I am a 5 year experienced BSN nurse working in Trauma and Surgical ICU. My husband's job is relocating us to Tampa from Detroit and I have been talking with a recruiter who said Florida nurses make significantly lower pay than other states. Is this true? I make 27.80 in thr Detroit area at a level 1 trauma hospital. Thought I could get some insight. Also, since I have limited knowledge of this..what are HCA systems? Seems like a lot of hospitals are being bought out by hca's...this is all new to me! Thanks for any info!