Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Sheri257 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    It's actually the Ratio Law, which the California legislature passed in 2000 and took effect in 2005. We're the only state that has it. It basically mandates maximum patient loads that can be...

  2. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I've lived in the north east and ... no one could pay me enough to go back to snow. Unless it was something like $1 million. Ok ... maybe half a million.

  3. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Two reasons: 1) No ratio law in Arizona. Sorry but too many travelers have told me how bad the patient loads are there. 2) Low pay ... Arizona RN's make a lot less than California RN's ... about $15K...

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

    Sheri257 replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    And it may not be possible if there's not a lot of support from RN's, which seems to be the case in Texas. If people don't want a union in Texas, that's fine. But you also raised some interesting...

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

    Sheri257 replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sorry but, you're dead wrong about this. As a student I've done clinicals in over a dozen hospitals in California and I've also worked in two of them. I always make a point of checking to see whether...

  6. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    Sheri257 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    They can mandate you for overtime, but they have to pay either in extra time off or cash. It's time and a half, double time for holidays. It's set by union contract.

  7. PLEASE don't do it!

    Sheri257 replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    If you're dead set on getting into a bad relationship then, there's plenty of options with that on the outside as well ... without having to lose your license and career with an inmate. I guess I just...

  8. PLEASE don't do it!

    Sheri257 replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    Yeah, but there are so many available men on the outside who won't cost you your entire career. Why risk it all for an inmate? Maybe they have some deep need for punishment, or something like that....

  9. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I do think it's very different situation for LVN's. In California the wages and job opportunities just aren't the same for LVN's as it is for RN's. I'd probably look at the whole thing differently if...

  10. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Well ... a lot of people sold their houses here and paid cash for cheaper homes in Arizona and elsewhere. I could have done that but, I don't want the higher patient ratios you get in Arizona. The RN...

  11. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I think it's just people, period. I've lived on both coasts and the south and it's pretty much all the same, really. Geography, unfortunately, doesn't change human nature.

  12. PLEASE don't do it!

    Sheri257 replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    Wow ... how does this happen? I'm sure these guys are expert manipulators but, how does a nurse end up throwing it all away for these guys? They don't think about their license or their job? And, I...

  13. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    Sheri257 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't the first time I've read that RN liability insurance is high in Texas. What's up with that?

  14. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    Sheri257 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    How long from the time you applied to getting the interview?

  15. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    It's the LAW. And we're the only state that has it. So yeah ... it's everywhere ... in California, that is.

  16. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah ... I noticed that typo. I changed it to 2008.

  17. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah ... what a shock California can be. Those ratios are a real shocker. Getting 8-10 patients in other states is much better than California's ratio law ... Afterall ... who wants only five patients...

  18. 100K in California

    Sheri257 replied to tirzo13's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, the pay scale is $98K - $108 depending on cost of living but, you can also make more money out in really rural areas where it's difficult to staff. $98K is the minimum ... Or, if you want...

  19. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    Sheri257 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about other states but California has a data base posted on the insurance commissioner's website that tells how many consumer complaints each insurance company has ... In my experience...

  20. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    Sheri257 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see Timothy's point here and I don't necessarily think he should be criticized for it because he's right a lot of the time. People should honestly evaluate union performance. I live in California...

  21. 30 unit option very tempting...

    Sheri257 replied to missnursiepooh's topic in LPN to RN

    At my school the challenge exams are basically the final exams for first and second semester. If you pass both you skip the waiting list and the first year. If you only pass the first semester exam,...

  22. 100K in California

    Sheri257 replied to tirzo13's topic in Nursing Career

    This is a court ordered pay raise that's mostly driven by vacancies in the Bay Area where $100K is actually market RN wages. You pretty much have to pay at least $100K to fill those positions in the...

  23. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    Sheri257 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I figured ... afterall, how would they know?

  24. kaiser?

    Sheri257 replied to haji's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sure it varies depending on where you live but ... Kaiser does have better than average pay and benefits in my area. And I have personally seen them be very picky when it comes to hiring new...

  25. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    Sheri257 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    Well ... for me ... the issue isn't that I put my put my patients at risk. It's that I have equity in my house to protect. I've been to court four times (for non-medical cases). It doesn't happen...