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I am new to Nashville (downtown area) and have met a few nurses in my building, mostly travel and long term contract, 1 who works for the State and they are telling me horror stories about the state of nursing here in TN.

Maybe I am spoiled coming from California where ratios are mandatory but I personally worked VERY hard to get them established and can see the positive impact they make. I have called around to Baptist, and a few nursing agencies and they seem less than interested in recruiting me, are actually unwelcoming and Baptist told me that they do not have any openings for RN's, that they have a very low turnover and rarely use registry to "plug up holes in staffing". Should I chuck my career and become a country singer? A super model? I have to say I am very discouraged and not getting a lot of information . I have updated my resume and sent it to a few agencies but so far, no one seems to care. Are there a ton of RN's here?

Did I flood the market? Should I consult a career counselor for advice? I am anxious to get back to work but where? What can I expect? This is worse than being a new grad, at least I had friends who graduated with me, went on to new facilities and gave me an honest update on where they were working, the pay scale, the hours etc. I feel like I am on the dark side of the moon. No accurate information (granted the nurse I spoke with was just coming back from a tragic assignment in another State) but usually I knew where to get the truth about a job, a facility, a recruiter or an environment in California. I had a network of information. I need some help here. I want to continue to work registry, days, med/surg and no one seems to know how I can make that happen. Yikes.

On the upside, I love Nashville, downtown living is great, my dog and cat are doing well with the move, I hooked up with a hair stylist in Hendersonville who is dialed in and I found the box my underwear was packed in!

I can tell this saga is going to be a long one, I uprooted, left my child behind in California, my friends and family and am beginning this journey in a wonderful place. TN is beautiful and the people are so gracious, I hope I can fit in here and they can overlook my being from California. My stylist tells me that folks from here assume that everyone from California is neaveau riche , rude and superficial ! Which is one reason I got out of there!

My TN buddies, I appreciate your help and I know you will provide good advice. Thanks

Haunted-

What do you mean you "left" your child behind??? A grown child? If not I hope it's just temporary!

Nope, he is soon to be 19 and I raised him alone throughout much of his life. He graduated from high school after a lot of drama, a suicide attempt, breaking the law, stealing my car and getting involved in drugs. He began to get verbally and physically aggresive towards me, my husband and threats towards the family. He refused to follow house rules ( no drugs, drinking or smoking) and continued to associate with his gangster buddies.

His Dad reluctantly agreed to let him move in with him back in June and I have only spoken to my child a few times since then. If he hears my voice on the phone he says "FU*K YOU!" and hangs up on me. He has stopped any contact with family on my side and also cut off all contact with me.

He has my cell phone and contact information and I have written and left messages that he is welcome here any time IF he chooses to leave his gang friends behind. He has joined with a very notorious Mexican mafia group and has made violence and crime a big part of his life. It breaks my heart every day to think of the path he has chosen and I miss him very much. His Dad will not discuss the situation with me and is still very bitter about the divorce.

I would never have believed that this young man would take this turn in life and I blame myself everyday for not doing more. We almost went broke paying for a security guard to watch over my son and spent countless hours taking him to AA and NA meetings to no avail. He has been afforded every resource and ended up throwing it literally in my face. Again, I blame myself.

Could it be because you only want days?

Could it be because you only want days?

I just know my limitations. I have awful insomnia and am asleep or getting there by 9 PM. I have worked enough 12's to know I am non functional after 10 hours on the job. Right now I have been awake for 3 hours and I am hoping to get a few hours of sack time , also trying to kick Ambien, that stuff has caused me short term memory loss! I would love to go back on Ativan.

Awn that's awful about your son. Hopefully there will come a day where he realizes he needs to change. Maybe it will take a few years but I do think he will mature and want to live better. Just hope he stays safe until that time.

I wanted only days working agency, (not in Tennessee) and did not get even one shift. I ended up working evenings because that was what the need was, and the only way that I could get any hours.

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