parkland critical care and trauma internship

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hello all,

I am applying to parklands cc and trauma internship. Can anyone say anything good or bad about this program?? any info would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!!

Specializes in MICU.

I am in the residency now. Parkland has 2 programs. There is the 8 month long "internship" program which is only offered to BSNs - they rotate through all the critical care units and do classes. It is about 8 months long and only offered in August. My BSN program finished after the program started, so I couldn't apply. You do this program and THEN apply in a particular department where you want to work.

I am in the "Residency" program which is offered 3x per year (3x/yr --I think). There are BSNs & ADNs in this class. Most of the nurses are GNs, but there are a few who have been working somewhere, but don't have critical care experience (or else they didn't pass the critical care challenge tests). Parkland trains nurses for other hospitals, so there are some ppl in class who don't work at parkland. In this program, you interview with a manager and get offered the job, then start the residency. You only rotate and train in the department where you will be working (MICU, CVICU [called CPICU - cardio pulm], SICU, BICU, etc).

And, you DON'T make the salary that is listed under "RN I" category of the job website. You are in "training" and make a bit less than RN I classification. When you finishe the residency, I hear that they immediately bump you to RN I status.

Residency consists of more classes (with tests & homework... and yes, you MUST study). Not everyone who starts the residency completes it. It also consists of shifts on your unit with your paired preceptor -- you take patients in phases.

I have been in the 3 month program for a month, and I think it is awesome. Parkland is the best place to learn. The educators have put a LOT of time into developing the program. The nurses (at least all in my unit) are great about teaching and helping you out. I highly recommend it. While I was in my last month of nursing school at another hospital, I told my preceptor that I was taking a job at Parkland and going to do the residency. She said, "when you get done, you will be one hel-uv-a good nurse" :-)

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LifeLONGstudent

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Wow! Thanks for sharing all of that great info. I hope to 1 day be in your footsteps. Best of luck to you!

I am in the residency now. Parkland has 2 programs. There is the 8 month long "internship" program which is only offered to BSNs - they rotate through all the critical care units and do classes. It is about 8 months long and only offered in August. My BSN program finished after the program started, so I couldn't apply. You do this program and THEN apply in a particular department where you want to work.

I am in the "Residency" program which is offered 3x per year (3x/yr --I think). There are BSNs & ADNs in this class. Most of the nurses are GNs, but there are a few who have been working somewhere, but don't have critical care experience (or else they didn't pass the critical care challenge tests). Parkland trains nurses for other hospitals, so there are some ppl in class who don't work at parkland. In this program, you interview with a manager and get offered the job, then start the residency. You only rotate and train in the department where you will be working (MICU, CVICU [called CPICU - cardio pulm], SICU, BICU, etc).

And, you DON'T make the salary that is listed under "RN I" category of the job website. You are in "training" and make a bit less than RN I classification. When you finishe the residency, I hear that they immediately bump you to RN I status.

Residency consists of more classes (with tests & homework... and yes, you MUST study). Not everyone who starts the residency completes it. It also consists of shifts on your unit with your paired preceptor -- you take patients in phases.

I have been in the 3 month program for a month, and I think it is awesome. Parkland is the best place to learn. The educators have put a LOT of time into developing the program. The nurses (at least all in my unit) are great about teaching and helping you out. I highly recommend it. While I was in my last month of nursing school at another hospital, I told my preceptor that I was taking a job at Parkland and going to do the residency. She said, "when you get done, you will be one hel-uv-a good nurse" :-)

PM me if you have specific ?s

LifeLONGstudent

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I just applied for the Critical Care Trauma Nurse Internship August 2010. They have recieved my application. Do any one have any tips on interviewing for this internship? I would like to know in case they call me for an interview. Thanks

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

can you point me in the right direction to apply to this internship....i cant seem to find it..thanks

i just applied for the critical care trauma nurse internship august 2010. they have recieved my application. do any one have any tips on interviewing for this internship? i would like to know in case they call me for an interview. thanks
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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

do you have to have a bsn for this internship?

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I called and spoke with a recruiter today regarding the critical care/trauma internship, and the first thing she asked was if I was going to have a BSN. I will so I didn't inquire further, but it almost sounded like a BSN might be necessary. I would call and speak to someone. She told me that she would mail the application information to me tomorrow.

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I just applied for the Critical Care Trauma Nurse Internship August 2010. They have recieved my application. Do any one have any tips on interviewing for this internship? I would like to know in case they call me for an interview. Thanks

Hey Srobinson! Have you been contacted for an interview yet? I just finished my online application and will be sending my supplemental application in on Monday. Do you have any idea how competitive the program is or how many people the accept? I think that I am also going to apply for the critical care residency once the positions are posted. Good luck to you!

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Yes, I am so excited:D about the interview. I schedule it for the 2nd of February. I really want this job. I even set up a mock interview with one of my professors. I bugged the internship program director Laura Leucke like crazy through email to make sure they had all my stuff (You have to bug them about you app and stuff are the will just lose it).If you haven't read the article about the internship program its a most read:up:. You can't find it on the web you have get it from the library. If you would like to read it let me know I have a copy. I am in my senior year in the BSN program and it crazy:eek:. I have a peds med cal test I have to make a 90% and HESI on the 13th of february and they move the passing score from 850 to 880 + the interview =====STRESS:confused: Thanks so much

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Specializes in Cardiac &Medical ICU, Emergency Medicine.

So, who was called and offered the critical care and trauma internship position?

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

I got a call for the previous year internship back in oct09, I declined it b/e the pay was low and i did not want to sign a two year agreement and plus they have an extremely high turn over. Most pple leave and go to CRNA school

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Specializes in Cardiac &Medical ICU, Emergency Medicine.
I got a call for the previous year internship back in oct09, I declined it b/e the pay was low and i did not want to sign a two year agreement and plus they have an extremely high turn over. Most pple leave and go to CRNA school

You declined because of the pay? I was offered the critical care internship position at Parkland and a critical care residency position at Vanderbilt, and was going to pay me $19/h while Parkland will be paying me just under $25/h. I think Parkland has good pay, especially since cost of living is low. I live in California, where new nurses get paid $38/h but the cost of living is VERY high. Tell me more about the high turn over rate at Parkland. Besides going back to school to be a CRNA, are there any other reasons why people leave after the internship contract? Is there something about the management, unit culture, or the city that makes nurses leave?

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

The pay is low b/e I make much more at the hospital I am at now... I have not heard any negative things about managment. The rumor is that its hard to get on a parkland and once pple get on they never leave. I think dallas is a great place to work, you can easly buy a home and live a comfortable life. I would have accepted the position but I was not willing to take a 7.00/hr pay cut

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