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Hi all, just curious. I was finally offered a position as an OR/Recovery Room nurse at a cosmetic surgery center in south FL. The pay rate for a new grad RN is 20/hr. I have heard many comments about the low pay rate in FL, especially for new grads...

Hi everyone, I am an extremely frustrated new grad RN! I graduated back in Dec 2013 and passed the boards April 2014. I have been job hunting ever since and nothing yet. I have applied to hundreds of ads including hospitals, home health agencies, ...

Thank You! I will be working Mon-Fri 8a-5p.

25-32$/hr would be great! Although I haven't ran across anyone who started off making that much as a new grad here in South FL. It's crazy how the pay rate various depending on your area, just doesn't make sense.

I have asked around and it seems like the going rate for a new grad RN in Florida is between $21-23/hr. I guess what they are offering me is right around the ballpark, especially considering that it is a surgery center and not a hospital where pay wo...

Update: I finally got my 1st interview today at a cosmetic surgery center for the position of OR/recovery room RN. I'm happy to say that I received an offer for employment and I accepted it! It's bitter sweet I guess. It isn't the hospital position ...

Thank you Nica :-)

I'm going to give that a try. Thanks so much!

Thank you for all of your comments, I really appreciate the feedback! I will keep all of your responses in mind while I continue my job search. God Bless!

Thanks, I will definitely look into that.

I live in South Florida as well. Yeah, seems like the only ones getting jobs are the ones who have connections.

I see what you are saying. I really wish I could but moving is not an option for me. Me and my fiance just purchased our home about 2 yrs ago and his job is here in Florida. He is really well established there and has been there for years.

Well, looks like the PVT is still alive and well! I got my results this morning and I passed! Finally an RN!

Took the NCLEX this morning and went home and tried the PVT 1 hour later. I'm happy to say that I got the "good pop up" but I'm not going to celebrate as of yet. As soon as I get my results, I will take the poll and post whether or not the PVT worked...

I just got my acceptance letter to begin the nursing program at City College, Ft. Lauderdale. I start January 2012! I'm excited about it but at the same time, I'm afraid that I'm making a mistake. I've heard so many bad things about City College th...

I am an upcoming nursing student that just got accepted into the full time R.N. program for spring 2012. I'm super excited but nervous at the same time. I have heard that nursing school is difficult so I want to make sure that I'm as prepared as p...

Good point!

How many hours a day do you put into studying? I'm expecting it to consume my entire life until I'm done. If that is the case, I'm prepared to do what it takes. I just want to get an idea of what I'm in for.

Much thanks and gratitude to all of you who have posted and continue to post. Kudos to allnurses.com for giving all of us a place to come together and support one another.

My study tactics have definitely veered towards a different direction after reading all of these posts. lol Thanks!

My study tactics have definitely veered a different direction after reading all of these posts. lol Thanks!

Yikes! Well, I guess it's expected. As a nurse, your dealing with human beings so there's not much room for errors. They want to make sure you know your stuff!

Wow, thank you so much for the extensive insight! It's extremely helpful to hear what a nursing student such as yourself, with first hand experience has gone through. Your a true fighter! You give hope to so many others who have some type of illness ...

Really? I was totally expecting to get material that required us to use a lot of the science pre-req content that we learned. Nursing school seems to go a different direction than I expected. Thank you so much for your advise. I will definitely look ...