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Sadly no... still hoping to hear. Did you start all ready?? hope all is well on your end! C

ya, met with the head of the department, and the four icu managers. they were all really nice. i think they liked that i had taken the initiative to get acls/ecg certified, along with cont to study the NIS stroke scale. i felt i answered all my questions well. had to think on the clinical questions since it had been so long, but i came up with the answers. now i just hope they decide soon and i get to work! i miss treating patients and i really want to start putting all i've studied to practical use! have a great weekend! C

too my med math and had interview. i felt it went really well, but.... they r still interviewing for weeks and wont' decide for a while. hopefully i made enough of an impression on them to remember me. am bummed cuz i thought i'd start in sept same time as you, but hopefully they'll call eventually. have a great time on your orientation!

Wow, that's a good tip! I don't think i'd have done that. hopefully i have not forgotten too much! let u know how it goes!

U r so lucky. you all ready had an "in." and am sure you are qualified as well, but it def helps to have worked there since you're seen as an "internal" applicant, right? any tips for the questions from the panel?! I went to school in LA. graduated in june, got lic in CA in 2 weeks, and in GA 3 weeks after that! thanks for the motivation!

Wow, good info! I am actually really excited because I actually have an interview this week. I'll practice my med math before hand, but am sure i'll b fine there. So you are all ready accepted? did you go through the interview process or were you working there (or had a clinical there)? I am actually going for ICU. its where I feel at home. Do you happen to know how many slots are available? I imagine if there are three units (cardio, icu and crit care) taking residents, then it should be quite a few. Hope I make the cut!!! thanks for the reply and I hope i get in and get to meet you as well! gl to all!

Hi! was wondering if anyone else was able to get their application to the Piedmont hospital RN residency program? It's closed now, but I got mine in and have it as "sent to manager for review." Anyone else got this? Anyone get interviewed? Was told they got 200-300 applicants and are still going thru them. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS FIND OUT AND I'LL DO SAME! GOOD LUCK!! :-)

Thanks for the input. I'd be MORE than happy to do midnight shifts. I'll just have to try to speak to nurses that actually work in the hospital before I take a position. If nurses (and not the nurse recruiter) tell me it's possible/feasible to be promoted from within, it should be a good fit. But if they are stuck at their unit, then I will def not take it. thank you for input!

Hi, new to site, but appreciate all the info I've received. My questions is this: in today's job market of summer 2011, is it possible to get an ICU job as a new grad? Friends tell me to hold out, but all hospitals are telling me they don't hire into ICU and must be med surge. The BIG PROBLEM is that my friend (exp nurse) tells me that once they have you in a unit, it's VERY DIFFICULT to actually end up in ICU. He says its cuz they don't want to pay to retrain you, and to replace you. Hospitals tell me they only hire into ICU form the inside, but friend tells me it's cheaper for them to hire new grads. What should I do? I'd hate to be without a job, but I'd also hate to be stuck at med surge or something not ICU. Thank you for your thoughts and good luck to all of you! C