[mirishrn]

Originally Posted by JailRN

Not no, but, HELL NO!!

1. An associates degree nurse needs more credits than any other major, and makes less money,
2. most facilities don't compensate for a BSN, let alone a MSN, unless you're in management,
3. new grads make almost as much as an experienced nurse.


All comes down to money, respect, appreciation.

We're supposed to get our reward in heaven.

You hit the nail right on the head! Not only are we under paid, but we're a jack of all trades and not even compensated for it. You name it and we're expected do it! We lack respect for the nursing profession.....that's gone out the window. Now that's a shame.

[wtbcrna]

Originally Posted by JailRN

Not no, but, HELL NO!!

1. An associates degree nurse needs more credits than any other major, and makes less money,

Just out of curosity, what associates degree majors make more money than nurses? The only things I can think of are Rad techs & US tech that might come close, but I made more than the ones I have worked with on the civilian side except for a couple of unusual situations.

[Bethmerle]

I work nights on a cardiac med tele floor and although we are not suppose to have more than 8 patients it is very common that we often end up with 9 or more. What makes this situation even worse is that it is a 53 bed floor with 3 CNA's and usually one is sent home leaving them to divide the floor between 2. On top of that they send a nurse home and then give us more admits. Sometimes up to 10 a night. Do I feel that I am adequately compensated for my hard work not at all.

[dorten]

Electricans, plumbers, bartenders and mechanics make more than a 4 year RN. Some factory workers without a 4 year degree make alot more than I do. They don't have to clean other people excrement either. It's a harsh world I've learned.

[auntb]

No,
As an LPN, In the last several years for what ever reason LPN's are not considered Nurse's of worth, in many area's of USA
Some LPN's make the decision not to go futher with education due to LIFE and responsibilities they have.
This should not bear discrimination on whether the LPN is a good nurse or not if they choose not to go futher with education. They may enjoy the bedside and not deal with all of the politics, and paperwork.
A nurse RN, LPN, who is caring, doing the job that they were trained for should be compsentated the same as the private sector positions.

[scooterRN52]

Originally Posted by Suesquatch

An RN with an ASN generally makes the same as a BSN. Of course, they can get into management.

I am an ADN RN and I supervise on a PRN basis nd also work as a staff RN Ft.

[ER_baby12]

For what it cost me to go to school the wages and benefits definatly could be better. It is a high stress high burn out job and we should be compensated for it. My husband is a car salesman with no college education and he make about 10-15,000 more a year than I do. Crazy I know. He also said that for what it cost me to go to school the wage does not correlate with what is required in our job.
We are the back bones of the healthcare system and we get shoty wages and benefits. We are responsible for peoples lives. We are the ones who are supposed to know when a patient is going down hill what to do when they head south, give the right meds know what they do what their side effects are and get the right people involved at the right time plus manage 5 other patients. We do have a lot of responsiblity and I don't feel like it is recognized or that nurses are taken seriously enough in regards to our knowledge and profession.
However, I do love what I do and I guess you can't put a price on that. I love the hugs I get from the little kid that just had surgery and is going home or the thanks I get for being a good nurse to my patients. Money can not replace that happy feeling of knowing that you helped someone feel better or made their hospital stay more tolerable. It just makes you smile inside and out, no amount of money can give you that same feeling.

[puff28]

just wondering what rates other pacu nurses are getting for call shifts. we get 2.50 and hour!! crazy. but i wonder if it's normal. of course our boss says it is.
thanx
puff28

[scooterRN52]

Originally Posted by millerernurse

For what it cost me to go to school the wages and benefits definatly could be better. It is a high stress high burn out job and we should be compensated for it. My husband is a car salesman with no college education and he make about 10-15,000 more a year than I do. Crazy I know. He also said that for what it cost me to go to school the wage does not correlate with what is required in our job.
We are the back bones of the healthcare system and we get shoty wages and benefits. We are responsible for peoples lives. We are the ones who are supposed to know when a patient is going down hill what to do when they head south, give the right meds know what they do what their side effects are and get the right people involved at the right time plus manage 5 other patients. We do have a lot of responsiblity and I don't feel like it is recognized or that nurses are taken seriously enough in regards to our knowledge and profession.
However, I do love what I do and I guess you can't put a price on that. I love the hugs I get from the little kid that just had surgery and is going home or the thanks I get for being a good nurse to my patients. Money can not replace that happy feeling of knowing that you helped someone feel better or made their hospital stay more tolerable. It just makes you smile inside and out, no amount of money can give you that same feeling.

I have been a nurse for 19 years and I make almost 6 figures. I work 7pm to7am





12 hr. shifts and every 3rd weekend which is not easy, I get a lot of paid time off.
If I went to day shift. I wouldn't get the shift diff of 6.00 dollars an hr. and that would be a serious pay cut. I work only 3 12 hr. shifts a week. I feel as though RN's should make more because of the responsibility we carry

and the hard work we do, but we will never get what we are worth. Our society has different priorities like movie stars and sports players are more important to them. Oh well
that may change, but not in our lifetime.







scooter RN52

[K98]

Our compensation isn't even close to what we are worth. My pension from my previous job pays more than my full time salary as an RN in a busy SICU. Not much hope of receiving a retirement like that in hospital nursing. Technically, I guess that makes my hospital job a "hobby". Our administrators make six figure salaries for making bad decisions. I wonder if anyone would notice if they didn't show up for work?