Hospitals in Dallas?? For relocating nurse

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Hi I'm relocating from Michigan to Dallas permanently and wondered if anyone could let me know on the nursing community at hospitals like Medical City and Baylor. I come from a hospital where nurses have a strong voice and recognition, and I desire that same environment. Also, I have a young child and I need a VERY nice and learning center at or near the hospital for employees. We are moving just north of Dallas, so I am open to those areas or downtown dallas.

Any help. Any thoughts or experience is GREATLY appreciated!!

Thanks!!

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.

It is not the culture here for nurses to have a strong voice. You will have to see what I mean once you get here. There is going to be a sort of culture shock for you. Have been there and have learned to accept it-although I still do not agree with it.

Where North of Dallas are you going to be & what speicalty? I can suggest some places for you to work and to avoid; but, am not familiar with the day care.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Having a strong voice in many, if not most, Dallas-area facilities will get you blackballed from the hospital setting. You will need a few months of living and learning here in order to absorb the bizarre workplace culture of nurses in the area. The workplace dynamics are not the same as what you'd find in hospitals in the West Coast and Northeast regions of the country.

I am originally from California, a state where nurses are generally encouraged to have a strong voice, be recognized, and command the utmost respect.

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This main hospital systems in the Dallas area are Baylor system, HCA, and Texas Health Resources. I know that Medical City (part of HCA) has on-site daycare. I know the Baylor hospital in Ft. Worth has a great daycare, but not sure about the downtown location. I would just give the recruiter a call and see what each hospital has to offer.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

i just googled "dallas hospitals" and found this article from the dallas business journal online:

nurses prefer two dallas hospitals

a new survey of nurses published in nursing professionals magazine ranks two dallas hospitals in the magazine's list of the 100 best hospitals to work for in the united states.

only five texas hospitals made the list, including dallas-based baylor university medical center and parkland memorial hospital.

nurses questioned for the survey offered their opinions on the hospitals' overall diversity, flexibility of hours, quality and environment.

parkland and baylor were joined on the list by three other texas hospitals: methodist hospital houston; st. luke's episcopal hospital in houston (ranked 64th); and university of texas m.d. anderson cancer center in houston (ranked 88th).

nurses ranked abbott northwestern hospital in minneapolis, minn., as the best hospital to work for in the nation.

you may want to check out baylor's and parkland's web sites.

good luck!

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Thank you all!! I guess it WILL be a big shock coming from the hospital I work in now...I hope it's not terrible or anything...Are nurses considered a nobody then??? Is there any autonomy in decision making?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Thank you all!! I guess it WILL be a big shock coming from the hospital I work in now...I hope it's not terrible or anything...Are nurses considered a nobody then??? Is there any autonomy in decision making?
There's some autonomy in decision-making, but a few facilities still expect nurses to give their chairs up so the rounding doctor(s) can sit somewhere. In addition, there are numerous nursing programs in and around DFW which churn out countless new nurses into the workforce every few months, so an experienced nurse can easily be replaced by one of the many new grads if he/she causes too much commotion at the workplace.

I am acquainted with a nurse who is originally from Pennsylvania. She stated that the healthcare facilities in the Northeast offered better working conditions. She stated that doctors, patients, family members, and other members of the disciplinary team treated her as if she was a professional during her time in Northeast hospitals. She moved to Texas a few years ago, and now feels like an overworked handmaiden.

I am friends with another nurse who is originally from New Jersey, and she states the working conditions in the Northeast were favorable compared to what she has had to contend with in Texas.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.

I am acquainted with a nurse who is originally from Pennsylvania. She stated that the healthcare facilities in the Northeast offered better working conditions. She stated that doctors, patients, family members, and other members of the disciplinary team treated her as if she was a professional during her time in Northeast hospitals. She moved to Texas a few years ago, and now feels like an overworked handmaiden.

I am friends with another nurse who is originally from New Jersey, and she states the working conditions in the Northeast were favorable compared to what she has had to contend with in Texas.

Much better said than I could.

Add NY to that list.

I particularily like the way your aquaintance from PA put it-----overworked handmaiden :). So true, so very true.

Pity is that those from here don't realize that things can be so different. We are just considered manual laborers here and have the potential to be so much more.

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