From previous students’ experience, the university aims to cover the main, typical nursing interview questions. They focus more toward qualities and skills, and slightly less toward academics and problem solving.
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You should think in detail about your motivation to study nursing, and how your work experience is relevant to this. Make sure you are clear on your motivation for the particular branch of nursing that you are applying for, and what differentiates it from others.Consider the qualities of a good nurse, and how you fit these attributes. Build out answers that show a good understanding of the psychological profile of a nurse.
Show that you are aware of how challenging Nursing is as a profession, and illustrate that you will be able to handle these challenges through describing some of your own experiences. Think about how you handle stress, how you communicate in difficult situations, how you show empathy, and how you provide leadership or support a team as needed.
Remember to revise the ‘six Cs’ – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment. You need to show an awareness of why they are important – indeed, they are so important that they have been largely applied to NHS staff in general – be they anything from porters, to doctors, to radiographers.Â