What types of critical care experience are accepted?
A minimum of one year in a critical care setting that provides experience with critically ill and unstable patients, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, ventilatory care and pharmacologic management is required for admission. Preferred areas include SICU (Surgical Intensive Care), MICU (Medical Intensive Care) CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care). PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) and a Level I Emergency/Trauma Unit are also acceptable. We do not accept OR (operating Room), PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit), NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care), Cardiac Step-down, Telemetry, or other specialty areas of nursing practice.
