New Grad Critical Care Internships

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Hello all, I am a senior nursing student graduating with a BSN in May and really want a critical care internship. Anyone know of any good programs? Not just ones that have preceptorships for 5 weeks and then send you out to the dogs...lol. I am looking in the New Endland area (MA, VT, RI, CT, NH, etc.) but am willing to go south or west for a good program. Most of the websites say they have programs but don't list how to apply...HELP? Any advice from people in critical care programs or seasoned nurses is greatly appreciated!!! :confused:

April, you were right, I was asking about jobs and not preceptoships. I think you make a good point about emailing a resume to a manager. I don't seem to be getting very far with nurse recruiters and I know they are extremely busy. Thank you for the advice...let the search continue!

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Specializes in Trauma Icu, circulating or daysurgery.

Kevin, NS MA, depending on where you want to go, I know NS MA said she wanted to stay up north, there are two good programs in Texas, maybe more. I am currently in an ICU internship at Scott and White in Temple Texas. Its a 70 bed ICU with Medical, Surgical/Trauma, and Cardiothoracic ICUs. Its a level one Trauma center and its only an hour north of Austin Texas so you can live either big or small town. If you are an experienced nurse from another field (like myself) but lacking ICU experience, you get a ten to thirteen week internship with class and clinical time, new grad get a 16 week program (with an extension if they think you need it). I know most of them start in Jan and June but they have the occasional random internship as well. One started in October.

I love it. And you get shift differential as well.

You might look into it.

I know Baylor in Dallas offers one as well......

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