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West Coast University Nursing Interview Questions

Advice & Insight From Nursing Interview Specialists

General Information

All applicants for the BSN at West Coast University must submit a completed application to the admissions department, as well as approved documentation of high school graduation – if from abroad you must ensure that they have been approved. You must ensure that you participate in the admissions interview, which is compulsory at this school. Applicants are evaluated on either their undergraduate degree GPA if they have more than 18 postsecondary credits, or their high school GPA if they have less than 18 postsecondary credits. If you are applying as a nurse, you must have proof of your current licensure. You must also then achieve an acceptable score based on the combination of GPA and an entrance examination. Further information can be found on the West Coast University site. As an overview, ‘BSN applicants will have a maximum of two attempts, a week apart, to successfully pass the admissions exam. If an applicant does not pass the admissions exam after two attempts, he or she must wait a period of 6 months to retest and must provide proof of remediation.’

Interview Format for Nursing at West Coast University

You should expect a traditional-style interview. It will be arranged by a university admissions advisor if you are applying to the BSN program from high school or university, or it will be arranged by the Program Dean or Director if you are looking to enter the RN to BSN program. Bear this information in mind, as the level of question you might expect will clearly differ from one interview type to the other.

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Key Dates

The university boasts that its ‘student-centric’ approach to teaching means that there are multiple starts throughout the year rather than one set start – classes commence every ten weeks. The BSN program for high school leavers and university students takes 39 months to complete.

Sample & Recent Interview Questions

The following are aimed at those applying directly to the BSN, rather than those converting from RN to BSN (who should expect a tougher interview).

​Motivation and Insight into Nursing

  • Why do you want to be a nurse?
  • Why do you want to become a nurse instead of a doctor?
  • Why do you want to be a nurse rather than a physician assistant?
  • Does one particular area of Nursing stand out as being of particular interest to you?
  • What are you most looking forward to about becoming a nurse?
  • Nursing is a challenging profession. What do you think you will find most difficult about it? How have you prepared for this aspect of it?
  • What personal attributes does a good nurse need?
  • What do you think is the most pressing issue facing the US today in terms of healthcare?

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Professionalism & Ethics

  • Imagine that you caught a classmate stealing bread and milk from a store. What would you do? What context would you take into account when making your decision?
  • If a patient cannot afford a treatment, should they be offered treatment for free?
  • Should we look to prioritise a patient’s length of life or their quality of life?
  • Imagine that a smoker is refused treatment for COPD as it was found that their smoking caused their problem and it is therefore self-inflicted. Does this seem like a fair way to deal with the patient? Why/why not?
  • Should one’s religious beliefs affect the care that one provides as a nurse?
  • Imagine that a patient was being very rude to another nurse in front of you. How would you respond to them?
  • What would you do if one of the doctors that you were working with was misogynistic or sexist?

General / Personal Statements

  • Have you ever faced adversity? Tell us about a situation that you found tough.
  • Tell me about the ways in which you deal with the pressure of studying at this school.
  • How do you relieve stress? Why do you think that being able to deal with stress is such an important part of being a nurse?
  • Would you describe yourself as being resilient?
  • How would your friends describe you in three words if they were here in the room?
  • Do you find academic work to be easy in general?
  • Do you think that you are a sociable person?
  • Do you find it easy to motivate yourself to take on large amounts of work? Are you able to do so independently?
  • What is your single greatest strength?
  • What are three of your weaknesses?

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