And the Spring 2010 group of interns are...

Jayson
Jayson is from all over— Born in Greeley, lived in California and Oregon, then here to Utah. He is a graduate of the Weber State Nursing program and says “I’m just excited to be done with the stress of school.” Jayson says his most interesting life thing to date is that he “..um.. Dated a jazz dancer! I’m kind of a lame-o!” For fun, he loves to go to dinner and enjoys meeting new people. He would like to start traveling and “oh… I’m starting to play golf—PGA here I come!” Friends would describe him as fun, reliable, and welcoming. Jayson was interested in the Internship because “It’s the perfect set-up! New grad who loves stressful situations.” If Jayson could go to lunch with anyone he would choose Garth Brooks, “Just a fan. Growing up my little cowgirl Mom got me hooked. I would like to see what he’s really like.”

Nykol
Nykol hails from Blanding, UT. She is a recent graduate of the Nursing program at Mesa State College in CO. She has experience working with her LPN as well as her RN from CEU-SJC. Nykol has almost 5 years medical-surgical experience working in a very rural hospital. She was interested in the Internship because it offers ICU experience, which she has always been interested in. Her most interesting life experiences come from her hobby as an avid rock climber, something she picked up in Colorado and has been hooked to ever since. Other interests of Nykol include four-wheeling, scrapbooking, reading and spending time with her family. Friends would describe her as motivated, determined and tenacious. If she could go to lunch with anyone she would choose “My Grandmas, she died when I was 16 and I would love to see her and talk to her and hear her advice.”

Felicia
Felicia grew up in a military family and has moved around a lot. She claims Alaska as her hometown. She is a recent graduate of the Weber State Nursing program and up until recently worked for a staffing agency, which gave her the opportunity to work on a variety of floors. She was interested in the Internship because “It allowed me to stay in the wonderful State of Utah and gives me great nursing experience.” Her most interesting life experience is going on a road trip from Florida to Indiana to Oregon to Alaska and back to Utah. For fun Felicia likes to run, fish, hike, play with my English bulldog “Doug”, and cook, “ I love cooking for people.” Friends would describe her as a listener, compassionate, and self motivated. If she could go to lunch with anyone she would choose her husband.

Jessica
Jessica is originally from Michigan but now calls Bountiful home. She is a graduate of the Weber State Nursing program and has spent the last 3 years working on a medical/ surgical floor in Tooele. Jessica was interested in the Internship because “this has been my ultimate goal— I’ve always wanted to end up here.” Her most interesting life experience to date has been honeymooning in Rome, Italy. For fun, she enjoys going to the Zoo, traveling and eating, “my husband is an exceptional cook.” Friends would describe her as empathetic, generous, and entertaining, “they always laugh as me…?” If she could go to lunch with anyone she would choose “Obama— I’m so in love…”

Zoe
Zoe is most recently from Portland, ME. Before that she spent 4 years in Bozeman, MT. She recently graduated from an accelerated nursing program at the University of Southern Maine. Zoe was interested in the Internship because she is intrigued by critical care and heard about the program through her friend, former intern Sloane Johnson. Her most interesting life experience has come from her love of traveling, “ For 2 summers I led community service trips for high school students in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.” She has also traveled to Argentina to go skiing. For fun, Zoe enjoys the mountains—skiing and climbing. She also likes quilting and baking. Friends would describe her as energetic, hard working, and athletic. If she could go to lunch with anyone, she would choose Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea. “He has a great sense of adventure and dedication.”

Shaynie
Shaynie is from Heber City, UT. Her educational background was originally in Business from Utah Valley. Most recently she graduated from the College of The Desert in Palm Springs, CA where she has spent the past 5 years. She was interested in the Internship because of the U’s attention to detail and how working in the ICU connects to her personal goals. Her most interesting life experience has been traveling, “I have been fortunate to travel the United States and explore a few of the surrounding countries.” For fun, Shaynie enjoys skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking, skateboarding, and riding the motorcycle she bought a few years ago, “it’s changed the way I feel about life.” Her friends would describe her as fun loving, smart, and giving. If she could go to lunch with anyone it would be “my G-Ma. She is one of the special people in my life that I don’t get to see nearly enough.”

Dusty
Dusty is from Cedar City, UT. He just graduated with his BSN from Southern Utah University. Dusty was interested in the Internship because he wanted a solid foundation in Critical Care. His most interesting life experience has been learning another language while living in another country during his mission in Quebec, Canada, “The words in French for ‘prostitute’ and a famous native dish sounded identical to me when I first arrived. “ For fun, Dusty enjoys wrestling, baseball, and anything outdoors from hunting to riding his horse, to wakeboarding, snowmobiling and the list goes on. Friends describe him as driven, compassionate, and passionate. If he could have lunch with anyone, he would choose Thomas Jefferson, “He had one of the most brilliant minds, I would love to learn from him.”

Jenny
Jenny is originally from here in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the Westminster Nursing program and has since been working at South Davis Hospital in Bountiful. She was interested in the Internship after she did her capstone in MICU, “I loved my rotation—I knew this was the area I wanted to be working in.” Jenny’s most interesting life experience has been traveling and working in Asia, “I was an English teacher in Thailand and Taiwan, and also a teacher and editor in Korea.” For fun she enjoys snowboarding and just learned to road bike, “I go all the time with my husband and friends.” Friends describe her as loyal, caring, and hardworking. If she could have lunch with anyone, Jenny would choose Oprah, “She has done a lot of great things for the world. I love all of her charities and how she touches the lives of so many people.”

Korey
Korey is from Longview, TX. She graduated from Northwestern State University in Shreveport, LA and has had 1 year of experience working in a cardiac IMC. Korey was interested in the Internship because, “I thought the program would be a unique experience, and it’s cooler than Texas!”. Her most interesting life experience has been traveling for two weeks in Europe with a friend, “We went to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Rome, and Paris.” For fun she enjoys reading, watching sports (especially volleyball and football), and traveling. Friends would describe Korey as loyal, practical and good-natured. If she could go to lunch with anyone, she would choose Michelle Obama, “because I believe that she’s a great example for working women to follow; she’s smart, articulate, and manages to strike a delicate balance between career and family.

Rebekah
Rebekah is from Boise, ID. She started her education and Boise State and graduated with her Nursing degree from the U. She has been a nurse for 6 years and has been in a variety of areas: pediatric, dermatology, med/surge ortho, urgent care, pediatric urology, and OR/PACU, “I love to do everything!” Rebekah considers her most interesting life experience to be living in several unique places, “I lived in Hawaii for a few years and lived in Europe several years— I love to experience new things.” For fun she likes to run, ski (snow and water) and hike. Her friends would describe Rebekah as organized, clean, and the type that “would do anything for you.” If she could have lunch with anyone she would choose JFK, “Who did it?”

Ryan
Ryan was born in New Mexico and raised in Colorado, but has lived in Utah since 2001. He is a graduate of the SLCC Nursing program and was formerly a certified Pharmacy Tech here at the U . Ryan was interested in the Internship because, “I love to help people, and to have a challenging job where I could be constantly learning.” His most interesting life experience was living in the city of Detroit for a few years, which was the opposite of the small town that he was from, “I saw ‘Devil’s Night’, burning cars, etc.— It was scary and fun.” For fun, Ryan enjoys cars, computers, learning, and finding new ways to save money. He also enjoys exercise, mountain biking, and spending time with his family. Friends would describe him as fun, smart, and responsible. If he could go to lunch with anyone, it would be Bill Gates, “He is very smart– he defied the odds by going from college drop-out to one of the richest men in the world.”

Congratulations to those who will be a part of our Fall 2009 Intern Group!

Our Fall '09 Interns:

Emily
Emily makes her home in nearby Bountiful and is a graduate from the SLCC nursing program. She has had 3 1/2 years med/surgical experience in the past and decided to try out the intern program because “I am ready to learn more, I have learned that I deal with high stress situations well.” For fun, Emily enjoys skiing as much as she can, running races, climbing, biking, and reading. Her most interesting life experience is traveling Europe when she was 19— “Each day was a new adventure.” She also one had emergency surgery in Cancun, “being in the hospital there was a little scary.” Friends would describe Emily as organized, time oriented and fun. If she could have lunch with anyone, she would choose the President because “he has an interesting and inspiring life story.”

Reagan
Reagan comes to the CCI program from Beaver, UT. He is a recent graduate to the Southern Utah University Nursing program. Reagan was inspired to apply for the Internship by a good friend who is a recent CCI graduate. “I like critical care and more intense situations but I didn’t want to get thrown into critical care.” Reagan counts his travel to Brazil as his most interesting life experience. Reagan’s hobbies are fishing, camping, hunting, and sports such as football and basketball. In three words he would be described as relaxed, dedicated, and loyal. If he could go to lunch with anyone he would choose our first president George Washington, “I want to know and hear about how he and his colleagues wrote the declaration of independence, and what inspiring experiences that had while doing it.”

Megan
Megan hails from Kaysville, UT. She is a recent Weber graduate, and has experience as a HCA in our very own MICU/CCU and also as an LPN at McKay Dee Hospital. Megan learned about the CCI program while she was an HCA in MICU—” I love it there...I wanted to do the program so I could learn all I need to know about the ICU and eventually work there again.” Megan’s most interesting life experience has been going to professional ballet school for training, “I was a ballerina for 14 years.” Her friends would describe her as optimistic, energetic, and loyal. If she could go to lunch with anyone, Megan would choose “My Grandma Sophie—she's my Dad’s mom and she died when he was 16— I want to know all her amazing Italian cooking recipes.”

Jared
Jared is originally from Shingle Springs, CA, but until recently was living in Rochester, NY while attending the University of Rochester for his Nursing degree. He also has a bachelors in exercise science form BYU– Hawaii. Jared considers his most interesting life experience to be getting married and having a family, “I’m married with 4 kids. I love nursing; I enjoy helping people to get better. I enjoy educating people to be their own advocate.” In his spare time, Jared enjoys waterskiing, running, lifting weights, and spending time with his family, “My wife and I like to take the kids on trips. We go to Lake Powell every summer.” His friends would describe him as passionate, intense, and a worker. If he could go to lunch with anyone, it would be, “My wife— we don’t get to go out very often.”

Chad
Chad grew up in Riverton, UT and currently lives in Ogden. He is a graduate of the Weber State nursing program and worked as an LPN on the Rehab 2 floor for about a year before coming to the internship program. Chad counts his most interesting life experience to be when he traveled to Eastern Europe with the Folk Dance team of BYU-Idaho for a month, “danced, performed, and participated in several world dance competitions. I met hundreds of people from other countries, had a great time and learned a lot!” For fun, Chad enjoys playing the guitar, ballroom dancing, fishing, camping, and canoeing. Friends describe him as supportive, empathetic, and hard working. If he could go to lunch with anyone he would choose Team Hoyt, “I think the dedication this father gives his son exemplifies how perfect love and compassion can be.”

Alex
Alex is originally from Aspen, CO. She is a recent graduate of the U of U nursing program. She also attended the Rowmark Ski Academy here in the Salt Lake area. Alex counts her most interesting life experience to be competing in the Olympic games twice, once in the 1998 Nagano Olympics and again in the 2002 Salt Lake City games. For fun, Alex enjoys skiing and biking. She also works for an interior designer, painting, tearing down walls, etc. Her friends would describe Alex as goofy, sincere, and a hard worker. If Alex could go to lunch with anyone, it would be Becky Patton, “She has had some enormous opportunities with the new Presidential administration and has a good perspective on the best direction for health care in the U.S.”

George
George comes to the Internship program from Idaho Falls, ID. He is a recent graduate of the BYU– Idaho nursing program. He also has a B.S. in Biology also from BYU– Idaho. George choose to come to the Internship program because ,“I’ve wanted to works as a critical care nurse and know as a new grad that I will get the knowledge, skills, and training necessary to become an exceptional nurse.” George’s most interesting life experience to date is hiking and climbing the Grand Teton. In his spare time he likes to snowmobile, play basketball, Frisbee golf, hike, and work out. His friends would describe him as honest, fun, and friendly. If he could go to lunch with anyone, he would choose, “My wife, I love spending as much time with her as possible.”

Jessica
Jessica grew up in Kaysville, UT and currently lives in Provo, UT. She holds an A.S. from Weber State, started paramedic school, ended up marrying a fire fighter, and switching her major to nursing. She passed her boards in Nov 2008. She is currently finishing up her BSN at BYU. Jessica’s most interesting life experience—”I moved to England with $150 to my name when I graduated high school. I had some of the best experiences in my life there. I am all about going out there and having fun!” Friends would describe her as reliable, hard-working, and smart. She enjoys going to school, “I love to learn everything!” She also loves to read, ski, snowboard, fly fish, scuba dive, travel, and curl up on the couch with her husband and watch movies. If she could go to lunch with anyone she would choose Lance Armstrong, “It would be fun to pick his brain about his training habits and experience.”

Souad
Souad is originally from Brussels, Belgium. She recently was working as an LPN in the Women’s and Children’s unit here at the U. Souad recently completed the Weber State nursing program and also holds a bachelor’s in finance from the U of U. She counts her most interesting life experiences to be moving to the USA when she was 18 and adopting her daughter from Guatemala. In her spare time, Souad enjoys snowboarding, running and reading books. She also loves traveling throughout the USA and abroad. Her friends would describe her as caring, positive and responsible. If she could go to lunch with anyone, Souad would choose Gandhi, “I would ask him questions and for insights about his patience and philosophy of life.”

John
John is originally from Orem, but recently moved back to the area from Cedar City, UT. He is a graduate of the Southern Utah University Nursing program. He had had a variety of experiences working in med/surg units in Southern Utah and also at UVRMC in the Pysch ward and long term care ward. John counts his most interesting life experience as living in Sao Paullo, Brazil, “Where the streets had no name.” John loves the outdoors, and being with his family, “If I am not with my family I am usually hunting of fishing.” His friends would describe him as honest, dependable, and funny. If he could go to lunch with anyone, John would choose, “Russell M. Nelson— It would be an amazing opportunity to learn more about how cardiovascular surgery came about. It would also be an inspirational and insightful conversation.”

Heather
Heather grew up in the SLC area and then moved to Southern Utah to attend SUU. She is a recent graduate of the SUU Nursing program. She has worked for the past 4 years as an HCA in a pediatrics & Women’s surgeries ward. Heather’s most interesting life experience have been with her travels, “I’ve been to Hawaii and across the continental U.S.— I enjoy seeing new places and meeting new people.” For fun she enjoys exercise (it works out the stress), going out to movies and restaurants, reading, cross-stitch, and she also loves to spend time with her kids. Friends would describe Heather as loyal, dependable, and funny. If she could go out to lunch with anyone, she would choose Hugh Jackman, “He is so handsome— I would just stare at him the whole time!”

Sarah
Sarah moved to the SLC from Tucson, Arizona. She holds a B.S. in Nursing from the U of Arizona and a B.S. in Exercise Science from Boise State U. Sarah choose the CC Internship program because she’s always wanted to be in critical care, “in all of my research I never came across an institution that could offer me the same ICU experience as the Internship.” Sarah’s most interesting life experience was bungee jumping off a 200ft bridge over the Snake River, “ I have never felt such an adrenaline rush in my life.” For fun Sarah plays soccer (both a women’s and coed team), and go hiking, camping, back packing, fishing, and mountain biking with her husband. Friends would describe her as motivated, caring, and out-going. If she could spend lunch with anyone it would be Michelle Obama, “She’s a role model to so many women, and has a passion for life that in contagious.”

Technical Presentations

We just finished our technical presentation. The interns worked in small groups to create a presentation on equipment specific to what we use here in our ICU's. They all did a great job. The topics they presented were: bladder pressure monitoring, arterial lines, continuous cardiac output machines, swan ganz catheters, burn dressings and ointments, and the hypothermia protocol. The interns are starting their 3rd rotation and are in the Cardiac section of the Basic ICU class. Half way through and they are all doing great!

AirMed Tour

AirMED- John Cooper, AirMed's Chief Flight Nurse took us on a tour of the facility. The University hospital provides services for one of the largest geographic areas of the United States, routinely receiving patients from Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Nevada. AirMed provides air medical transport for the majority of these referral patients. This keeps our ICU's very busy. Most of the nurses on the AirMed team worked here in one of our ICU's.

Fall 2009 Internship Application is closed

We have filled all of our interview spots for the Fall 2009 group. We will be accepting applications for the Janaury 2010 group in October with interviews in November. Please keep checking back for more information.

Application Posting Closing soon

Due to the high volume of applications received we will be closing the CCI posting on the Nurse Recruitment Website on Friday Feb. 27th, we will continue to accept application packets through March 6th. We have only 7 more spots available for an interview. If you are interested please get your application in ASAP. Thanks for your interest in the program. We will start accepting application for our January 2010 group in mid-August.

Now Accepting Applications for our Fall 2009 Group

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We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2009 Group. To apply we need a resume, essays and three evaluation forms (see the Nurse Recruitment link on the left). Deadline to apply is April 9th or until we fill our 30 interview spots. We will be holding interviews April 17, 22, 23 and 24th. You can email me at Jeanette.Crosbie@hsc.utah.edu with any questions.

Spring 2009 Group Starts

The Spring 2009 group of Critical Care Interns (CCI's) started this past Monday, a total of 17 RN's. On their first day here they attended Hospital Orientation, learning U of U employee specifics. The rest of the week they attended Critical Care Orientation where they learned ICU specific skills. Last week they attended Clinical Orientation. There they learn how to use our new electronic charting system called Powerchart, as well as hospital policies, procedures and the clinical resources that are available here at the U. This week they are off to the units to start their clinical rotations. They are doing great!!!