Is there a difference between East and West Coast nurses?

[Hawaiian]

I wanted to see if anyone else felt the same way.

[keebz00]

Yes, generally West coast nurses have nicer tans.

[llg, PhD, RN]

There are differences in nurses, of course ...

... as individuals with unique personalities, talents, and weaknesses

... as graduates of different schools that taught from different perspectives

... as people who have been employed by different hospitals (with different cultures) for many years

etc. etc. etc.

However, I wouldn't say it was an East-West thing. There are too many other factors that determine the nursing culture of a particular hospital or school or community to say that differences are related strongly to the side of the country you live on.

[ResearchRN]

Back in the 90's when I was a bedside nurse I worked on both the east and west coasts. I did not find any difference in nurses or nursing practice.

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

I've worked with a few New Yorkers and found them to be fairly abrupt and candid in their demeanor, but other than that, I haven't noticed much of a difference.

[Anisettes, BSN, RN]

I've worked with a few New Yorkers and found them to be fairly abrupt and candid in their demeanor, but other than that, I haven't noticed much of a difference.

Hahahahaha! I've been away from New York for over a decade and I still get that. We've got good hearts, but New Yorkers are kind of like that John Mayer song, 'Just Say What You Need To Say' and get a move on.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

having worked on both coasts, i can say that there is a differece between east coast and west coast nurses. the cultures are different, both in and out of the hospital. and that's all i'm going to say because i don't want to insult anyone!

[Tonjia]

absolutely there is a difference! And it surprised me when I realized it. I just spent 10 yrs working in PA and have now moved to my home state of Colorado. I have to admit it (and I dont want to) but in my opinion, the practice of emergency medicine in the East is much more advanced than the practice here is. We are just now doing things that I did in PA 8 years ago.

So yes, I think there is a difference.

[IHeartPeds87]

There are differences between East and West coast people, so naturally there are differences between east and west coast nurses (speaking generally and across the board, of course!)

[Altra, BSN, RN]

This is a big country, with some pretty wide variations in culture among different regions. Of course that is going to spill over into nursing/hospital culture & practices.

[Yakuza77]

There may be some differences due to the culture in the regions. However, that is a generalization. Ultimately, every individual is unique