Where are all the Critical Care Nurses?

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probably run of their feet trying to cope with the work on understaffed units...

There are also variants of critical care certification test that the AACN offers to allow nurses to certify in progressive care (PCCN), cardiac medicine (CMC) and cardiac surgery (CSC). In addition, Clinical Nurse Specialists can certify in adult, neonatal and pediatric acute and critical care (CCNS). In November, 2007, the AACN Certification Corporation launched the ACNPC, an advanced practice certification examination for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. None of these certifications confer any additional practice privileges, as nursing practice is regulated by the individual's state board of nursing. These certifications are not required to work in an intensive care unit, but are encouraged by employers, as the tests for these certifications tend to be difficult to pass and require an extensive knowledge of both pathophysiology and critical care medical and nursing practices. The certification, while difficult to obtain, is looked upon by many in the field as demonstrating expertise in the field of critical care nursing, and demonstrating the individual's nurse's desire to advance their knowledge base and skill set, thereby allowing them to better care for their patients.




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Edited by prankdera - 06 September 2008 at 3:51pm

loads of places will take on NQ nurses.... you gain experience from working there and if you decide thats an area you want to work in its at this point you would do further training..... if you work in gastro you would find it difficult to get offered a place on a critical care course.

look at the critical care jobs available and what the person spec is.... some band 5 jobs are for experiened nurses but some are suitable for those with no experience.

good luck

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