Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Interview Questions

31 How would you rate your writing skills? (Ask for an example that demonstrates great writing skills.)
32 Tell me about a psychotherapy which you conducted. What methods made you successful?
33 Provide an effective method you have used to assess patients' mental and physical status.
34 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
35 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
36 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.
37 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
38 Provide an experience in which evaluating a patient's behavior helped you to formulate a diagnosis or assess a treatment.
39 Share an effective method you have used to monitor patients' medication usage and results.
40 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
41 What is the state of your documentation? What is one thing you would like to improve?
42 Share an effective method you have used to educate patients and family members on important issues.
43 Provide an experience in which collaborating with interdisciplinary team members helped you to effectively develop, implement, and/or evaluate a treatment plan.
44 Provide an experience in which your ability to actively find ways to help people improved your company or your own work ethic.
45 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)

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