[redicedtea]

This big hospital in california is offering a versant rn residency for new grads to fill different critical care units/MS units.

Do you think it will be extremely difficult to work in a critical care unit considering the lack of experience?

Any new grads in critical care units now? How is it so far?

They have opening for Surgical ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Abdominothoracic ICU etc...

Need help!

[cardiacRN2006]

No experience at all?

Honestly, it will be difficult. It will require some outside attetion, meaning you will have to study outside of work. You will go through a critical care class, but it will still take some time to put it all together.



I had 10 years of PCT experience mostly in an ICU, and EMT experience, and I still found it very, very difficult. But, being a new nurse, wherever you choose to work will be difficult. It's hard to have to be the one making important decisions for patients.

So if ICU is your calling, then go for it! Be prepared to learn a lot!

[redicedtea]

Thanks for the response. I am actually considering it only because they have a very nice training program for 20 weeks (5 mos). They have one-on-one preceptorships, didactics etc.

I think it is a very good opportunity for me but it scares me a lot!!!

[land64shark]

I'm also interested in one particular hospital here in Florida because of the Versant residency program. 22 weeks of new grad orientation. Can't beat that with a stick.