When I graduated I was also told no new grads in CVICU - I worked for a few months in ICU, busted my tush, and went to the manager and asked for the opportunity to work CVICU because I had a passion...
It is well known that the GRE is not a reliable predictor of how well a student will do in graduate school. It is simply one of many tools used to rank students in a highly competitive interview...
Not sure about the school loans - but I just refinanced my house in preparation for school and WOW have things changed. They required way, way more than they did when I did it 7 years ago! Every...
Sorry I didnt express myself clearly. I did not mean that you needed to like all areas of the ICU. My thought is that you must enjoy one area/aspect of critical care (CVPACU, NICU, MICU, SICU, CCU,...
I hated every minute of ICU also However I dearly LOVE CVPACU/CVICU. On the flip side I know plent of ICU nurses who dread being pulled to neuro ICU or CVICU so there is a difference. I do...