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“Nursing Supervisor Frequently Asked Questions in various Nursing Supervisor job interviews by interviewer. The set of questions are here to ensures that you offer a perfect answer posed to you. So get preparation for your new job interview”



70 Nursing Supervisor Questions And Answers

41⟩ Do you know what are legal guidelines CNA must be aware of?

Laws are passed by local, state and federal governments. When CNA disobey a law, he is liable for fines, loss of certification and/or imprisonment. To avoid legal issues, CNA must avoid following things,

☛ Knowing and staying within their state’s scope of practice rules.

☛ Seek the advice of your supervisor if you’re asked to do tasks you have not been trained to do

☛ Carry out procedures and tasks only the way you are trained or taught. Do not go after any experiments.

☛ Keep yourself upto date with your skills, education, and in-service requirements

☛ In questionable situations, seek the advice of your supervisor.

☛ Understand your assignment and role very well

☛ Do not harm patients

☛ Know your facility policies and standard guidelines

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42⟩ Do you know what are the job responsibilities of a CNA Nurse?

Job responsibility of a CNA nurse include,

☛ Provides patients personal hygiene like backrubs, shampoos, shaves, bedpans, urinals, baths, assisting travel to the bathroom, and so on.

☛ Other activities include serving meals, feeding patients, ambulating, turning, and positioning patients, etc.

☛ CNA should also give medical help like administering enemas, nonsterile dressings, douches, surgical preps, heat treatments, ice packs, sitz and therapeutic baths, applying restraints, etc.

☛ Restock rooms with necessary supplies and change bed sheets.

☛ Take patient vital signs- testing urine, weight check, recording intake and output information.

☛ Transporting patients, answering patients’ call lights and request, reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor

☛ Documentation and maintaining forms, logs, reports, and records

☛ By following policies and procedures maintains work operations like keeping patient information confidential

☛ Participate in educational opportunities, maintaining licensure, reading professional publications and so on.

☛ Serve hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho

☛ summon emergency assistance in the hospital

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43⟩ Do you know what is the responsibility of a CNA when he is informed about an admission?

The responsibility of a CNA when he is informed about an admission is to,

☛ Prepare the room, bed, clothing and other necessary equipment.

☛ Complete the admission process.

☛ Make sure the patient’s medications have been received from the pharmacy and it’s

☛ Coordinate the patient’s care with the rest of the treatment team.

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45⟩ Explain me what is Heimlich maneuver?

Heimlich maneuver is a technique used when a person’s airway get chocked. In this technique you

☛ Reach around the victim from behind. Circle your hands around the victim’s stomach

☛ Make a fist with your dominant hand. The thumb of the fist should point into the stomach (just above the victim’s navel )

☛ Wrap your other hand firmly around this fist and give a good inward push by pressing the victim’s abdomen

☛ These thrusts should be repeated until either the item is removed, or the resident loses consciousness.

☛ Use less force if the victim is a child.

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46⟩ Please explain me a time you had to introduce important change in your last job?

Your ability to persuade and influence your employees or team members to accept change is key.

Show how you were able to gain support and commitment from them by using the appropriate communication style, by listening and responding to concerns and questions, by asking for their help and commitment and by providing support.

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47⟩ Tell me why did you leave your last job as Nursing Supervisor?

Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the organization. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons.

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48⟩ Tell me a situation when your work was criticized?

This question is specifically asked to assess how you took to the criticism and how well you managed the situation from there on. Accepting criticism and moving forward is the key, however don’t give out an impression that you shunned your senses to it and kept working ahead. Let the interviewer know how you managed to work your way out of the situation that was less favorable to you and that you worked to make things right with whatever was going against you. Try to end the answer on a positive note that implies that you can handle criticism and that it doesn’t get in the way of doing what’s right.

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52⟩ Do you know medical skills a CNA must possess?

A CNA must not require a highly sophisticated medical skills, but they should know in emergency, what to do like

☛ To perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation if a patient is having heart attack or breathing problem

☛ Should know how to use pressure to stop bleeding

☛ What to do when unconscious patient suddenly begins to vomit

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54⟩ Explain about the CNA licensing exam?

The CNA licensing exam is taken in two segments,

☛ The theoretical portion includes questions about patient procedures, protecting patient privacy and other information you covered in your lectures, textbooks, and workbooks. It is written portion of the licensing exam.

☛ The second part of the test is a clinical portion. Where you need to practically demonstrate all tasks on a model patient.

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56⟩ Please explain me your supervisory style?

When answering supervisor interview questions around your personal supervisory style remember that there is no wrong or right supervisory style.

The only criteria is that it should be appropriate to the situation. Your ability to adapt your style to the demands of the person you are dealing with, the task at hand and the circumstances is key to success as a supervisor. Provide examples of how you have had to adapt your supervisory style to meet different needs.

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57⟩ Tell me how to record intake and output in a resident or patient?

To record intake and output in a resident or patient, follow the steps below.

☛ Locate liquid foods for the resident and record their intake

☛ Record liquid food intake in cubic centimeters or milliliters as per facility policy

☛ The output is measured by pouring the urine of the resident into a graduate

☛ While using a gloved hand to hold the graduate, use a gloveless hand to flush down the toilet

☛ Disinfect each and every appliance used during the test

☛ Record the urine output and report any form of the unusual characteristic to nurse.

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58⟩ Tell me why do you want this job nursing supervisor?

This question typically follows on from the previous one. Here is where your research will come in handy. You may want to say that you want to work for a company that is X, Y, Z, (market leader, innovator, provides a vital service, whatever it may be). Put some thought into this beforehand, be specific, and link the company’s values and mission statement to your own goals and career plans.

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59⟩ Explain me what are the common challenges a CNA may face?

A common challenges a CNA may face include,

☛ Dealing with difficult patients and their demeanor

☛ Managing smooth transition of shifts

☛ Avoiding conflicts with co-workers

☛ Lack of help from co-workers

☛ Convincing patient and politely denying unreasonable request

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