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My wife and I are both RNs looking to move to FL. We cannot take MN winters any longer. I am an ER nurse and she's a Med/Surg nurse. I am looking for real world employee experiences for FL hospitals, specifically AdventHealth in Palm Coast, FL. Also, am I correct in understanding there are no Union RN positions in FL?

I know those people. We all take care of them. They usually die (or get disabled sick) about a year after they retire. They all say the same thing. "I should have traveled more, I should have spent more time with my friends and family. I should have lived more." Never have I heard anyone say, "I should have worked more."

I hold a license as a RN and as an Advanced Clinical Sonographer in Echocardiography. I hold part-time positions in both and I enjoy the fact I am not getting too burned out in either. Of course I'm recently debating on going full-time echo and casual RN. At least for now. I do like being a RN as I can hold multiple positions in multiple roles and test out what I like and don't like.

Retire ASAP. For me, 55ish. I figure debt free and 2 million in liquid cash will allow me to live off of 80K a year. 1 million liquid cash will give me 40k a year. So 1.0 - 1.5 million and no debt. I'll be living the dream. Of course as a working RN (12 hour shifts), I'm pretty much living the dream already.

I've been an echocardiographer for almost 20 years now. Been a nurse for three. So not sure if it helps considering I went the other way. You do not need a bachelors degree in echocardiography. If you are specifically interested in echo, learn specifically echo. Don't fall into the trap of learning all the modalities. You won't be good at any of them. Maybe good, but definitely not great. I currently do both professionals, I enjoy nursing more.

So years later I'm finding a lot of the advice provided to me on this thread years ago is misguided if not even wrong. However it occurs to me many who responded are most likely large metro RNs who work on a specialized unit or have a are isolated to one type of patient. Here in Northern MN at critical access hospitals we RNs are pretty much a do-all RN and are expected to have the knowledge/background. Just tonight I assisted in a delivery (had to bone up on NRP prior to) then cared some SOB patients in the ED before working with a tweaked out druggie who had significant mental health issues. And let's not forget the trauma that came in. So with that said, don't assume a broad knowledge base vs a focused base is the way to go.

I said the family is in higher healthcare management including hospital CEO. Doesn't mean I work at that facility.

Actually it is stated specifically in the union contract.

Now now. You are assuming.

Not sure how you guys can say there isn't a shortage when data indicates there will be an excessive shortage in a number of years. Not to mention major facilities out there have hundreds of open positions.

Women can be in high positions of authority to. Just saying.

That is one of the few things that union did that I agree with. They got rid of the pension and the employer contributes a flat 4.5% of my salary into my 401(k). So I can manage it as I see fit.

Why do you assume we get a pension?

An hour is a complete waste of time. I do not want to break it up. I want to go home a half hour earlier. I don't go to work because I like to. I go to work because I like to have money to play with. I mean honestly, if I have to take an hour. I might as well run errands or something. Plus we get the two 15 min paid breaks. When does anybody work?

I like to think I'd cross the line and go punch in.

I would be willing to work with others and negotiate with others. One of the major hurdles I see in my facility is the most senior nurse DOES NOT care what others wishes are and will take whatever days she wants. She takes every single day before and after a holiday. She is selfish, which I find amusing because she runs around the facility bible thumping. Plus she is the ONLY RN that wants the hour lunch while the rest of us want 30 minutes. Yet somehow the contract got stuck with a 60 minute lunch.

You guys are still going. Haha, that's great. I know I feel this way for a number of good reasons. Two of the many are listed below. I can tell you guys that I was non-union as an advanced clinical sonographer and echocardiographer. I had all the same benefits I get now (no different). Fairer vacation sign up. WAY BETTER PAY. Boy look at those unions go, pffffttt. The union that just HAD to strike at one of my family's facilities ended up settling the contract for LESS than the hospital offered to begin with all because they tried to play hardball and got their butt handed to them. But look how great that union did for those nurses.

Alright guys. It's been fun but I'm putting the phone away for the day and spending time with my boys. Enjoy.

Oh no question. We should totally pay/reward poor people to breed more poor people.

You have to start somewhere. When I know people who are minimum wage part time and they are getting back more in taxes than myself (an upper middle class) has paid in. There is something wrong there.

Not at all. But when the union contract prevents my manager from approving a vacation in Sept 2017 because it's to far out a someone else may want time that week, I call BS.

Oh, and just for giggles. I'll share something with you guys now. Many of my family members and friends are upper management including some CEOs. I'm privy to all kinds of stories of how unions use ghetto and mafia tactics to try and get their way.

Actually my family and most my fellow family practice RNs agree with me about unions and socialism.

Your opinions don't matter to me. I'm bored and wanted to trash unions.

Here you go Liberal. Maybe this will help you understand.