October 1st, 2011 Western Caribbean on the Magic!

[dsnydaddy]

NOT TRUE! I can only speak for my institution in my area (Tampa). In fact, I am an inpatient RN and our patient to RN ratio is 4 patients to 1 nurse. Unheard of in most hospitals! But, cost of living is different, all of those things come into play. I can say it was a lot more than I made in Ohio, that's for sure!

We moved to Tampa in April '07. Chose Tampa for my job, but also where we are in Tampa the beach is 1 hr to the west (close, but far enough that we are out of hurricane harms way), and WDW is 1 hr to the east, Port Canaveral is 1 hr 40 min. Love the weather, love my job, love the location! No complaints on this end

Well, we decided to book another cruise so that we could take one while waiting for this one...........it's a 5 night DD on the Magic - post-holidays. Can't wait for both cruises!! Now we get to do 2 FE's!!

I'll have to check it for myself then. We've got two nurses in our ED that fly in from FL and work for a long stretch then fly home. They say that even with the expense of flying they still earn so much more working in CA that it is worth it. We have state mandated ratios here too. For the ED it's 4:1 and 2:1 for criticals. But in the ED environment ratios don't mean much, you have to take care of whatever hits the door regardless of what the state tells you.

 

[dsnydaddy]

If nothing else everyone will feel safe with at least 3 nurses in our group as I'm a nurse also

Sweet, sounds like great company!

 

[Silverfox97]

I'll have to check it for myself then. We've got two nurses in our ED that fly in from FL and work for a long stretch then fly home. They say that even with the expense of flying they still earn so much more working in CA that it is worth it. We have state mandated ratios here too. For the ED it's 4:1 and 2:1 for criticals. But in the ED environment ratios don't mean much, you have to take care of whatever hits the door regardless of what the state tells you.

Interesting. We get some RNs from the midwest that do the traveling thing thru the agencies (usually they do it in the ICU -- we've never had one on our floor). They are usually from MI, OH, etc. They come for the same reason your FL RNs come to CA.

Actually, we don't have state mandated ratios - just my hospital. I work for an NCI Cancer Hospital (Moffitt Cancer Hospital). It's a perfect fit for me. Like I said, as far as $$, I can only speak for Moffitt. They pay well and treat their employees well - their retention rate is very high. RNs just don't leave!

Cost of living in CA is very different than FL, though, too. I've seen the show "House Hunters" I don't think my salary would buy a shack there! But here, I've got a great place

Sorry for the off topic everyone! At least the nurses can bond at the meet

 

[angiengary]

The FE list has been updated.

Please add us to the FE list, thanks

 

[ssanders79]

Please add us to the FE list, thanks

Your already on the list.

 

[angiengary]

your already on the list.

thanks

 

[Silverfox97]

Well, this thread has been quiet for almost a month!

Just thought that if anyone was bored , that you get "meet" our family by reading the trip report for our Aug 5 night cruise. There are lots of pictures of us, and DCL food It's not that long - the entire thread is only 2 pages

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2551452

Almost 1 year away...........watching those tickers closely!!!

 

[dsnydaddy]

Interesting. We get some RNs from the midwest that do the traveling thing thru the agencies (usually they do it in the ICU -- we've never had one on our floor). They are usually from MI, OH, etc. They come for the same reason your FL RNs come to CA.

Actually, we don't have state mandated ratios - just my hospital. I work for an NCI Cancer Hospital (Moffitt Cancer Hospital). It's a perfect fit for me. Like I said, as far as $$, I can only speak for Moffitt. They pay well and treat their employees well - their retention rate is very high. RNs just don't leave!

Cost of living in CA is very different than FL, though, too. I've seen the show "House Hunters" I don't think my salary would buy a shack there! But here, I've got a great place

Sorry for the off topic everyone! At least the nurses can bond at the meet

Yeah, California homes can be very expensive! I bought my house at a good time and so I don't owe a whole lot on it. Many of my friends are crazy upside-down on their homes.

Our hospital used to be a lot like yours too. They strove to make sure that we were well paid for the area and lots of perks. But since we went union, the hospital-nurse relations have become very adversarial. It's been very sad!

 

[dsnydaddy]

Well, this thread has been quiet for almost a month!

Just thought that if anyone was bored , that you get "meet" our family by reading the trip report for our Aug 5 night cruise. There are lots of pictures of us, and DCL food It's not that long - the entire thread is only 2 pages

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2551452

Almost 1 year away...........watching those tickers closely!!!

Well, here's my big news for this trip! I booked my pre-cruise trip to WDW and snagged that Free Dining Deal! We'll be staying at POR and are leaving Sept. 24th 2011. Gonna be a long awesome vacation!

 

[angiengary]

Well, this thread has been quiet for almost a month!

Just thought that if anyone was bored , that you get "meet" our family by reading the trip report for our Aug 5 night cruise. There are lots of pictures of us, and DCL food It's not that long - the entire thread is only 2 pages

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2551452

Almost 1 year away...........watching those tickers closely!!!

Thanks for sharing your thread with us. I enjoyed reading about your cruise and seeing all the great pictures. YOu have a beautiful family.

 

[Silverfox97]

Thanks for sharing your thread with us. I enjoyed reading about your cruise and seeing all the great pictures. YOu have a beautiful family.

Thanks for your kind words Glad you enjoyed it!!!

 

[dsnydaddy]

Well, this thread has been quiet for almost a month!

Just thought that if anyone was bored , that you get "meet" our family by reading the trip report for our Aug 5 night cruise. There are lots of pictures of us, and DCL food It's not that long - the entire thread is only 2 pages

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2551452

Almost 1 year away...........watching those tickers closely!!!

Nice TR! I just finished it. The Pictures were Great. Good thinking about that January Cruise BTW! We'll be on the Wonder just a few weeks after your photo op.

 

[dsnydaddy]

Just popping in to brag a bit. I killed myself with overtime this month and paid off my cruise! Whoo Hoo! Now to pay off the WDW portion!

 

[angiengary]

Just popping in to brag a bit. I killed myself with overtime this month and paid off my cruise! Whoo Hoo! Now to pay off the WDW portion!

Congrats on paying off your cruise

 

[ssanders79]

Awesome!!! I miss OT. Those were the good old days.

 

[dsnydaddy]

Awesome!!! I miss OT. Those were the good old days.

Actually, trying to get to the point where I don't have to do it at all. I foresee a time when it'll be a bit more scarce. Right now though we're running an ER with nowhere near the number of nurses that we really need for the volume that we have.

 

[karentan]

hi guys, we've decided to swap this cruise and do the 2011 westbound transatlantic instead.
hope you guys have an awesome cruise and we'll make sure the ship is ready and waiting for you

 

[dsnydaddy]

Have a great time Karen!!! Sorry we'll miss you.

 

[dsnydaddy]

Hey! Does anyone know why all of the Caribbean Cruises in Oct and Nov 2011 no longer show up on the DCL website?

 

[Silverfox97]

Hey! Does anyone know why all of the Caribbean Cruises in Oct and Nov 2011 no longer show up on the DCL website?

Just searched for our cruise....they are still there.....