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1. Tuition reimbursement !?

   centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

   I know some hospitals also offer sign-on bonuses. It might make more sense to go for that, if it pays more than the tuition reimbursement.

2. Tuition reimbursement !?

   centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

   I tell you what - I'll call a few places that offer tuition reimbursement for their employees and see if that goes for CNAs also, and I'll post whatever I find.

3. Tuition reimbursement !?

   centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone know if hospitals offer tuition reimbursement for nursing school for CNA's that they employ? For instance, Florida Hospital in Orlando seems to have a program that pays part of nursing school tuition at Florida Hospital College for emplo...

4. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

   centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida

   I imagine nursing is like anything else - you have your good facilities and your bad ones. Staying at a bad facility is a sure ticket to misery. I'm not going to say what field I'm in right now, but I will say I have liked almost all of the places th...

5. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

   centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida

   "There are no "magical" cheap places with good pay" - Well, I'm not looking for a "magical" place, just trying to find out what type of salary an RN might expect in different areas of the state. The thing is, as NurseJane just pointed out, there are...

6. Did the pay go up for Central Florida?

   centralflorida replied to kgard7777's topic in Florida

   I'm in the position of looking for schools right now so I have no real world experience in nursing - but if you look at the thread I started, "Florida nursing salaries - seriously???" you'll see that pretty much everyone that responded to me said tha...

7. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

   centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida

   What about other areas of Florida? Other than Miami, which obviously has expensive housing, what areas pay the best?

8. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

   centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida

   Argggh, you people are depressing me with your talk of low salaries! (Sticking fingers in ears) - la la la la I can't hear you! Seriously, though, what I'm finding after being on this board for several months is a wide variety of what people say they...

9. Orlando LPN programs?

   centralflorida replied to kgard7777's topic in Florida

   Go to this link, which is the Department of Health listing of nursing programs in Florida. Look for LPN programs in and around the Orlando area - what I did was highlight them all with a highlighter, because there are a whole bunch of programs. Then,...

10. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida

    Except when hurricanes roll through here, life really is a beach. That's why I wish it payed more here! I really love everything else about Florida. There's always a ton of things to do, it's summer all year long, and yes, houses have gotten more exp...

11. Desperate for advice on LPN programs, Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in Florida

    Also, Sharil, there are Brewster and Erwin in Tampa - same idea as PTECH - much cheaper than the private schools but it takes a lot longer to get in. You probably would not be starting school any sooner than next summer, and maybe not until next fall...

12. lpn programs in Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in General Nursing

    I am also looking at LPN programs in that area. Erwin and Brewster in Tampa are also cheaper technical schools, but the problem is the same as it is at all cheaper technical schools - much longer wait time to get in and way more students applying tha...

13. Desperate for advice on LPN programs, Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in Florida

    Keiser also apparently has an LPN program in St. Petersburg - same set up as Galen, it's way more expensive but you get in quickly. I have a friend who goes to Keiser in Lakeland and loves it. I would do what I saw another prospective student on thes...

14. Another question - what immunizations should I get?

    centralflorida posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I am getting ready to take a CNA class in my area. I'll probably start working as a CNA in about a month and a half once I finish the course, take the test, and they finish my background check and all that. Anyhoo, I've never worked in the health fie...

15. Insurance for CNAs?

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! That is extremely helpful! I came across a lawsuit recently against an LTC facility, in which they alleged something went wrong with a patient and named not only the facility in the suit, but about 20 different people who were working at ...