Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

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There are a few hospitals that run 5-6 month (or even 1 yr) ICU programs for new grads.

If you get into one of those programs and stay on as an ICU nurse, do the residency time count towards the ICU requirement of 1 year?

Thanks,

Chris

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

Yes if it involves bedside nursing, which most do.

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Could you list the hospitals you know of that offer this kind of program? I'm really interested in getting into one once I'm done with my BSN program.

Thanks!

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Specializes in ICU.
Yes if it involves bedside nursing, which most do.

Residency does not count as experience for crna admission. At least te last time i checked.

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Specializes in ICU.
Could you list the hospitals you know of that offer this kind of program? I'm really interested in getting into one once I'm done with my BSN program.

Thanks!

are you willing to move?

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Gwapo, I sure am!

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Specializes in ICU.
Gwapo, I sure am!

look around southwest florida. hospitals from port charlotte, punta gorda, cape coral, fort myers, naples. most are community hospitals, not trauma centers. but icu patients are a mix of med surd, high acuity. there are CVICU as well. do not be surprised with how much you will be paid.

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Gwapo will it be a good or bad surprise? Lol

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

Residency does not count as experience for crna admission. At least te last time i checked.

Depends on the program, the ones that I had talked to it didn't even come up. It probably doesn't even matter at this point unless they use it as a cutoff for their application screening.

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Specializes in Intensive Care (SICU, NICU, CICU, VICU).

A lot of schools require one year of experience, which for a new grad would include the residency. The real question is not if they would accept it. It's whether or not that's enough experience.

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Specializes in Neurosurgical ICU.

My 3 month orientation counted towards my year of ICU experience. By the time the program started, I was a few months over my one year anniversary so it was a moot point.

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Specializes in SICU/CVICU.

The question I have is how could you possibly be ready for anesthesia school if you're a new grad and have one year of nursing experience? You probably don't even take care of the sickest patients in your own unit yet. Get more experience and the whole transition will be easier. Just saying....

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