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hi everyone...

my name is diana and i am presently living in nova scotia with a planned move to white house tn in april...

just curious about the hospitals in the area and what is the pay scale like in regards to the different hospitals..

i have emergency, pediatric, and obstetrics in my back ground have been nursing for 25 years....

i love the state and have been visiting there for the last couple of years..

have spoke to vanderbilt and skyline...but no plans as of yet...

i wrote and passed the nclex last month yeah!! that was fun....:crying2: not!!

thank you for listening....

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
hi everyone...

my name is diana and i am presently living in nova scotia with a planned move to white house tn in april...

just curious about the hospitals in the area and what is the pay scale like in regards to the different hospitals..

i have emergency, pediatric, and obstetrics in my back ground have been nursing for 25 years....

i love the state and have been visiting there for the last couple of years..

have spoke to vanderbilt and skyline...but no plans as of yet...

i wrote and passed the nclex last month yeah!! that was fun....:crying2: not!!

thank you for listening....

white house is a small rural community but i guess you already know that! i would steer away from skyline. it is referred to around here as flatline rather than skyline. it's a beautiful facility but they have a bad reputation. i hear they are in the process of changing the name. that's desperate! sumner regional may be a good option for you. they have a big bill board stating they are #3 in the country in employee job satisfaction. they would be the closest hospital to you. i do know their prn rate is $30/hr for med/surg with up to $4/hr more for ob or er. hendersonville medical center would be the next closest for you. 120 bed hca hospital. med/surg prn rate is $25/hr. prn rate willing to float $32/hr. new grad rn's in the nashville area average $18/hr. i know that an rn with 15 years experience averages about $24/hr.before shift differential. vandy is a good place to work, great benefits if you don't mind the drive. baptist pays the lowest in the area and patient to rn ratio is 9:1. they work 10 hour shifts which overlap with each other. i currently work in home health.

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Thank you so much for your reply..I have checked out Vandy and it seems to be the most appealing..Skyline was next on my list to check..

I wonder what the travel wold be like into Vandy for 7p to 7a shift

is that a high traffic area?

I have 25 years critical care experience, Pediatrics PICU, NICU, OBS and adult ER...Is Sumner a large facility?

Thanks again....

Diana

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hello Diana,

Sumner Regional has a website http://www.sumner.org with lots of info about the facility and all of its smaller facilities in surrounding counties.

Also, an early "Welcome to Tennessee" >>

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hi thanks for the welcome...i will check out sumner..

diana:nurse:

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