Graduate Nurse practice interview
Foundational nursing care, observation, infection prevention, medication safety and communication with patients and the ward team. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A graduate nurse interview focuses on safe fundamentals rather than advanced independent practice. The panel wants to hear how you observe patients, set priorities, prevent infection, check medicines, communicate calmly and ask for help when a situation exceeds your experience.
How to prepare
- Review the sequence for patient identification, observations, medicine checks and infection prevention.
- Prepare examples from placement where you noticed a change, escalated a concern or worked with another professional.
- Practise explaining routine care to a worried patient in simple language.
- Read the ward escalation process and professional code relevant to the role.
- Check the official nursing regulator for current registration and licence requirements.
Common mistakes
- Giving a textbook list without saying what you would do first.
- Continuing with a medicine when the prescription or patient details are unclear.
- Hiding uncertainty instead of checking with an experienced nurse.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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