What is considered ICU experience?

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I would like to know if NICU is considered ICU experence for the CRNA program? i think its not but i just wanted to make sure, thanks...

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

I could be wrong but I think they want MICU or SICU experience.

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Specializes in Med/Surg ICU, NICU.

From the little research I have done it depends on the school that you are applying to. One school in my area considers NICU as ICU experience and the other one does not.

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Specializes in MICU.

that all depends on the program. there are several nurses in my starting class who only have NICU or PICU experience.

tony

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A couple programs that I looked at (sorry, can't remember which ones) specifically excluded both ED and NICU as experience for CRNA.

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Specializes in SRNA.

When I went to a NSNA convention as a student, I sat in on a session about CRNA's and the rep from the AANA, who was also faculty at one of the CRNA programs in CA, stated that for their program appropriate ICU experience would be that in which you're exposed to: mechanically ventilated patients, titrated vasoactive drips, and hemodynamic monitoring. Those were the 3 things he stressed as far as experience goes.

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To answer the posters question...I've known a girl to get into Miami with only NICU experience. Some schools do count it, some don't

But Reno, were you at the NSNA anaheim convention a few years ago?

If it is, that same talk is when I got even more interested in CRNA. I did what the speaker suggested and now I'm currently enrolled in the program that he's a professor at....and loving it!

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Specializes in SRNA.
To answer the posters question...I've known a girl to get into Miami with only NICU experience. Some schools do count it, some don't

But Reno, were you at the NSNA anaheim convention a few years ago?

If it is, that same talk is when I got even more interested in CRNA. I did what the speaker suggested and now I'm currently enrolled in the program that he's a professor at....and loving it!

Yeah, that's the exact convention!

I'm still interested in becoming a CRNA, but I can't imagine going to school again so soon... I'm glad to hear you like their program! Congratulations!!

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Specializes in SRNA class of 2010.
I would like to know if NICU is considered ICU experence for the CRNA program? i think its not but i just wanted to make sure, thanks...

See what the schools you apply to consider as ICU experience. Some say NICU is ok, some do not.

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