alejandro175

Hi, This is my first post I'm 30 years old and I'm a newbie RN. I started working in November of 2007 and my 1 year anniversery is fast approaching. I applied for a transfer to PACU in November, Which hopefully I will get, mainly because I truely want to get the critical care experience. I've been working on the neuro-surgical floor for the past year at an NYC hospital which I'm very happy with. But Im very unhappy with NYC. I've lived here all my life and its just too expensive to live in. Im tired of NYC. FLORIDA is calling me, South Florida; either Fort Lauderdale or Miami. Im planning to move their by November of 2009. This will give me 1 years experience of working the floor, and if I get it, 1 year at a critical care setting (PACU). My only problem with Florida is the pay nurses get. YES im very aware cost of living is lower than in NYC, so it balances out. But by the end of the year I'll be making a little over $70,000 per year in NYC. Not bad. It's a little hard to say bye to that kind of pay. So can anyone recommend or provide me with a list of the top paying hospitals in Fort Lauderdale or Miami. I would be very grateful. Just remember that I'm an RN and take my past job history as an RN into consideration. Thanks again, Florida truly is calling me, I'm willing to overcome my fear of driving in order to move their. Yes I don't know how to drive, YET! I grew up in Manhattan where you don't need a car, ever.