Polysomnographic Technologist Interview Questions

1 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
2 Share an effective approach to working with a large amount of information/data. How has your approach affected your company?
3 Describe an experience when you monitored patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
4 What kind of experience do you have conducting tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM)?
5 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
6 Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?
7 Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?
8 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
9 What have you found to be the best way to explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients as needed?
10 Walk me through how you would indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
11 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
12 Describe methods you have found effective to set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
13 What is the challenging part of adjusting equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system?
14 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
15 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.

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