in solving a problem.
11. Were not as creative as usual.
12. Organized and planned an event that was successful.
13. Planned and coordinated a project that was very successful.
14. Were unable to complete a project on schedule despite your best efforts.
15. Really had to remain flexible.
16. Had to deal with a personality conflict with a boss or coworker.
17. Were unable to sell your idea to a key person.
18. Felt really good about the decision you made and the process you went through.
19. Were very effective in your problem-solving ability.
20. Used facts and reason to persuade someone to accept your recommendation.
21. Utilized your leadership ability to gain support for what initially had been strong opposition.
22. Were able to build team spirit during a time of low morale.
23. Were able to gain commitment from others to really work as a team.
24. Used your political savvy to push through a program you believed in.
25. Were particularly perceptive regarding a person’s or group’s feelings and needs.
26. Were able to predict someone’s behavior or response based on your assessment of him or her.
27. Were particularly supportive and reassuring to a person who needed a friend.
28. Built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions.
29. Wrote a report which was well received by others.
30. Were particularly effective at prioritizing tasks and completing a project on schedule.
31. Identified potential problems and resolved the situation before the problems became serious.
32. Were highly motivated and your example inspired others.
33. Found it necessary to tactfully but forcefully say things others did not want to hear.
34. Were particularly effective in a talk you gave or a seminar you taught?
35. Had to make an important decision quickly even though you did not have all the information you wanted.
36. Had to make a decision you knew would be unpopular.
37. Were in a situation when events and circumstances changed rapidly.

Interviewers give examples of NMTC interview questions

“What are your strengths and weaknesses? (Never give much information about weaknesses–this is just supplying reasons for you NOT be chosen).”

Since I’m awaiting the start of my BSN program in the fall I can’t speak specifically to how the nursing folks work, but I have spent many years sitting on the interviewer’s side of the table. By yet Another interviewer

What qualities do you think are important in a nurse?
Has there ever been a time when you have had to take a leadership role and what did you learn?
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
What can you tell us about yourself that is not on your transcript?
What would you say is your biggest self-improvement?

Be ready to ask the interviewer questions at the end of your interview.

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