Online assessments for hospitals, health foundations and care providers recruiting nurses. Check the judgement, empathy and core clinical skills candidates bring to the ward before you appoint, with a matching SJT for care workers too.
What you can assess
Values and judgement
The Nurse SJT shows how candidates build rapport with patients: putting people at ease, listening and working out what matters to them.
- Empathy-based, set in a hospital
- Choices across 16 linked steps with 4 patients
- Interview Report to explore answers in more depth
Core clinical skills
The Nursing Comprehension Test checks core nursing skills on fictional patients and wards.
- Clinical instructions and NEWS2
- Dose calculation
- Prescription checks against a medication key
Feedback candidates can act on
Every Nurse SJT candidate can work through a narrated, self-guided feedback tool with their Profile Report, then build their own development plan. It takes about 30 minutes.
- Profile Report in Lower, Mid and Higher ranges, no scores
- A practice situation and ideas for each of the four areas
- A short personal development plan at the end
Assessments for nursing roles
Many employers combine the Nurse SJT with the Nursing Comprehension Test. For care workers, use the Residential & Home Care SJT. Choose an assessment to see an example question, the format and sample reports.
Nurse SJT
Decide how best to respond across 16 linked steps of rounds with 4 patients. Untimed.
Nursing Comprehension Test
36 questions in 30 minutes covering clinical instructions, NEWS2 and dose calculation, and prescription checks.
Residential & Home Care SJT
Decide how best to respond across 16 linked steps of visits to 4 care clients. Untimed.
Why nursing employers choose Viewpoint
Grounded in research
Our Nurse SJT and Residential & Home Care SJT were developed following our journal publication on the role of empathy in establishing rapport (Norfolk et al., 2007).
Reports for both sides
Assessor Reports give results in bands from Very Low to Very High. Candidate Reports show no scores and give constructive development suggestions.
A better candidate experience
Candidates get more than a result: a narrated, self-guided feedback tool helps them understand their Nurse SJT profile and plan their development. Their notes stay on their own device. See the feedback tool.
Realistic and fair
Every candidate gets clear instructions and examples first. All patients, staff and wards in the tests are fictional.
Built around you
We can build a custom SJT around your wards, values and the situations your nurses really face.
Nursing assessments: frequently asked questions
Which assessments should we use for nurse recruitment?
Many employers use the Nurse SJT for empathy and judgement alongside the Nursing Comprehension Test for core clinical skills. If you also recruit care workers for residential or home care, the Residential & Home Care SJT covers those roles.
Is there a pass mark?
No. Reports show high and low scores in bands from Very Low to Very High. You decide how to use the results alongside interviews and your other evidence.
Do candidates take the tests online?
Yes. Candidates take every assessment online, with clear instructions and examples before they start.
Do candidates get feedback?
Yes. Nurse SJT candidates can use our self-guided feedback tool with their Profile Report, which shows Lower, Mid and Higher ranges rather than scores. It talks them through each area, gives a practice situation and ideas matched to their results, and helps them write a short development plan. You choose whether they receive it straight away or later in your process.
What does the Nursing Comprehension Test cover?
Understanding written clinical instructions, scoring observations against NEWS2, calculating medicine doses and checking prescriptions against a ward medication key.
Can we try the assessments first?
Yes. Ask us for a free trial and take the full tests yourself.