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I moved from Ohio to Florida about 12 years ago. (My husband's wishes to retire to Florida.) While he never knew it, I didn't want to leave my friends and family. However, I love living in Florida! Like any change, it took some getting used to, but it didn't take very long. If you are an outdoors person, Florida is wonderful. The overall atmosphere is much more laid back (nobody who lives here every wears panyhose unless you find a black tie event!) I do find that FLA is a love it or hate it state. I think people move to Florida and if they hate it, move back and complain. I have met VERY few native Floridians, most people being transplants (you'll get to recognize every accent). There are some annoyances (like every place you live) so be prepared. Snowbird season (about November to April) traffic can be trying (but nothing like big city traffic). The same goes for summer vacationing season. Qtip drivers can be scary. (Qtip driver's are the white haired little old ladies/men who all you can see when you follow them is there head barely above the sterring wheel.) Also, hopefully you like nursing the geriatric population. After all, Florida is "God's waiting room." Nursing salaries are MUCH less than the Northern states. When I started working in Florida, my salary was less than what I was making in Ohio THE DAY AFTER I GRADUATED NURSING SCHOOL. Now matter what people say, the cost of living is not any less than up north. The further south you live in Florida, the higher the population and the higher the salary; however, you need to be fluent in Spanish in order to work "down south" as the Latino population is far more prevelant than any other population - the announcements in Walmart are even made in Spanish vs. English! Car insurance is higher due to the vacationers. Keep in mind, even if you live "inland", check into how far "inland" you live as the closer you are to the ocean, the more impossible home owners insurance becomes. I live 90 minutes from the Gulf and 90 minutes from the Atlantic and my homeowners insurance is not bad at all. Those are the basic "cons" I have found. I hope this helped!

Hi! I'm relatively new to this site and have recently encountered a issue at the home health agency I work for. They require a RN counter signature to all orders written by LPNs. Company practice. However; the clerical staff who sends the orders out often forget to get the counter signature before they get the MD's signature. If this happens, the order gets signed by an RN after the MD places his/her signature. So, my question -- is this legal by Medicare guidelines to have the RN sign after the MD signed?