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Thank you for all your replies!!!! What can i expect from a native hospital as far as benefits, nurse/pt ratio?

JMBM, thank you for this great information. Would it be crazy of me to try and move to Anchorage in January? Also are there furniture rental stores there so i can sell my stuff here and just rent them up there? i figure that it will be cheaper to get new stuff up there then ship everything over. Thanks again for your response. I did email several hospitals 2 weeks ago and have not heard a response...hope i will shortly.

i live in florida...what hospital?

Trauma RN, thank you for your reply! i was getting kind of bummed. this is great info, i just hope anchorage is not as isolated. thank you!

26 views and not one person replies any imput would be greatly appreciated!!! thanks

Peanut, did you get hired? hope so!!! What hospitals do NICU internships?

Welcome Shannon, Congrats on the new job. i have some ? for you. here they are... Where is Winnie Palmer located? Is it neer Arnold Palmer? Did you just graduate? how did you get into L&D as a GN? sorry so manny questions, but i want to do NICU at Arnold and would like some info. thank you, yvi

hello, i am seriously considering moving to anchorage in jan and have so many questions. i posted a thread to get so me answers but no-one seems to reply. if any of you have any information for me or would like to answer some questions...i would greatly appreciate it. thank you...qbingirl

hello alaska nurses, i am a nursing student graduating in dec...(can't wait)! i am really really really looking into moving to alaska, but first i want the opinion, experience, and comments from nurses in this state. i am looking to move to anchorage in january if the local hospitals hire new grads...so here are my questions... will and what hospital will pay for moving expenses? what hospital will hire new grads & if so what are the chances of being hired on the nicu? should i wait and take the boards when i get to alaska or should i take them here in florida? is it same to move there in january with the weather conditions? what is the average cost of living? i did look at some rentals and they seem to be the same as here...are they any hidden fees i don't know about? how many months a year is there no sunlight / moonlight? how do you get to and from work in the extreme weather conditions? my husband is a heavy equipment mechanic, how do they work outside with the weather? these are some of my concerns, i have some others but will see what i get as responses. thank you for taking your time to read my post and hope to hear from many of you.. thank you, yvi

i enjoy reading these stories and jokes...please keep sharing... thanks

Hi Amy, Welcome to allnurses and Florida...i'm new here also, but a native to Florida. Sorry to hear that you had to experiance the hurricane in New Orleans. What made you decide to move to Florida? Just wondering since there are so many hurricanes that run through here. I'll be graduating this year so i can not advise you on the pay, but from what i have been reading Florida is low paying. I did however come across a report on one of the $$ magazines that put the states in rank based on cost of living and pay rate. Florida was in the top 20 if i recall correctly. I hope you find what works for you here and welcome again to Florida. Yvi

hello florida, i'm yvi, 27 y/o, married, no children, & a nursing student. i will graduate from daytona beach c.c in dec 06. i look forward to becoming a nicu nurse, but face challenges since the local hospital does not hire gn for nicu. so if any of you know of a hospital who hires gn for nicu please pm me. looking forward to joining you all as a nurse. yvi

hello, i'm new here and want to be a NICU nurse. What hospital do you work for and how does the residency program work? do you get pay for it? i know the hospital i currently work at as a PCT and do my clinicals at does not like to hire new grads, but i'm willing to move. Thank you for your help.