U of U Nurse Intership: Critical Care

1. I am applying to this program from Az. Any pros or cons? Anything? About nursing in Utah? U of U work environment?
   
   Anything?
   
   Thanks

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   CRNA; from US
   Specialty: Anesthesia

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   Oct 23, '08

   I had a friend who did that program for a couple of months. He didn't like any of the supervisors of the program and dropped out.
4. 
   Oct 23, '08

   also, nursing in Utah=lower pay
5. 
   Oct 26, '08

   I have heard great things about the program - the downsides are that it is 22 months and you have to work for some time after the internship is over
6. 
   Oct 26, '08

   here is a link for their blog -
   http://criticalcarenurseinternship.blogspot.com/
7. 
   Feb 9, '09

   my ICU professor who works at the U of U hospital in their ER says that CRNA programs really like Utah Nurses, especially from the U of U. Also, a benefit to the critical care new grad residency at the U of U is that you get the opportunity to rotate through all of their ICU's, including their burn/trauma. The only downside is that you have to sign a 2 year contract, which may or may not be good, depending on how long you want to wait to go to CRNA school, and I'm assuming you do from your username.
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   Apr 21, '09

   The nice thing is, you need at least 1-2 years experience to get into most CRNA programs anyway, so a 2-year contract isn't really a problem in that case.
9. 
   Apr 24, '09

   Very smart advice. I've heard that's a good way to go when applying for any ICU program/internship/position.

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