marywhale

I live in Sarasota, FL. On my floor there is always overtime. I also work nights and my shift diff can be between 2-6$ depending on what time of the night and if it is a weekday or weekend. During season we offer double time or a contract that gives you time and half +6 dollars +600$ if you work 5 overtime shifts within the contract. I think the contracts were like 8 or 10 weeks

Thank you to everyone who has already replied, I am so thankful. I took a job in the city I have been in for half my life because my mom was in a bad divorce and I know she needed my support to help her and my little sister who is 13. I had the license in WA when I graduated because I knew I wanted to go there but just seeing their suffering made it difficult. I was also just recently in a relationship for 2 and a half years with someone significantly older and who has taken very good care of me but now as I have been working and going to therapy and a physiatrist I am sure that this is not the life I want to live. He already has teenage children, his own agenda and I want to travel and live like "younger" person again (I am 23). I have about 31k saved up so I could easily make the move. My bills are my car payment, insurance, gas, phone bill (800$) and then rent and food which I am sure will add up in the Seattle area. I also have an Italian Greyhound who would move with me. I want to continue working nights. I forgot what my friend said last year (he worked at Auburn Hospital) but the pay I thought was about 3-4$ more of what my new grad pay is. So if this is true that would be nice. My friend left his contract there and works closer to Seattle now so I am sure he could help me get a job again. Jolie- you mentioned about the grass is greener syndrome and that is something I worry about. That has been a reoccurring topic between me and my recent exboyfriend. I just wonder if it would be the same with this as well. Though I have despised Sarasota since I was 9 years old, maybe I am just being too critical. I just hate dumping my time and money into a town I never liked, lol! I also do not want to disappoint my manager. Thanks again everyone !

Hey everyone! I haven't posted on here since I started nursing school which was over 3 years ago! I just want to see if anyone has any advice. I am in a new graduate contract with a pretty understanding boss. I work on neurology on nights and though I love what I do, I am mentally over this city and depressed.Plus as a majority of nurses would say, it is extremely stressful here. I have been working there for one year now, which means another year on my contract. My dilemma is I want out! I hate Florida weather and the people here, the nurse-patient ratio is 6-1 (which is okay except for the fact that everyone is confused), and I just want to experience the west coast. I have a nursing license in the state of Washington. Everyone I know who works in Washington loves it and I recently visited and between Cali and the Seattle area I believe it is the place for me. I have always been someone who never called in sick unless i was on deaths door, a perfectionist, and someone who always plays by the rules. So breaking a contract would be like the craziest thing I have ever done. I know people on here have done it so I thought this could be the place to turn for advice. My contract is worth about 6500$ because they paid for my last two semesters of my BSN. I don't mind paying the tuition back but the contract itself is 5k and that is steep, should I wait another year and few months and just finish my contract? Or do you think a hospital would give me a sign on bonus even with just a year of experience? Maybe pro-rate the year I was there? I feel silly for asking this. I am just so miserable in this town and desperate for advice. THANK YOU!

Hi everyone, I just got accepted for the Fall nursing program at SCF!! I am going to the Venice campus :) Super excited, I was so bummed when I didn't get into the BSN program at FGCU, but everything happens for a reason. I have been going to SCF since I was 17 (over three years!) so it is basically my second home haha. Nikki, I had a 3.5 in those four classes they require you to have before you can apply (I had an A in A&P I and an A in Statistics but a B in both ENC 1101 and A&P II). For the rest of the prereqs I had I believe a 3.85 (A's in everything but ENC 1102). My overall GPA was 3.3, I took a lot of Chemistry, Biology, and math classes that brought me down (lots of Bs!). I took my CNA class this semester, I just haven't taken the Prometric test yet. They said that they preferred CNAs and gave them top priority. I have heard of people getting into the program with a 3.1 overall so don't worry! Another good thing about the program is that you don't need to take the TEAS science portion and I believe they only look to see if you passed it and not how well you did on it. I could be wrong though. :) Congrats everyone!!