Help! St. Frances Cabrini

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Considering a job offer in the ICU at St. Frances Cabrini!!! any help at all would be greatly appreciated!!!

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Are you a new grad?

What do you need to know ?

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Yes I am a new grad, but any and all information would be helpful.

I am wondering the types of patients seen in the ICU (heart, lung, DKA etc)

Is this a good place to work? from my tour and run through I thought it was great!

Do you feel you are given opportunites for growth?

I have lots of questions and am very willing to talk one on one if you want

Thank you!

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I know many people that work their and they have stated that they love their job, the ICU is a very hard job to land as a new grad and it will be a great experience, I'm am about to start RN clinicals in the fall 2016. The pay for new grad is 22.30 for a new grad with night and weekend differential pay.

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They have a CVICU so I doubt you have many cardio related patients. Actually the ICU is what made me want to be a nurse.

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Definately, I had a couple other offers and this was the only one for ICU! I am taking it for sure and just wanted some more info on the hospital.

I am moving from Houston so it is a big deal!

Will you have your clinicals at Cabrini?

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The ICU is my passion and I feel it can get you anywhere you want to go in nursing from ICU experience

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I'm attending NSULA so my clinicals will be at Rapides General medical center. What level trauma center is your hospital ? Cabrini is only a level 3 if you wanted to consider that for your decision.

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yeah I know its not as complex but I really want ICU so that is a big deal for me.

i am mainly just wanting to make sure that its a good place to work and that it is busy because I fear being sen home becasue of not enough patients

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Trauma center designation is based on a number of factors - some of which are barely relevant to patient care. Its not an indicator of the quality of the nursing environment, particularly for a new grad looking for the right place to launch his/her career. Point for consideration - Trauma Center designation incurs a much higher financial risk for unreimbursed care. In light of the precarious state of LA state financials, it may prove to be a huge liability.

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I am going to wait to see how my interview with Methodist goes back home! Fingers crossed

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