[Med-Surg] What questions do you ask before accepting a Med-Surg assignment?

Instruction: Answer from the perspective of a strong candidate in travel Med-Surg hiring. Be specific, practical, and grounded in recent unit experience.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can answer a common travel Med-Surg hiring question with specific, role-aligned reasoning.

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Before accepting, I want to know the real day-to-day expectations of the floor. I ask about usual and maximum ratios, the typical patient population, how many admissions and discharges happen on a shift, whether the unit is heavy on telemetry, what charting system is used, and how often travelers float. I also want to know...

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