ICU, CCU, MICU for new grads

[Newgrad365]

In about 4 months I will be hopefully passing both my HESI and NCLEX exams so I can finally become a new nurse:yeah: I am VERY interested in working in the critical care setting and have been for a long time. I was just wondering which hospitals in the Tri state area (even Northeast dont mind moving) have the best orienations for new grads into the Critical Care setting. Which have the staff that are welcoming and ready to teach and help me through orientation. A very good thing about me is I am a very quick learner plus I have been a tech on a Critical Care floor for some time now (I know there is a BIG difference between nurses and techs but experience helps). Any advice would be greatly appreciated and I will thank you in advance.:bowingpur

[RNcorazon]

hi! congrats!! This is my first year as a nurse, and its being the best thing i did in my life, I decided to go to tele to learn the skills and be more familiar w/ the job without having so much critically ill patients. i love talking to my patients, the ones whom their minds are still there!, i love what I do, but sometime, 6 patients is a lot, specially in a hospital that does support their nurses, we have to do everything. I learn so much in a year.

I was talking to other nurses from ICU and they get sometimes new grads, give them a special trainning, may be longer than the one i got, was 3 moths. Some people said you don't really have to go to med surgical or telemetry, but i was just too afraid, with al those drips and vents!!

Good Luck in any decision you take! if you do it from your heart, you'll be successful.