What responses would have been more appropriate in this interview?

Peter James is interviewing for his fi rst nursing position after obtaining his RN license. He interviewed with the nurse recruiter and was asked back for a second interview with the nurse manager on the pediatric fl oor. After a few minutes of social conversation, the nurse manager begins to ask some specifi c nursing-oriented questions: How would you respond if a mother of a seriously ill child asks you if her child will die? What attempts do you make to understand diff erent cultural beliefs and their importance in health care when planning nursing care? How does your philosophy of nursing aff ect your ability to deliver care to children whose mothers are HIV-positive?