[chibear55]

I know of many, many factory workers who make more than we do!

[JRD2002]

I make enough to support myself comfortably doing a job that I love. So...I feel I am adequately compensated. That being said it is just me. I am not trying to support a family on my wages.

[BayouLPN]

As a LPN in a LTC facility, I felt that I made good wages...$17.52/hr. But, I decided that I was not growing as a nurse, losing skills that I had not done since school, not to mention the personal dilemma (not sleeping, too close to my residents) Took a job at a hospital, took a huge pay cut. AND AFTER TONITE....THERE IS NO WAY THEY PAY ME ENOUGH...but that is another thread altogether.

[traumahawk99]

i'm an rn, and i do work nights, 60ish hours a week, make around 100k (after taxes). no benefits.

i feel like there's plenty of $$ in this business.

[SoundofMusic]

I feel as a new grad I'm probably underpaid by about 10 grand per year. However, who I feel is really underpaid are the experienced nurses. Nurses, especially those in ICU's w/ 15, 20 years experience probably can't even hit the $100K mark unless they're travelers. This is SO wrong for all the knowledge some of them have. Many are more whip smart than the docs, it seems. Not sure what managers even make, but it's the experienced bedside nurses who seem to really be getting the shaft.

The hospitals owe these people SO much more

[Polly Dipcya]

NO! I'm an LPN (RN student) and work on the med/surg floor. I do everything the RN's do except they do have to initial my care plans and inital my assessment on new admits. They make $7 an hour more than me....Good for them they earn every penny of it.....Thank God next year at this time Ill be an RN. However even the RN wage doesn't truly compensate the nurses.

[Polly Dipcya]

NO! I'm an LPN (RN student) and work on the med/surg floor. I do everything the RN's do except they do have to initial my care plans and initial my assessment on new admits. They make $7 an hour more than me....Good for them they earn every penny of it.....Thank God next year at this time Ill be an RN. However even the RN wage doesn't truly compensate the nurses for all we do.

[EarthChild1130]

I feel that in my current job I am well compensated...that being said, I have held jobs where I was certainly NOT well compensated, and some of my friends are VASTLY underpaid.