vertigo1022

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 cost of living in this area is very high so I forsee us moving elsewhere in the Nashville area before too long.

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 knocking on the door when I was leaving a patients room. That was how you could tell I had a really long day.

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 so it can work. Just means taking a lot of summer classes as well and you have to start in the Fall, can't do it if you start in the Spring semester. Hope this helps and if you have any more questions about U of M, just send me a private message. I graduated from the program and would be glad to help.

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 area and truly love the working conditions here. My big struggle, though, has been that after 9 months here I still really don't know anyone other than my wife's friends. Being a male nurse and working nights has only made that even harder. I guess I'm just looking for a little support and maybe some other guys to just hang out with who understand the challenges of being male nurse. If you work in the Nashville area, please reply.

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 of the burn nurses up there who were interested in the program. I was also lucky enough to get to visit the flight deck and tour the aircraft while I was there, a really cool experience. Wish you the best of luck.

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 what I hear there a lot of cool clubs and music venues. Also have a NFL and NHL team if you are into sports. Hope you enjoy the area.

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 really work in close proximity to the new residents. I truly miss being there. The flip side is that they really don't pay as much as other area hospitals ($18/hr for new nurses starting). Also if you are looking for something close to the hospital it can be expensive too. That area of town is pretty high and so is Brentwood. East Nashville is a little better price range for homes but there are also a lot of places around Nashville. The area is great for things to do and the schools are good if you have kids. Hope that helps.

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 close is incredibly helpfull given we have a 6 month old. I got my start at Vanderbilt in the Burn Center. I miss that place in many ways but the drive was just becoming too much. How about you? How are you adjusting to the Nashville area? I too am the only male nurse on my floor. Actually the only male period. I'm pretty used to it, though but it has it's ups and downs.

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 Marie.

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 orientation he introduced our CEO, Dennis Miller.

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 more difficult to find other guy to hang out with. I'm hoping to find a community of other guys in the nursing field who are interested in hanging out, discussing things that male nurses face, and mainly a support in a profession that doesn't always have the reputation of being guy friendly. Don't get me wrong, I love being a nurse. I truly feel that I was called to this line of work. I just find it tough sometimes being in a new city and not having the support of my male friends back home (most of the people I have met here have been through my wife). Any help or advice would be greatly welcomed.