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nbenmore
7 Posts
Hi
I am a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner in UK. This is a NP position here in the UK but I don't think it is in the US! I qualified in July 2000 which I think means that I have the full hours in the 4 required areas (mental/obs etc). I know the nursing diploma I took in 2000 apparently changed post 2000 and I hear that some people are short on hours when trying to do to US? Hopefully I fall into the category meaning I don't need extra hours?
After the 3 year nursing diploma here in 2000 I started work in ICU ten years ago and have had 10 full years experience in this area. In that time I did my degree which is a BA with honors in nursing but with a Critical Care pathway that I followed. I gained this in 2005. I have since had promotion and now am a CC outreach practitioner which is the link between the wards and ICU. I have my Advanced Life Support amonst other things and am enrolled on my Masters to start in Sept. I am also doing a prescribing course soon.
Basically, will I be in demand in the US? is retrogression still huge and I'd be looking at 7 years? I have applied to Peyton O'Grady but not heard back yet. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks