Anyone in Tennessee???

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Just wondering if there were any nurses or nursing students here from Tennessee? Thanks, Sandy.

Thanks Dennie for the info. I understand about the hospital thing, no biggie. Yes, I am a CPA, was in accounting since 97. I couldn't stand it. I figured out real quick after I got a real job that I am much more a people person than I am a sit at your desk by yourself person. Nothing about it intrigued me which I guess should've been a big red flag for me, but I think I was just too young to know better. I really think after my experience it is a good idea for a young person to get out into the real world and figure out who they are and what they like before going to college. I know many would disagree with me there though.

I am super excited about getting into nursing. It is something I have been really thinking about for a few years. I feel like God kept calling me back to it so I finally just stepped out in faith. We didn't know how exactly we (I'm married) were going to make it financially, but we knew somehow we would and will. It has been a big adjustment without my salary. My husband is a Firefighter here in Nashville and makes decent money but not a lot. We really scaled back a lot to be able to do this. Each time money gets really tight God comes through for us and the money comes in from somewhere we didn't expect. I'm in the Columbia State program in Franklin which is really pretty reasonable.

I looked at your website and see you are in neuro. I am thinking about L&D .

Great talking with you!

Grrrrrr -my reply didn't post.

I wanted to do L&D too. Lovely speciality, there's always a lot of competition for it. I lean toward St. Thomas, but they don't birth babies there, so there you have it. At Baptist, they do a million of them! Baptist and St. Thomas "merged" this year, so it'll be interesting to see what happens there.

L&D has some built-in constraints that tend to work out well compared to other services, and the nurses I've met in L&D at Baptist are happier than the nurses on other services. I had a friend who worked at Baptist and routinely had 17 acute care patients. I've met nurses who turned in their resignations after one day on the floor at Baptist, and went elsewhere to work. But St. Thomas is the one that had the big unionization "scare" last year. So go figure.

I also know people who work at the Tristar hospitals who are perfectly happy in L&D, PP and even the newborn nursery. I had my second daughter at Suffering Hills, and had a MUCH better outcome than I did with the elder at Vanderbilt.

You'll have a chance to see something of many of these hospitals as you go through your nursing clinicals. Keep your eyes open and network and you'll find out what you want to know by the time you're ready to make a decision.

Welcome to nursing - you sound like you'll really enjoy it. Not to take anything away from CPA's but isn't it irritating that nurses make SO much less money? Okay, there are other obvious differences, and CPA's have a lot of responsibility, but it's just money. You'll now be making life and death decisions every day of your professional life. But at least you'll get to ask almost everbody you meet "When was your last BM?" LOL

Best luck

Love

Dennie

Memphis.

LOL Wendy!

Love

Dennie

Newbie here from Knoxville ............been a Newborn Nurse for 9 years.............Good luck to all the nursing students!!

Sherry, RN

Tennessee

for many, many years. Why didn't you all vote for Gore? A billion dollars in federal funds is usually funneled into the presidents' home state. Look at NASA..in Texas, Reagan must have funneled at least a billion into California...the best highways in the country...largest shipping industry..contracts to every company in the state...federal contracts=federal dollars. California isn't referred to as a "country", for nothing..You guys were so close...the last time I drove through Tennessee, from what I saw, you guys could use some federal dollars. Oh well, Texans know how to spend 'em. I always thought I would want to retire at Paris Landing, but I will choose Texas or California. The folks there know when they are holding onto the golden goose and know what to do.

Welcome to TN!

I also work in Tennessee. Not in L&D obviously. Had both my babies at Southern Hills and loved it (and I don't work there).

All of the hospitals have their good and bad reviews, I guess. I have heard horrible things about St. T lately - which we always referred to as the "Land of Milk and Honey". Also I've heard the same thing about Baptist with their horrible RN/pt ratios. Sometimes they don't even have an RN on the floor. I'm not sure how that works, but I have a friend who is an LPN and is the only licensed staff at night on her unit. Go figure. I know people who worked at TriStar and loved it and those who hated it. Personnally, I'm at Vanderbilt, and well, some days I love it and some days I don't!

the good news is - with the shortage, you will be able to find a job if you're not happy in the one you have. Take a look around and see what's best for you!

Chemorn

PRN Nurse,

Why not Gore (the puppet)? To put it frankly, because he sucks. I'd hate to think what kind of situation this country would be in right now if Gore was President. He just doesn't have the goods. Please, move to CA or Texas, our state's population is growing fast enough.

WOW! There are Tennesseans on this site aren't there! Great to hear from all of you. I enjoy hearing (reading in this case) about others and their lives, jobs, and location. Especially when it's my own home state. Nice to "meet" all of you!

Hey all you fellow Tenneseeans....I live in upper east tn. near Knoxville. I have traveled to Chattanooga and to Nashville as a travel nurse....currently at home. I worked at Parkridge in Chattanooga and at St. Thomas in Nashville. I work in the OR. I have been a nurse for 10 years. :D I wouldn't do anything else. I liked St. Thomas hospital very much... they were very nice to travelers there..I only worked in their CTOR (cardiothoraic).

I am happy to see so many TN nurses on this site.

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hey everyone- i just wanted to say that i really enjoy my peds rotation. i doing my peds rotation at vanderbilt. i would love to work there, but i live an hour away and i dont think i could afford to live up in that area. and i hate interstate driving. but i really love the hospital. the staff is so great up there! thanx

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