Pros
Medically complex, high acuity and diverse patient populations. Lots of learning opportunities. A good place to acquire technical and soft skills that will make one a more valuable nurse. Teaching hospital with strong resident teams and attending physicians who actually enjoy teaching.
Cons
High turn over, lots of travel RNs that come and go. NMs/ANMs/nurse leaders who do not know how to properly support staff nurses (i.e. micromanaging, no regular check-ins with staff members, excessively long huddles and staff meetings). Managers overreliance on charge RNs and overuse of preceptors (charge RNs and preceptors are not compensated well for what they have to do). Outdated facilities and break rooms. Unreliable technology (scanners, beds, COWs, and keyboards are constantly broken and not fixed in a timely manner).