FrogLPN
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Um.......18/hr plus 5% is not 27/hr. That would be a 50% raise.
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Nursing is not all that great in Florida. The pay may be good but you pay for living there. Make sure to check out the property taxes and house insurance. We were going to relocate there in the spring until the average homeowners insurance rates went up 87%. Homes are expensive and schools are not the greatest. Florida has more violence than any other state. A word of advise, paradise comes at a price, do you home work before you move. Also the traffic is horrid. I was offered a job at Weisthoff in Rockledge on med/surg floor, FT w/ benefits at 21.00 an hour. But the cost of living is high and the schools int he area are not great. ( I know I will get complaints about this statement)! Check out florida schools on line. They grade them there, A, B, and so on. Most high schools especially are C's due to the violence. Kids and guns are a big thing there. Thats why we chose to stay in the Midwest. Good schools were important to us as well. Good luck
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Pat, What kind of questions do they have on the TEAS? I am curious. I am taking my pre-reqs now at Ivy Tech and hoping to get into the transition LPN -RN in the spring of 08. Thanks!
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I have heard that. I work in a medical office where MA's do exactly the same work as I do ( Im an LPN). I get the feeling that employeers are saying........Why pay the bigger $$$ for an LPN when an Ma or QMA can do the same and be cheaper?) although the education they have is a lot less) We have one hospital here and they are laying off all the LPN's or not hiring more if they quit. They only hire Techs and Rn's. I think we are in for a changing future in nursing for sure!
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Thank you!
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Hi, We are in the process of moving to Ocala area. Can anyone out there help with the best location to live in Marion county? The BEST school district..............is there such a thing as the best NO crime area? We cant afford million $$$ homes, but dont want to buy in a neighborohood that is run down and not a good place for the kids to grow up in. Also, if anyone has good leads on employment around Ocala? What do doctors offices pay for LPN w/ 15 years exp.? Any help/info/websites would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Brenda