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I have worked a few places in Atlanta....this is my opinion...Grady may have a bad wrap...but if you wanna get to know your skills, try it for one year...some of the best nurses I know came from Grady ER and medical/surgical floor. It is not something you may be willing to do for years and years, but if you can train there, you will be ready for anything! also, I trained at Northside CCU, I had a wonderful experience. It is mandatory that a new grad/ new nurse to that area will get at least 60-90days orientation with a preceptor where ever you go, whoever told you 3 days is crazy. now, if a travel/agency nurse works a shift, they get 4 hours orientation, if any at all. If you can get a hold of a nurse manager, they can talk to you more in depth about your assignments. Make sure you ask about patient ratios to nurses. so I also think that Piedmont is good and Shepherd Center really knows how to talk care of their nurses. I have really had descent experiences with all my jobs and BSN training in school. try a night shift, I used to love doing nights, things are not as crazy, and you make about 3-4 dollars more per hour! Good Luck...we need you guys!!!

I want to move to Nashville. It is cold and snowing in the winter, you have the awesome mountains, rolling hills, and not too hot in the summer. The town is so easy to drive and all the smaller towns are nice, low crime. Tons of hospitals to choose from I have heard, and I hear they pay their nurses very well!! Good luck!

I am from here...Ive worked at Piedmont, Northside, Shepherd Center...all were awesome experiences....I work with acute spinal cord injuries, medical-surgical, aquired brain injury.....it is all what you are looking for and how far are you willing to drive for it!! I am actually making more money per base rate than I did inside I-285 (which is considered "big-bucks"...nothing big about it.) If you can do with out the benefits, go PRN somewhere. I work for Wellstar now near Marietta...I love my co-workers, Docs. and the patient ratios....and only 8 miles from my garage to the free parking at the hospital!!!

I am a RN moving to Nashville, Tenn. from Georgia. Does anyone have the inside scoop on which hospitals are better? I am looking for a medical surgical floor, night shift.