Sample interview questions for nurses and healthcare professionals
Practice and prepare with our example interview questions for nurses, midwives, Nursing Support Workers, and healthcare managers.
Although there's no way of knowing which questions you'll be asked on the day, you can prepare by exploring possible interview questions and rehearsing how you would answer them.
This page explores common interview questions and how to answer them, techniques for structuring your answers, and over 80 sample questions to help you practice.
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- Sample interview questions for nurses and midwives, nursing support workers and nurse managers
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