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May 21, 2006 11:04 PM

correction nurses pay scale??


Do correction nurses get paid more than hospital nurses?

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Old May 21, 2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sphz9471
Do correction nurses get paid more than hospital nurses?
That depends. LPNs in Tennessee can make *much* more money in corrections than in hospitals. RNs would be insulted by the pay cut they would take to work in corrections...as a staff nurse.

It really depends on your area and other variables.
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Old May 21, 2006, 11:34 PM

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I agree, it depends on the area, also if the correctional facility is county or state. In my area LPNs at a hospital start out at $12/hr and the county correctional facility starts at $13/hr. Not much of a difference, however if you work for the state at one of their facilities LPNs START at $27/hr.
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Old May 22, 2006, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by luvmy2angels
Not much of a difference, however if you work for the state at one of their facilities LPNs START at $27/hr.
What state is that, if I may ask. In tennessee, state nurses are lucky to make $13/hr. while working at the county jail the pay is substantially more.
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from md911nurse
Old May 22, 2006, 01:12 AM

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In most states there is a state paygrade website and the pay is listed there. Sometimes you have to find out from the facility what the paygrade for each position is. Some of the scales are complicated, tho.
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Old May 22, 2006, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 12hrs_at_a_time
What state is that, if I may ask. In tennessee, state nurses are lucky to make $13/hr. while working at the county jail the pay is substantially more.
I live in PA. We had reps from the state dept of health come to our school trying to recruit new nurses and gave us a sheet with the starting rates and $27/hr for an LPN was the lowest start rate. It is also posted on their website.
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Old May 30, 2006, 04:32 PM

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Hi,
I live in PA, but work in MD. I make $24/hr on days, but I'm asking for a raise as they are advertising "exciting new pay rates" in the paper. I like my job more than my last job that was in a hospital.
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from Orca
Old Jun 05, 2006, 09:48 PM
Updated Jun 05, 2006 at 10:26 PM by Orca

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Nevada pays RNs approximately $32 per hour, with a 4% raise due on July 1, 2006. There is a 5% differential for night shift.
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from ddc101
Old Jun 28, 2006, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Orca
Nevada pays RNs approximately $32 per hour, with a 4% raise due on July 1, 2006. There is a 5% differential for night shift.
LPN Louisiana $22
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Old Jun 28, 2006, 12:26 PM

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anyone know about KY, or TX? thanks!
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