are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

Ummm no. I have no idea where the interviewer would get that idea but quite frankly that is rude and not true. The technology should be the same everywhere in the USA- there are medical research institutes in the north and the south.

Oh brother, this sounds like the South is just regrouping and war of northern aggression comments I hear from time to time. Truth as I see it (anecdotal, I know), is you have a global crisis consisting of a lack of funding and qualified nursing instructors.

I am Licensed in Florida and New Mexico. Our equipment was better in Florida, the care is great in both place! I think the reason our equipment was better in Florida is 1. I was in a bigger city and 2. the average income in that area was higher. I think you will find that the divide in technology is more along a city/rural line than a north/south line. As for education being better in the south, I think that is a dangerous generalization and would chalk it up to sour grapes, and I was educated in the south! There a good and bad schools everywhere.

Well, I can't speak for all. I personally am from North Carolina and now live in Missouri. I can freely say that healthcare as a whole is much more advanced in N.C. and much more tech. savvy. However, these are the only two states I know, so like I said, I can't speak for all states.

the type of equipment that hospitals have, has absolutely nothing to do with location.
there are many factors that contribute to the funding any hospital receives.

generally, teaching hospitals will be well-equipped and some that are privately managed.
much of it has to do with how well utilized the hosp is.
a hosp that only has half of its bed filled on a reg basis, will receive less funding than a hosp whose beds are always filled.
as i said, much to consider here...

and absolutely nothing to do with geography.

leslie

I have lived and practiced in both the South and North (ran back home to the South first chance I got, both times!) I agree that it's more a matter of urban vs. rural facilities (and financial resources) than North vs. South.

True true! The South does not spend its money on any of their schools. JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN
Spokane, Washington

What is this the civil war (er war of northern aggression). I would have asked the interviewer to clarify what she meant and then correct her.

I am not sure how much money "the south" (which by the way is made up of several very different states all with their own school systems and medical systems) spends on education has anything to do with the College education of nurses, which is funded through the individual paying tuition but anyhow....again dangerous generalization.

I am quite sure a hospital in Nowhere Upper New York has less technology than a major trauma center in Miami or Atlanta just as a hospital in Hicksville, Alabama has less technology than a major hospital in New York. By the way, Nashville is a Major medical hub and it's in the south.

Of the five states in the country that spend less than $6000 per student annually only two are in the south. Three states in the south spend above the national average on their students. The rest are within $1000 of the national average. There are eight non-southern states in the union that average in the same range. A LOT of factors go into what is spent per student. And the Average is for the ENTIRE state it is not a direct reflection of what is spent on each and every student, including most importantly the per capita income in the area. My high school, for example, had all the latest bells and whistles. In fact it still does, my daughter attended last year. 60 miles up the road is a farming community in which the High school only offers basic classes, despite being nearly the same size, they simply don't have the funding. Just the facts.