vertigo1022

vertigo1022 specializes in Experience in Cardiac and Burn.

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1. Male Nurse in Nashville

   vertigo1022 replied to vertigo1022's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   I am currently working at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin TN. I work cardiac telemetry at the moment but hope in about a year to move to either ER or Peds. I like the hospital I am at, but the...

2. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

   vertigo1022 replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

   During nursing school, I was known not only for knocking on breakroom doors (just did tonight too, ugh), medroom doors, or any other door I could find but I would from time to time find myself...

3. Union vs. U of M?

   vertigo1022 replied to abelshan's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Depending on when you start the program at the University of Memphis, it is possible to graduate in just a year and a half. Be warned, though, it is incredibly tough. I had a couple friends who did it...

4. Male Nurse in Nashville

   vertigo1022 posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

   I posted under the male nurse threads but I decided here might actually be a better place for this. I moved to the Nashville area back in December so my wife could stay close to her family. I love the...

5. Nashville Male Nurses

   vertigo1022 replied to vertigo1022's topic in Men in Nursing

   The LifeFlight program in the area is excellent but very competitive. ER is a good way to go to get the necessary experience needed but it also helps to have some good ICU experience. I know of a lot...

6. Nashville Male Nurses

   vertigo1022 replied to vertigo1022's topic in Men in Nursing

   The new grad internships are excellent. There is one in cardiac and also an incredible one in Peds if you like kids. Don't know too much about the single scene other than from word of mouth, and from...

7. Nashville Male Nurses

   vertigo1022 replied to vertigo1022's topic in Men in Nursing

   Vanderbilt was a great place to learn. The hospital is state of the art and the physicians are some of the best around. On top of that with it being a teaching hospital, you have the opportunity to...

8. Nashville Male Nurses

   vertigo1022 replied to vertigo1022's topic in Men in Nursing

   Working at Williamson County Medical Center right now. Nice smaller hospital but we are growing a lot. I'm here primarily because it is closer to where we live and to my wife's parents. Having them...

9. Funny Names for Nurses

   vertigo1022 replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   One more I just thought about. In nursing school in Memphis, TN, there was a girl in our class name Lisa Presley....and yes, her middle name was

10. Funny Names for Nurses

    vertigo1022 replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not as much a funny one but my wife and I were both amused. When I went in to apply for a job at the hospital I work at now, the HR reps name was Tim Burton. What was funnier was when during...

11. Nashville Male Nurses

    vertigo1022 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I recently moved to the Nashville area so my wife could stay close to her family. The only difficult part is that I am now in an area where I know nearly no one and being a male nurse, I find it even...