part-time ICU experience

[ILoveIceCream]

If you were to work part-time in the ICU for 2-3 years, and accumulated enough hours to equal 1 full year of ICU experience, would that be sufficient for CRNA school admission?

Thanks!

[ILoveIceCream]

Anyone?

[sllink]

I don't know the answer to your question.. I would suggest contacting a few programs in your area to find your answer. It might be different at each program. Good Luck!!

[utahliz]

Check the individual school websites or contact them to be sure, but I believe the schools I've looked into require it to be full-time experience. You will learn more in 1 year full-time than 2 years part-time. In fact, I picked up every extra shift I could to learn that much faster.

[ready4crna?]

Although possible, I would still do at least a year full time before going part time. I know that when I was in charge, my part timers and supplemental staff were given the lowest acuity patients on the unit. Adcoms know and understand this practice and will debate accordingly. There is something more than just "time in" that the 1 year rule is trying to achieve.

[ILoveIceCream]

Thanks for the responses!

[gasmaster]

If you were to work part-time in the ICU for 2-3 years, and accumulated enough hours to equal 1 full year of ICU experience, would that be sufficient for CRNA school admission?

Thanks!

The 2 schools I've applied to require that you have full-time experience for the full year before applying, so part-time wouldn't work for them. One of the programs, TCU, looks back over 5 years! So they really, really want to see FT ICU experience.