ctweed

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1. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Lola Lou, BSN, Thanks for the info! I've always worked nights and am hoping to keep it that way. I'm not familiar w/ "pool". Here we have "flex", which is basically prn and floats to just about any unit, as long as they have experience in that acu...

2. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Wade B, I can't wait for some cooler weather!

3. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Lola Lou, BSN! Thanks for the info on Bangor! I understand that it may not be some people's first choice when compared to Portland. We've never been to either, so I'm anxious to see them for ourselves. I understand that Portland has more to o...

4. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Oceanpacific, RN! The cost of living is something we're trying to prepare ourselves for. I'm not so sure about the heating/cooling costs though. Our electric bill is about $550-$600 during the summer; our AC doesn't stop running. We plan to...

5. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Hi strawberryflds! Thanks for the info! In terms of pay, the hospital I currently work for is one of the lower paying hospitals in our area, new nurses start around $23/hr, night diff is around $3/hr, weekend diff is around $5/hr. The benefits are...

6. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Hi KelRN215! We're moving from a big city and are looking for a little quieter area and slower pace, so just based on what we've read, Bangor seems like it may be more of what we're looking for. We definitely haven't ruled out Portland. We're curi...

7. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed replied to ctweed's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Rhody34! We live in North Florida, so I don't have any information for down South. I work for a large multi-hospital system that starts out around $23/hr for brand new nurses. Differentials are ok, around $3/hr for nights and $5/hr for weekends...

8. Moving from Florida to Maine...have some general questions.

   ctweed posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all! My husband, I and our 3 boys (12yo, 10yo, & 8yo) are planning to move from Florida to Maine in a year. We will be moving sometime during summer 2016. We currently live in a LARGE city and are completely over it! We are so tired of the...

9. Do Alegria clogs stretch??

   ctweed posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   So, just wondering if Alegria clogs stretch out any? I tried on a size 38 in the store, but they were a little big. They didn't have a smaller size for me to try on. I ordered a 37 from the website. I just received them, but they're kind of snug....