Re: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Originally Posted by nursebea02 
The CTICU was a good unit. Small enough to know everyone, but big enough to get the super sick kids. The nurses were friendly. They did have a lot of travelers. Several travelers stayed on for several assignments. The hospital it's self is old, but they are building a new tower. The pay is lower than other hospitals around, but you learn a lot. It's a young staff. (at least when I was there) I was going to sign on there as staff, but didn't for reasons unrelated to the hospital. I would recommend it.
Yes, it is still a young staff. I think some of that might just be related to logistics. The surrounding neighborhoods either aren't particularly safe to live in or are prohibitively expensive, or both. Parking is really difficult, although there is the subway station right across the street. I wonder if some of these urban type hassles don't just wear on staff over the years, which would explain some of the turnover.
Also, with LA traffic being what it is, I think as people have families, they might be choosing to work somewhere closer to home.
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