Practice
Your shift is short-staffed and several patients need you at once. How do you prioritise?
Read first: a sample answer
Fictional sample answer written by JoRoute to show the shape of a strong answer. Do not copy it: replace every detail with what is true for you.
First I would check who is most at risk, because safety decides the order: a patient with chest pain comes before a routine dressing. Then I would ask the charge nurse for help early instead of waiting until I am overwhelmed. For example, I would hand the two stable medication rounds to a colleague and tell those patients when I will be back. I would keep notes as I go so the handover is clear. On my unit in Ohio I worked short shifts with eight patients about twice a month, and asking for help early kept every medication round on time. Prioritisation and planning is about telling people what will wait.