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Specializes in Cardiovascular.

How long do you have to with in ICU for it to count toward your credentials? Is it 30 days, 60 or 90 days?

Specializes in ED. ICU, PICU, infection prevention, aeromedical e.

I believe the AF won't take less than 1 year civilian service in an ICU to come in with the ICU identifier. We had one who came came in with only 6 months ICU - no lie on her part, recruiter may have flubbed a bit. The OIC didn't accept this and basically had her work as a shadow role until she went through the formal ICU course.

I think it also depends on the number if ICU applicant vs the number of ICU slots. If there's a bunch of experienced ICU nurses coming in, they're obviously going to get them. But of there are more spots than applicants, they may take on those with under a year experience. I know of one person here at COT that has less than a year ICU and they got the identifier. Its possible, but with competition getting more intense, it's going to only get harder.

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