New Grad ICU Residency w/o ICU capstone?

[baleen]

I was not able to get into the ICU for my capstone. I had a whole plan set up and it has been altered. Such is life I suppose. I am on an Intermediate Trauma Unit at a level 1 hospital for my capstone instead. My question for the learned ones in this community is:

Because my capstone is in Intermediate Trauma instead of Critical Care/ICU, will it be harder for me to get a New Graduate Residency in Critical Care? Or are they close enough that I will still be looked upon favorably? I am willing to move wherever a good program that will take me exists.

I've been calling New Grad Residency programs and it is difficult to get the info.

Thanks

[Atl-Murse]

Everyone that hired ICU this year, none had ICU capstone. You over thinking this

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

A fair amount of the ICU new grads we hired this year didn't have a capstone in ICU. Intermediate trauma is pretty dang close to ICU - I'd say you're good.

[nutella, MSN, RN]

I would say that most students do not end up in the ICU during their senior year.

Also, there is a difference between an ICU in a major teaching hospital and an ICU at a community hospital. In a major teaching hospital you often find patients on a medsurg tele floor that will be ICU or intermediate care level in community hospitals. If you are willing to move and also the right fit for that kind of job you have as good chances as anybody else in my opinion.

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

It will not really impact things one way or the other. Congratulations on getting to Capstone!

[baleen]

Thank you all for the replys. Its great to hear!

[contramanda]

I've had people in my ADN program get hired into ICUs at Level I and Level II trauma centers...no capstone.