Shady Grove in Rockville

janis9799 · Apr 30, 2006

I live five minutes from Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. I was just accepted into University of Maryland School of Nursing (Baltimore) but at their satellite campus in Rockville which is two seconds from the hospital and I will probably do clinicals there. I am not a nurse yet but can tell you it is a very safe area to live. Very nice here and I love it. Not far from DC.

fnlyRNstudent05 · May 18, 2006

I did my OB clinicals there. It is a great hospital. I liked the staff and they pay well. Its also a nice location.

lands1980 · Jul 11, 2006

How is it going just saw this post? Wish you the best. What housing did you get?

nursprl · Jul 11, 2006

I didn't take an assignment. I'm just asking for the good and the bad here for future reference. May try here next spring or summer, so just want to know how is the area, and the PICU.

Nursewife · Jul 30, 2006

my wife is planning to apply to shady grove next month. we live nearby and it's a good place to raise kids. someone told my wife that there is a sign on bonus of 5000-10000 dollars. i will post an update if she is hired. ty

zahryia, LPN · Jul 31, 2006

Yes, please do. I'm getting married next year and I'm looking forward a couple of years for a nice neighborhood and hospital.

merristudentnurse · Jan 18, 2008

I grew up 5 minutes from Shady Grove and I still live there now. I'll be graduating from nursing school in May and there is no way I'll be applying to Shady Grove. Just so you know, in this area, it has a reputation as "Shady Grave". Nearly everyone I know has some horrible story or another about that hospital, and it's so bad, we all request to be taken to Suburban Hospital if we need an ambulance. My friend's mother was an RN at SG and she had to leave because it was hurting her reputation as a nurse educator. Just thought you'd like to know that.

teaquay · Jul 28, 2009

Are you serious??

Ruby Vee, BSN · Jul 29, 2009

i grew up 5 minutes from shady grove and i still live there now. i'll be graduating from nursing school in may and there is no way i'll be applying to shady grove. just so you know, in this area, it has a reputation as "shady grave". nearly everyone i know has some horrible story or another about that hospital, and it's so bad, we all request to be taken to suburban hospital if we need an ambulance. my friend's mother was an rn at sg and she had to leave because it was hurting her reputation as a nurse educator. just thought you'd like to know that.

i took a travel assignment in their icu a few years ago . . . i'll second this.

teaquay · Jul 29, 2009

Please tell me more! I am considering working there and would super appreciate some first-hand insight. Do you know anything about any of the other floors? What about it makes it horrible - is it the nurses, the doctors, the managers? Where are most of the bad experiences rooting from?

chaxanmom · Jul 29, 2009

I'll be a new grad in December and won't be applying there despite living about 5 minutes away. I have a friend who was an ICU nurse there. She hasn't said anything particularly horrible except that the staffing ratios are pretty bad. I can only imagine it's gotten worse in this economy. Also, community hospitals aren't generally a good idea for new grads. Bigger teaching hospitals have much better new grad programs.