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Nursing Program Retention Interview Guide

The document contains a series of questions aimed at nursing students to assess their time management, academic challenges, commitment to the nursing program, and ethical responsibilities. It includes prompts about personal motivation, stress management, professionalism, and teamwork. Additionally, it explores the students' values, experiences, and aspirations as they prepare for their second year in nursing.

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Nursing Program Retention Interview Guide

The document contains a series of questions aimed at nursing students to assess their time management, academic challenges, commitment to the nursing program, and ethical responsibilities. It includes prompts about personal motivation, stress management, professionalism, and teamwork. Additionally, it explores the students' values, experiences, and aspirations as they prepare for their second year in nursing.

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Sample Question

1. How do you manage your time and prioritize your academic and clinical
responsibilities?
2. What strategies have you used to improve in subjects you found challenging during
your first year?
3. Why do you think you should be retained in the nursing program? What makes you
a strong candidate for second year?
4. Describe a situation during your first year where you had to overcome a difficult
challenge. What did you learn from it?
5. What was makes you stressed? How do you manage your stress?
6. How do you ensure you maintain professionalism in both academic and clinical
settings?
7. What does being a nurse mean to you, and how do you plan to live out that
definition in your practice?
8. In a scale of 1-10 where 10 is the highest, what is your rating of your mental health?
9. Are you a team player or a leader?

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A. Academic and Professional Motivation

What inspired you to choose nursing as your course of study?

How have your experiences in first-year nursing influenced your passion for the
profession?

What subjects or concepts did you find most difficult during your first year, and how did
you address them?

What study habits or learning strategies have helped you succeed academically?

What are your short-term academic goals as you enter your second year?

B. Commitment and Preparedness

Why do you want to continue in the nursing program?

What personal qualities do you have that make you ready for the demands of second-
year nursing?

How do you balance academics, personal life, and clinical duties?

Can you describe a moment during your first year when you considered giving up?
What made you continue?

What do you hope to learn or achieve in your second year of nursing?

C. Skills and Values

Tell us about a situation where you showed compassion or empathy in a school or


clinical setting.

How do you handle feedback from instructors or clinical supervisors?

Describe a time when you collaborated with classmates to complete a task or project.

What nursing value do you think is most important, and why?

D. Ethics and Responsibility

Have you ever witnessed or been involved in a situation that tested you being a person?
How did you respond?

How do you ensure that your academic work remains honest and ethical?

What would you do if you saw a classmate violating clinical safety protocols?

Why is patient confidentiality important, even as a student nurse?

How do you take responsibility for your actions, especially when you make a mistake?

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