Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Winter 2019

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Hello everyone! My name is Dustin and I am looking to apply to Vanderbilt's critical care nurse residency track. Specifically CVICU. I thought it would be a good idea to start this forum as applicants can come together to discuss about the application/hiring process and to assist each other.

Applications open in a few short days (July 2nd)!

I looked forward to speaking with you all!

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Sent in my application yesterday! Now I am just waiting for the packet to be sent to me í ½í¸ƒ

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Hi Dustin! I am also about to submit my application to the 2019 Vanderbilt Nurse Residency program after I make some final edits to my resume! I am interested in the ED and currently trying to decide on a second track to apply for.

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Hey, jwa95! That is awesome! I received the second portion of the packet yesterday. Everything is completed excepted for the reference portion. It only allowed me to select one track, I did not know we had the option to pick 2?

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Haha sorry I just realized that I was confusing this application with the MUSC application (that's the one with 2 selection choices).

Good luck!!

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Ohhh okay! Haha. I was looking into MUSC but couldn't find much on their nurse residency.

Good luck to you as well!

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Packet has been fully submitted!

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I'm trying to decide between the medical track or the oncology track! I am in a three semester program as opposed to four semester, so I'm happy applying at the end of second semester doesn't count too much against me. In terms of clinicals, I will have community health, complex care (ICU/ED), and my immersion left in the fall.

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Those are good tracks to consider! I am finishing up a 5 semester track at the moment. Oncology is a good specialty to get into. My school offered an Oncology elective and I loved it! The nurses on the units loved what they did and a lot of their patients came back to see them even though they were finished with treatment! Very rewarding career for sure.

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

5 semester program**

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Yeah in the medical track I'd prefer the palliative care unit, but I don't know how much those preferences get taken into consideration!

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic and Transplant ICU.

Maybe if you chose that route and you put it in your letter of intent, they would consider putting you in a palliative care slot?

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