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  1. Jan 26, '08 by
    I have two friends who eagerly paid back their sign-on bonuses to be free to leave TMC, if that says anything.

    They did not work in L&D, or NICU, though.


    I'm hearing about more and more areas in which new grads are having a hard time finding jobs. I think the myth of a nursing shortage is starting to crumble.
    Last edit by Valerie Salva on Jan 26, '08 : Reason: Addendum
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    Jan 26, '08 by
    Quote from Valerie Salva
    I'm hearing about more and more areas in which new grads are having a hard time finding jobs. I think the myth of a nursing shortage is starting to crumble.
    I believe you. The so-called "nursing shortage" is not nationwide, as hospital administrators would like the public to believe. Rather, it exists in regional pockets.

    Some areas are hurting for nurses, while other places have very few job openings.
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  3. Jan 26, '08 by
    Quote from multicollinearity
    I thought only med/surg at TMC is like a dump, and specialty units are ok. Have you changed your opinion on this?

    No, the hospital is in major upheaval right now. I've heard of layoffs happening, rumors of it being bought out, closing, etc, etc.

    The only speciality units I've mentioned as being OK are ED, L&D, and NICU.
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  4. Jan 26, '08 by
    Quote from cardiacRN2006
    No, the hospital is in major upheaval right now. I've heard of layoffs happening, rumors of it being bought out, closing, etc, etc.

    The only speciality units I've mentioned as being OK are ED, L&D, and NICU.
    I heard something about all nursing managers up to the DON have left. It sounds like there is some sort of mass exodus going on at TMC.
  5. Jan 26, '08 by
    Yes, TMC does have some issues but as far as I know the rumors you speak of are just rumors. We're not closing or anything crazy. There's just a lot of change going on right now which is inevitable right? I actually like my job there quite a bit and I know lots of other people who do as well... but there will always be people who hate it.
  6. Jan 26, '08 by
    But you're not a nurse there. You have no idea what it's like to be a nurse there. It's an awful place to be. And in nursing, it's all about your work environment and the protection of that precious license.
  7. Jan 27, '08 by
    Quote from cardiacRN2006
    But you're not a nurse there. You have no idea what it's like to be a nurse there. It's an awful place to be. And in nursing, it's all about your work environment and the protection of that precious license.
    I do know several nurses here who DO NOT hate it. They are not in L&D or NICU but they still love thier jobs. There are also a lot of nurses here who have been here for 15 or more years. I'm not sure what the point of me saying this is....I mean I'm not going to persuade you believe differently but I don't feel that TMC is the horrible place you believe it is and neither do many of the people I work with (nurses, radiologists, NP's ect, ect).
  8. Jan 27, '08 by
    No, you won't be able to disuade me about TMCs reputation and work envirnoment. Especially since you have no idea about being a nurse there. Just because you know nurses doens't mean you know nursing.

    Being at a job for 15 years...well, there's lots of nurses who are stuck at bad jobs for a long time out of fear of learing a new environment. Hell, women in abusive relationships stay for 15 years--that doens't say much.
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  9. Jan 28, '08 by
    Quote from Valerie Salva
    I have two friends who eagerly paid back their sign-on bonuses to be free to leave TMC, if that says anything.

    They did not work in L&D, or NICU, though.


    I'm hearing about more and more areas in which new grads are having a hard time finding jobs. I think the myth of a nursing shortage is starting to crumble.

    I have to say that I've heard nothing but good things about TMC's L&D... seriously. I know that there are approx. 4,000 births a year there! That 's a busy L&D dept.

    I can't say I've heard the same about the Med/Surg units. I heard that the Med/Surg floors are carpeted (I'm just imagining the spills... gross).
  10. Feb 15, '08 by
    $24/hr huh? Well, that doesn't surprise me since I've been there 2 years and make less than that. TMC is all about recruiting but not about keeping their staff. I'm about ready to pay back my sign on bonus to leave as well. Question is, where do I go? Not much available to me with the specialty I'm in. Right now that's the only thing keeping me there. That and I LOVE my coworkers. If it weren't for them I'd be in the looney bin by now.

    Oh, and yes most of the units are carpeted, though they are planning on changing that over the next few years, or so I hear.