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I have not done this myself, but my friend transitioned from ICU to PACU. She loves it, she told me that several other ICU nurse have done that.
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Acuity... Well, it's level one trauma, the manager told me we get the sickest patients. I will have several drips, couple titratable, a lot of codes, busy Labs, orders, most patients are ventilated, etc.
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It's Level I trauma hospital, I work in MICU, we also have SICU, TICU, CTICU etc. several different ICUs. I was told this floor has the sickest patients. We have about 30-35 beds. The hospital does not offer extensive critical care course. There are couple of days of classes later.... I wish they were before the my training on the floor. Eight weeks of classes, that sounds really great!
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I have a year and half of Tele experience, I started in local MICU and was told that I will receive 3 weeks (9 shifts) of on the floor training. I am concerned that it is too short, but the educator stated that it will be enough because I worked on Tele prior to this. Any thoughts?
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I worked on Tele/Med Surg/Oncology and had 1.5 years of experience (my first job out of nursing school). I started applying seriously in the beginning of January and had a job by the beginning of February. I found that county/community/for profit hospitals were not interested at all. But we have a teaching hospital here and they responded to my application within days. My advice is to get ACLS, BART, find out if there are critical care classes offered in your area and attend them. Also, if you already don't have it, get your BSN, it will make you more competitive.
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Last week I got a job offer to start working in MICU in a level one trauma hospital and I accepted it. I am so excited. Ever since I entered nursing school, it's been my dream to be an ICU nurse. When I first graduated, I had to work on Med Surg/Tele floor first, in fact in this area, it was a miracle I even got a hospital job. I was disappointed, but I soon realized it was a blessing because I became good at many skills and my confidence as a nurse grew. I was always looking for ICU job, but without success, I did not have connections anywhere, and my hospital only wanted to hire experienced nurses from outside. Plus I was commuting one hour each way and I did not know how long I wanted to continue doing that. I was getting depressed because I received one rejection after another. After Christmas I decided to start hiking on my days off and the time in the hills gave me chance to think, reflect, analyze what's going on in my life. I decided that I will not give up, and I will make this search my "part time job". I made a battle plan and 4 weeks later I received a job offer in a hospital that is the best in the area. And by the way, this hospital is only 15 minutes from my home.
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@NickiLaughs: thanks for the info, I considered to work closer to home eventually, especially at St. Bernandines...
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@LPNtoRN2013: I ended up finding a job 5 weeks after graduation, so I was lucky, I have to drive an hour to High Desert. The floor I work on is incredibly busy, but most of the nurses are really awesome and really easy to get along with. The downside is that the drive is 1 hour each way for me...
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@LPNtoRN2013: I ended up finding a job 5 weeks after graduation, so I was lucky, I have to drive an hour to High Desert. The floor I work on is incredibly busy, but most of the nurses are really awesome and really easy to get along with. The downside is that the drive is 1 hour each way for me...
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Hi kn_absn, I have my California license now. Couple of things about the process, it took about a month after graduation before I got ATT. Also, they told me they will not look at your application until after you graduated and your degree is posted. So, while my classmates in Oregon were taking their NCLEX-RN, I was waiting. :-( Feel free to ask me any questions that you have.
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I graduated from school in Oregon about a month ago and moved to Southern California yesterday. I had an interview today for a telemetry position which I really like. It is an hour away from where my husband and I are going to live. I have a couple of concerns that I would like to hear people's input on. 1. Is 6 weeks long enough orientation on Telemetry Floor? 2. If I were hired they would like me to sign a 3 year contract. The downside is that it is an hour away from where we currently live and we are not going to be able to move. In the light of how the nursing job market is, is that a good idea or should I take chances on perhaps getting a job closer to home?
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Good luck to you, hope your interview goes well. I wonder if they did not have enough applications for CTICU, it was second on my list, but I could not put both down. I am still wishing and waiting for my phone call. At least we know that they are starting to call and we are going to know soon (either way).
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