Locals of North San Diego County

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Hi ya all.

Well...I remembered...hope to see you all soon.

And, for those of you who have not been at the thread "Oceanside", this is a thread as an off shoot from that one, as I have met (over the web) a lot of nurses who live by me.

I will be back with more info, but gotta go right now.

Harry

San Marcos to Palomar is 5-10 miles, depending on where you would live in San Marcos. You could probably find someone to car pool with. There is a car pool site for San Diego. I believe there is a link from the San Diego transit district to the car pool link. Its free. There is probably a bus as well if your shift is days. You could easily ride a bike too.

I wouldn't suggest living in Escondido alone, especially the area around the hospital.

When I was getting out of nursing school, OR was one of the areas I thought I would like, as there is such teamwork there. Also a lot of humour.

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The salaries in San Diego, compared to national averages, are low because of the high cost of living here. The housing and rental prices are also high.

This is so true. Just as a general, non-nursing example, my first, entry-level (non-nursing) job, waaay back in 2002, in south O.C. (where I'm from) paid $7.50 to start. Today in 2006 I know people in San Diego (where I currently live) working the same entry-level (non-nursing) jobs at only minimum wage. It's ridiculous. San Diego is just about as expensive as south Orange County, but the wages in SD are generally much lower. I don't know too much about the nursing salaries, but I did check salarywizard and SD nurses do make less than Orange County nurses.

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Palomar Hospital is a very good hospital. What kind of nursing will you be doing? Depending on what you can afford, I would look for a place in San Marcos which would be pretty close. San Marcos is between Escondido and Vista. There are some nice condos there, but am not sure of the rental price.

Operating Room. Any nice and safe place close (walking distance) to the hospital? I still don't have a car, hence i need to live close to the facility on a temporary basis until i get my own car. really need ur advice.

theatre9

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Hi there neighbor.

If I were you, I would contact the hospital and see what they know about the area or if maybe they could post a notice on the employee bulletin board that you are looking for a place to live. Having a room-mate at first might be good.

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