Question bank
Interview questions, with guidance on how to answer
834 questions across 64 roles. Open one to see what a strong answer includes and common slips, then drill it out loud with Ava. New to answer structure? Start with the learning hub.
Behavioural
Past experience: what you did and what happened.
220 questions
Technical
Craft knowledge and how you would do the work.
572 questions
Case
A scenario to reason through and decide.
29 questions
System design
Design a system and defend the trade-offs.
13 questions
834 questions.
- TechnicalEntry levelRegistered Nurse
You notice a colleague skipping hand hygiene between patients. What do you do?
Tests: Infection prevention
- TechnicalEntry levelRegistered Nurse
It's the start of your shift and you have five patients. How do you decide who to see first?
Tests: Clinical prioritisation
- BehaviouralMid levelRegistered Nurse
Tell me about a time you noticed a patient's condition changing before others did. What did you see and do?
Tests: Patient assessment
- BehaviouralMid levelRegistered Nurse
A physician dismisses your concern about a patient's vital signs. How do you handle it?
Tests: Communication & teamwork
- TechnicalMid levelRegistered Nurse
How do you make sure your documentation in the electronic health record is accurate and useful for the next nurse?
Tests: Care planning & documentation
- TechnicalMid levelRegistered Nurse
Tell me about teaching a patient to manage a new medication or condition at discharge. How did you know they understood?
Tests: Patient & family education
- BehaviouralMid levelRegistered Nurse
Tell me about a really stressful shift. How did you stay focused and keep patients safe?
Tests: Composure under pressure
- TechnicalSeniorRegistered Nurse
Your unit is short two nurses and admissions keep coming. As charge nurse, how would you assign patients and keep everyone safe?
Tests: Clinical prioritisation
- TechnicalSeniorRegistered Nurse
Tell me about a medication error or near miss you discovered. How was it handled and what changed afterward?
Tests: Medication administration & safety
- BehaviouralSeniorRegistered Nurse
How would you support a new graduate nurse who is struggling with time management?
Tests: Communication & teamwork
- BehaviouralAny levelRegistered Nurse
A family member is upset and demanding answers about their loved one's care. How do you respond?
Tests: Composure under pressure
- TechnicalAny levelRegistered Nurse
Walk me through how you'd assess a patient who suddenly becomes short of breath.
Tests: Patient assessment
- TechnicalEntry levelMedical Assistant
Walk me through how you take a patient's blood pressure, and what you'd do if the reading is very high.
Tests: Clinical procedures
- TechnicalEntry levelMedical Assistant
A patient's relative calls asking for their test results. What do you do?
Tests: Patient privacy
- TechnicalEntry levelMedical Assistant
How do you clean and prepare an exam room between patients?
Tests: Infection control & safety
- TechnicalEntry levelMedical Assistant
During intake, a patient mentions they have chest pain. What do you do?
Tests: Patient intake & rooming
- TechnicalMid levelMedical Assistant
Walk me through how you room a patient, from calling them back to handing off to the provider.
Tests: Patient intake & rooming
- TechnicalMid levelMedical Assistant
Tell me about your experience drawing blood or giving injections. How do you handle a patient who's nervous about needles?
Tests: Clinical procedures
- TechnicalMid levelMedical Assistant
How do you make sure what you enter in the health record is accurate, especially medications and allergies?
Tests: Health records & documentation
- TechnicalMid levelMedical Assistant
The schedule is double booked and the waiting room is full. How do you help keep the clinic running?
Tests: Scheduling & front office