What can you tell me about Florida Hospital?

[ksrnstudent]

Hello everyone!

I'm a nursing student in Kansas, and my husband and I are looking into Florida after I graduate. I received some information on Florida Hospital- Orlando in the mail and it looks really good. Does anyone currently work at Florida Hospital or know what they are like to work for? What is the pay like? What about the nurse-patient ratios?

We haven't 100% decided on Orlando, so if other hospitals around the state are better, please let me know. What I'm wanting is a critical care internship and my loans forgiven.

Thanks in advance for helping!

[rmprn]

If you expect to go into a specialty right out of school (ie: critical care, L&D, OR, ER, etc.) then you can expect ANY hospital to require a time commitment from you--anywhere from one to two years. The fact is, it does cost the hospitals a lot of money and TIME to train you in that area, and it's only fair to expect you to stick around for a while. Besides that, it will take you AT LEAST ONE YEAR before you feel competent working independently.

Not so long ago, a new grad RN had NO CHOICE but to go to med-surg for a year before even thinking about specializing. New grads today are lucky to have so many opportunities. I went right into critical care out of school and thank my stars for it everyday-----------and I had no problem working for the hospital for the required time committment. I am grateful for the opportunity and EDUCATION that was given to me by them.

To get back on the subject, I currently work for ORHS and love it. Once you work there you can work anywhere. You will see things at a Level One Trauma Center and teaching facility that you won't see anywhere else,and that experience alone goes a long way on your resume.

I have never worked for the FL Hospitals so I can't tell you about the differences. But I can tell you that I am excited to go to work everyday, and even though my other job pays more money, the one at ORHS is my favorite.

[ksrnstudent]

Thanks everyone for your information and advice. I appreciate it!