Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Those narrow single lane roads ... ugh. You're right: big rigs were always a problem and, also, if you happened to get behind grandma who only drives 20 miles an hour. Talk about traffic congestion...

  2. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    What's so great about small towns? I lived in a small town of 5,000 people and I'll never do it again. Yeah ... there was no traffic. But there wasn't basic services either. No home delivered mail...

  3. Voting for Arnold?

    Sheri257 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    I am not voting for Arnold because of the way he attacked ratios but ... I am so disappointed in Phil Angelides. When will democrats learn not to support driver's licenses for illegals. Gray Davis'...

  4. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Well ... if that's true then, the sheriff's office must be doing a piss poor job ... Or ... perhaps, the statistics are misleading. If you're living in a hick town and there are zero murders because...

  5. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    When was the last time you were here? The picture you're painting is distorted, to say the least. Yes, like anywhere else, there's been problems with a few of the track home developers but, there's...

  6. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know how this plays in Texas but, the low test scores in California are largely attributed to the vast numbers of illegal children who don't speak English. If you don't speak the language very...

  7. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I could see why that would be even more of problem in San Diego. Yes, Orange County, LA, San Fran and all of the other coastal areas are very expensive but ... the RN wages are also a lot better...

  8. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Actually, I live near Victorville in the town next door, Hesperia. There wasn't much here when we moved here three years ago but, there is now. In my neighborhood alone a third of the properties were...

  9. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    If only I'd bought a house in California in '79 ... Whoah ... I'd be sitting on a gold mine and could retire! I'm happy with the equity I have now but, man ... I should have bought much, much earlier...

  10. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    She didn't actually say she owned a house. But, if she does, maybe they bought it before prices got really crazy.

  11. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I agree. There are, of course, always a few exceptions but ... generally ... No tax base = no infrastructure = no job growth No job growth = crappy wages. So ... while everybody hates to pay taxes...

  12. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah but ... to be honest, the overall tax situation probably isn't any better here. If you bought your house cheap your property tax may not be high ... but they tend to make up for it in other ways....

  13. California Corrections

    Sheri257 replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    If you are an LVN applying for an MTA position then they probably aren't hiring for that right now ... or so I've heard.

  14. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I've never understood why San Diego area RN pay has been low compared to other coastal areas (which also plays into what RNmommy was saying.) Pay definitely has not kept up with the cost of living in...

  15. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    Sheri257 replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    These are all of the factors cited for hospital closings in that article: * Health plans and their predatory payment practices * Government and its inadequate Medicare and Medi-Cal payments * Unfunded...

  16. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I do see your point here. But ... I don't think you can assume this is true for "most" people. It's all relative. If you're heart is set on expensive areas like San Diego like yours is then yeah,...

  17. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I understand ... especially if you live in Austin. It's a great city ... I lived there for a couple of years. If I had to live in Texas, I'd be in Austin. I used to think I'd die before I'd live out...

  18. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    The bottom line, at least to me, is the numbers ... Yeah, cost of living is bad, traffic is bad, etc. etc. etc. But statistically at least ... RN's are happier in California. Nationwide 17 percent of...

  19. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    Sheri257 replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know what your source of information is but, most of the closures in California have been ER's ... and that's been attributed to illegal immigrants, not ratios. Bottom line: there are 2.9...

  20. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Well ... maybe she's confused. CNA's don't have ratios, although they really should because the patient loads they get are horrible. CNA's do need ratios but, the law only mandates ratios for RN's in...

  21. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Spacenurse: What's your take on ratio compliance? Have you seen many violations? Because I haven't seen any. I've worked in two hospitals and, done clinicals in a dozen hospitals as well. If there...

  22. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    I'm a big fan of ratios because I've seen it with my own eyes. Is it a panacea? Of course not. But I have not personally seen any violations of ratios in the hospitals I've been in. I invite any...

  23. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    Sheri257 replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    If that was true, why get the ratio law passed in the first place? Why defend it in court multiple times? Eighty percent of California RN's don't belong to a union. If all the union cared about was...

  24. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Although I haven't seen it personally (all of the hospitals I've been in still have aides), I have heard of NA's being cut. I haven't heard or seen unit secretaries or techs being cut. One hospital...

  25. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Well ... if they're doing that, it's illegal and should be reported. Schwarzenegger tried to get the ratios suspended for emergencies but several courts ruled he couldn't do that. If they're...