[J. B.]

Originally Posted by MelissaRN

John, I am in Maine and I work with nurses that are making almost $50 an hour, but they have also been with the hospital for 20-something years. LOL.

Oh and what does "carry the buckets" mean?

It means metaphorically trading time for dollars as rather to building a pipeline. I'm building that pipeline and part of that business is sharing it with others.

I see what you mean above. I know there are other places in the US that pay better and lived it in Southern Calif for some years throughout Orange County. I lived the bacholer beach bum life and had a great time making 4 times what I started out making in Wichita KAnsas. That decision cost me something very precious however and to this day I grieve over it. It was a destiny thing and I have grown from that decision in many demensions. It's just when I speak of it I can't help but remember the decisions I made and how they have affected me over the years.
Damm Im rambeling

Terry Mason
AKA John Bosco

[angel337]

Originally Posted by John Bosco

50$ hr ...what part of the country are you in. I make 26 with a 4$ shift diff doing nights here in Colorado Springs, CO Just wondering where that 50$ comes from


Not that it matters I am making it so I dont have to carry the buckets anymore.

In any respect...being in business for your self but not by yourself and creating income without needing to be there is a key to financial freedom.

Terry Mason
AKA John Bosco

i am in chicago. $50/hr is very common here. we have multiple univeristy hospitals and trauma centers so nurses can work for agencys or work in house resgistry and easily make over $40/hr. you only need one year experience to work for an agency or registry. favorite nurses, which is a well known nationwide agency starts critical care/er nurses with $55/hr. The Op mentioned in her/his post that that was one reason why it was hard to leave nursing. i can see why.

[stbernardclub]

wowsa...i am still blown away about the 50 dollars an hour a hospital pays.Would love to see that happen here in Pittsburgh area.Our cost of living is just as high as say Chicago.I just don't get it.Our highest agency here for I.C.U. only would pay a max of 42,but most pay about 30.....and thats no benefits!

[Mary Austin]

Originally Posted by angel337

i am in chicago. $50/hr is very common here. we have multiple univeristy hospitals and trauma centers so nurses can work for agencys or work in house resgistry and easily make over $40/hr. you only need one year experience to work for an agency or registry. favorite nurses, which is a well known nationwide agency starts critical care/er nurses with $55/hr. The Op mentioned in her/his post that that was one reason why it was hard to leave nursing. i can see why.

Yes! I work in Seattle and that is why I earn that wage after 24 years experience. I am nearing the top of the scale. I told a co-worker that she would definitely see the day when 70 dollars an hour would happen....she was a new grad a year out. It is difficult to say no to this type of pay. My last job paid 31 dollars per hour. And they all keep asking if it was worth it....Certainly it was since I work less and make more. I have met traveller nurses who make more than 50 per hour.

Mary

Mary

[jaymee77]

I too am a student and just wanted to offer some encouragement, my college has a waiting list 2 years long for students that yearn to make a difference in your life! and yes, i can honestly say that the whole reason that i want to be a nurse is underlined in nurse theory verses that are ringing in my head. (it's finals week) 50 dollars an hour sure sounds good for someone like me that is paying for college with a 11 dollar an hour job, but its not WHY i want to do it. Please remember that although it is terribly frustrating to feel like you're working too hard for too little pay, that you are making a life or death difference every single day when you deliver 2 hours of pain relief and 30 seconds of your time just CARING. Try to get that feeling selling cars.

[J. B.]

Originally Posted by jaymee77

I too am a student and just wanted to offer some encouragement, my college has a waiting list 2 years long for students that yearn to make a difference in your life! and yes, i can honestly say that the whole reason that i want to be a nurse is underlined in nurse theory verses that are ringing in my head. (it's finals week) 50 dollars an hour sure sounds good for someone like me that is paying for college with a 11 dollar an hour job, but its not WHY i want to do it. Please remember that although it is terribly frustrating to feel like you're working too hard for too little pay, that you are making a life or death difference every single day when you deliver 2 hours of pain relief and 30 seconds of your time just CARING. Try to get that feeling selling cars.

bump you to the top get more noticed more responses too.
terry mason
AKA john bosco

[Angela Mac]

Originally Posted by Mary Austin

Hello, I have been a RN 25 years, did Hospice, homecare, and hospital. Currently in the hospital as staff nurse. Most of my career spent in hospital floor nursing. It is ugly there and I want out. I am still young but they are killing us not to mention how nurses treat each other. I am burned out!

I understand your frustration sister. I had been nursing for 13 years and was dragged into politics and expected to walk around with blinders on, worked the sixteen hour shifts back to back without a single thankyou, etc...etc... I suffered burnout too and left nursing for two years. I was so upset, I knew I was doing my best & I truly cared, but felt underappreciated & on a dead-end street. I took the time to get to know my children better, help my husband (I painted peoples houses with him), but the best therapy of all--I started writing stories inspired by my nursing experiences. And voila- ended up with a novel. Now that I am ready to get back into nursing, I have a new outlook- and will not be used again...............hang in there Nightingale

[Mary Austin]

[quote=Angela Mac]I understand your frustration sister. I had been nursing for 13 years and was dragged into politics and expected to walk around with blinders on, worked the sixteen hour shifts back to back without a single thankyou, etc...etc... I suffered burnout too and left nursing for two years. I was so upset, I knew I was doing my best & I truly cared, but felt underappreciated & on a dead-end street. I took the time to get to know my children better, help my husband (I painted peoples houses with him), but the best therapy of all--I started writing stories inspired by my nursing experiences. And voila- ended up with a novel. Now that I am ready to get back into nursing, I have a new outlook- and will not be used again...............hang in there Nightingale.

Now you are a person who says it like it is....there are no thank-you's and the politics are thick in every medical institution I ever worked in. I truely am tired of the ungratefulness and the expectations of the patients, bosses and co-workers. (Can you tell I worked the last three nights?) That is a grand idea! I have thousands of stories that could easily be written and perhaps shared. Have you published? Generally people are enamoured by stories of patients and their families...what a great idea. Thank you! You have inspired me to write! and even take a break sooner than later from nursing.

[Angela Mac]

[quote=Mary Austin]

Originally Posted by Angela Mac

I understand your frustration sister. I had been nursing for 13 years and was dragged into politics and expected to walk around with blinders on, worked the sixteen hour shifts back to back without a single thankyou, etc...etc... I suffered burnout too and left nursing for two years. I was so upset, I knew I was doing my best & I truly cared, but felt underappreciated & on a dead-end street. I took the time to get to know my children better, help my husband (I painted peoples houses with him), but the best therapy of all--I started writing stories inspired by my nursing experiences. And voila- ended up with a novel. Now that I am ready to get back into nursing, I have a new outlook- and will not be used again...............hang in there Nightingale.

Now you are a person who says it like it is....there are no thank-you's and the politics are thick in every medical institution I ever worked in. I truely am tired of the ungratefulness and the expectations of the patients, bosses and co-workers. (Can you tell I worked the last three nights?) That is a grand idea! I have thousands of stories that could easily be written and perhaps shared. Have you published? Generally people are enamoured by stories of patients and their families...what a great idea. Thank you! You have inspired me to write! and even take a break sooner than later from nursing.

Don't get me wrong- I wouldn't want to encourage anyone from leaving nursing...it is a wonderful career choice, but sometimes a bit overwhelming..... that is why I took a break. I did not want to let the misuse of ethics I had witnessed, make me stop caring. I feel refreshed & revitalized and no longer feel the need to grieve. But, however, I would not work for the facility that did me wrong again. Writing is good therapy, and if it helps you, I am glad.... I published through authorhouse (on-line) "Rocky Creek Manor" is a work of fiction & is inspired by my experiences, but like I said, I wrote it for therapy & to show the world that nursing is more than dishing out pills.....