Below are examples of the types of clinical questions you MAY be asked in your interview.
1. How would you manage a patient who has collapsed?
2. What would you do if you discovered your patient was not breathing?
3. How would you manage a pre-operative, patient who has insulin dependent diabetes?
4. How would you manage a patient experiencing chest pain?
5. How would you manage a patient with C.O.A.D?
6. Why do we undertake Routine Post Anaesthetic Observations?
7. What are Routine Post Anaesthetic Observations?
8. List the care of a patient that has just come back to the ward after having bowel surgery?
9. Why do you undertake hourly observations of a patient on an opiate infusion?
10. You have an insulin dependant diabetic patient with a blood sugar of 2.3mmol/l. How would you manage this?
11. Orthopaedics- How would you prepare a patient for theatre that was undergoing a major joint replacement?
12. Oncology-How do you manage extravasation?
13. Oncology- What are the signs and symptoms of an adverse reaction to chemotherapy. How do you manage an adverse reaction?
14. Orthopaedics-What is compartment syndrome?
15. Neuro- What is the most important neurological observation?
16. Theatre-Explain the role of a scrub and circulating nurse.
17. ICU-What are the types of inotropes used in haemodynamically unstable patients? How do they differ?
18. ICU- Could you explain the risks associated with mechanical ventilation?
19. Midwifery-What are the signs & symptoms of post-partum haemorrhage? What is the management for this?
20. Paeds/Neonates-How would you assist a premature baby to initiate breast feeding?
21. Paeds/Neonates-What would you do if you found an apnoeic baby?
22. Paediatrics- What is important when looking after babies and young children?