You need to have an M.D. and have to beable to take care of very sick people. ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit
In order of education, Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager, Nurse Practitioner. A nurse working in ICU is an RN. ICU Nurses have specialized education and skills, but a new RN can work in an ICU.
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There is no special education required for an ICU nurse beyond what is required for a nursing license (associate's or bachelor's degree). Usually, hospitals will provide some specialized training for new ICU nurses, but it is not required.
The educational kind.
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well I think you need to get your RN degree.
A psych tech requires hardly any training. They are the "laborers" of the psych wards. They hardly get paid anything and they probly have to deal with the most with unruly patients. A nurse on the other hand is educated on practically every aspect of health. They get paid quite well, and there are so many different nursing fields. Psych nurse, trauma nurse, ER nurse, triage nurse, ICU nurse, Baby ICU, pediatrics, Chemo nurse, Radiation oncology nurse, Radiology nurse, cath lab nurse, even insurance companies hire nurses for their health screenings.
A recommendation for ICU nurses will include their background and past job history. The letter may also include testimonies from references on why they would make a good employee.
The initial workup should be coordinated by the attending ICU staff (intensivist and ICU nurse specialist), pharmacists (for medications and IV fluid therapy), and respiratory therapists for stabilization, improvement, or continuation of cardiopulmon.
The cast of I.C.U. - 2013 includes: Rachana Narayankutty as Nurse in ICU Yashish Singhal as Vinu
A midwife. ******************** A midwife usually attends a mother during pregnancy and birth. If the baby is born in a hospital, it would be the neonatal, maternity, or motherbaby nurses, depending on the setup of the hospital.