Wrong questions?!

allnurses Guide · Jun 28, 2008

I've put up four or five posts and received very few replies. Are my questions to general? Or are all the californians not interested in talking to out of staters? Just trying to find a use for this site. Any feedback is welcome. Of course I'm also doing my own legwork...just thought it would be fun to be part of an online nursing community.

Hey Murray . . .

It may be the way people use the website. I don't hang in one forum. I check "New Posts" and see what the most recent posts are and don't notice what forum they are in.

I rarely check out the California forum - and I live in California. :coollook:

steph

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jun 28, 2008

Hi, there. . .

I'm originally from California. I'm 27 years of age, and lived in California for 24 of those years, so I don't have many experiences in any other place.

However, I spend more time over on other forums, even though I could be somewhat helpful over here. To be perfectly honest, I simply find the other forums more interesting. :)

Murray77 · Jun 28, 2008

Thanks ladies! Any advice on how to maximize my experience here is much appreciated! Take care!

llg, PhD, RN · Jun 28, 2008

Rather than starting new threads ... start out by participating in threads that are already thriving. As you start to "get a feel" for the place, you'll be better able to judge what would make a good thread. Also, people will get to know you and be more likely to be attracted to your threads.

I've been an active member for many years ... and I think I have started only 3 or 4 threads the whole time!

Murray77 · Jun 28, 2008

Wow....starting to get it. At first I felt lost searching through threads but I'll try to get more involved in exisiting discussions. Guess I started out backwards...thanks again

suzanne4, RN · Jun 29, 2008

You have been asking about the Redding area as well as other areas that are that far north, and the areas are essentially considered rural medicine in CA as the population is much lower than other areas and the salaries are not as good either compared to other areas in the state.

My friends that live up that way communte down three to four hours by car in many cases to work and get the higher pay.

This is why you are not getting that many responses about working in that area. There are already quite a few threads on that area, would recommend that you just take the time to do a search here for more threads on this same topic of the northern communities.

Please let me know if you need any more help on this.

allnurses Guide · Jun 29, 2008

Actually Suzanne we true rural nurses consider Redding and Chico the "big city". The little hospital I worked in has a 3 bed ER and 10 patients 14 acute beds - 2 of which were usually post-partum beds. We have one L&D room.

2 RN's work the acute side - 5 patients max apiece.

I would never call Redding "rural". But I guess it just depends on where you are sitting.

steph