Getting an ICU position as first job

[seconddegreebsn1]

I just started my final semester of nursing school. Assuming things go as they should, graduation is slated for mid-December. Getting a position in the ICU has been my goal since I started my accelerated 2nd degree program last year. What can I do to bolster my resume/ability to land an ICU position right out of school?

Fortune has it that I got a preceptorship at a prominent hospital in Manhattan on the PACU unit. I plan on studying for and getting my ACLS/PALS before I graduate. I am a peer tutor and the treasurer of the National Student Nurse Association chapter at my school.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[nursed40]

I also wanted an ICU position immediately after nursing school. I was bummed when I began working on med- surg because I thought I was wasting my time. I could not have been more wrong! Working on medsurg I became excellent at placing IV's and priority managing. You will also get a feel for the flow of how different departments in the hospital work together. Now that I work on ICU, I realize that all the things I learned on medsurg only made me a better ICU nurse. Good luck in your nursing career!