Medical City Dallas Hospital Internship Feb 2013

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I wanted to open this thread for those who applied for the Feb 2013 internship. Questions, comments, ideas, reactions, reviews or anything you can say about Medical City Dallas Hospital are welcome as well.

Specializes in Nephrology.

To everyone who did not hear back from Medical City- consider it a blessing. After being a nurse for 5 years, and venturing out of Medical City, I can say I did most of my learning from other hospitals. They are crotchety old nurses with crotchety old doctors set in their ways. It's not a supportive environment, and honestly a terrible way to start your career. I stayed 4 years too long, and would hate to see any of you make the same mistakes. Baylor University Medical Center was the best, most educational, most supportive internship and career. I am now traveling and absolutely love it. Most of my experience and education came after my time at Medical City Dallas.

Please stay positive about your nursing journey, and don't waste one more minute on Medical City Dallas.

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Hey ALly! Im so sorry about your experience! Can you please tell me what unit you worked on? I recently got hired but im still a bit skeptic about accepting the position. We havent started yet. Can you please let me know more info?? I really want to work at Baylor and just got an interview for there too. Ive heard good and bad things from Med City. Please let me know?

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I also got hired at Medical City (provided I pass NCLEX this Friday (prayers please). I was a but skeptical too. But after talking with the Nurse Manager on the unit, it seemed to be a general consensus among a lot of the units they want to hire young nurses to bring some new life into the units. The particular one I was hired at will be moving to a newly renovated wing next year and the hospital is launching a new computer charting system. So, I also look at it like they are trying to take steps in a positive direction (based on what the nay-Sayers are out telling)

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Specializes in NICU Nurse.

Does anyone know when they post their applications for internships that start in Feb?

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Hope you pass! you'll do great! Yes they told me about the new wing as well. What unit did you get hired for? Also, what is the deal with the 8wk stipend. Does that mean we can still apply to other hospitals since we didnt sign a contract?

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I also got hired at Medical City (provided I pass NCLEX this Friday (prayers please). I was a but skeptical too. But after talking with the Nurse Manager on the unit, it seemed to be a general consensus among a lot of the units they want to hire young nurses to bring some new life into the units. The particular one I was hired at will be moving to a newly renovated wing next year and the hospital is launching a new computer charting system. So, I also look at it like they are trying to take steps in a positive direction (based on what the nay-Sayers are out telling)

Hope you pass! you'll do great! Yes they told me about the new wing as well. What unit did you get hired for? Also, what is the deal with the 8wk stipend. Does that mean we can still apply to other hospitals since we didnt sign a contract?

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

There are going to be good and bad floors anywhere you go. Every unit will have its own culture. No one hospital is all good or all bad. Something to keep in mind when you hear naysayers bash an entire facility. Chances are their experience really was bad. But it doesn't mean the whole place is bad. I work at an HCA facility (not Med City) and my floor kicks butt. Anyone who gets hired on the floor I work hit the jackpot. Very supportive and we love to teach. Other floors? Not so much.

And yes, if you are in the stipend program you don't sign a contract until you get officially hired. This means you are free to apply elsewhere. Frankly you are always free to apply elsewhere, you just have to weigh out the payment if you don't keep your end of the contract.

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You have been so helpful!!!When i got a tour of the floors everyone seemed so nice.

So that means i can apply elsewhere within the HCA system, Medical City, or...anywhere? I would love to hear your reply!

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There are going to be good and bad floors anywhere you go. Every unit will have its own culture. No one hospital is all good or all bad. Something to keep in mind when you hear naysayers bash an entire facility. Chances are their experience really was bad. But it doesn't mean the whole place is bad. I work at an HCA facility (not Med City) and my floor kicks butt. Anyone who gets hired on the floor I work hit the jackpot. Very supportive and we love to teach. Other floors? Not so much.

And yes, if you are in the stipend program you don't sign a contract until you get officially hired. This means you are free to apply elsewhere. Frankly you are always free to apply elsewhere, you just have to weigh out the payment if you don't keep your end of the contract.

You have been so helpful!!!When i got a tour of the floors everyone seemed so nice.

So that means i can apply elsewhere within the HCA system, Medical City, or...anywhere? I would love to hear your reply!

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also, what do you mean by "weigh out the payment"

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I think she is referring to people who sign contracts for employment. Often times if you quit before your contract is up you have to pay money vac to the facility. Kind of like a fee for breaking a rent lease early

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