How much do you make?

nick cen · Sep 5, 2001

I look at these salaries and laugh. Supposedly there is a nursing shortage - you would never be able to tell that with how pawltry some of those salaries are. Of course most of the nurses involved would rather whine about it than do something.

Until we learn to stand together we will be treated like second rate workers. When are you all going to understand it.

start saying no to administration. Stand up for yourself. Put nurses first!!!!

Sandy TX LVN · Sep 5, 2001

I work 32 hours a week WEO as an LVN at local hosp. and make $14.00 an hour. Through the week, I work agency and travel about 60 miles to make $23.00 - $26.00 an hour depending on unit I am assigned to. Am staying with local hosp. for the benefits, not the pay. NE TEXAS area.

Medic_Kev · Sep 5, 2001

You folks are killing me with the who makes what and where thing. I would venture to say most of the CNA's out there make more than a lot of Paramedics due...at least in the State of South Carolina. Average goes from the low of $5.65 to a high of 32k starting base. Most postions have few if any benifits. That is usally on a 24 on hour schedule and 48 off, top that with the fact that EMS and Fire can get the ding of a Federal Regualtion that allows employers to get away with requireing there station to be staffed but if you don't have to get paid if you don't run a call. This so called sleep time is exempted from your pay , in other words you there for 24 hours, and your employer can deduct 8 hours a shift from your pay if they elect to do so. So please think about that the next time you think your under payed!

rowbucks · Sep 5, 2001

1. LPN

2. 8 yrs

3. LTC

4. 15.60/hr

5. north central Ohio

Insomnia · Sep 5, 2001

RN

6

Neuro ICU

$1,5/h

Estonia

sylvestrer · Sep 5, 2001

:cool:

1. RN AD PALS ENPC TNCC ACLS Certifications

2. 17 yrs (20 yrs total at this hospital, started as NA)

3. ER for the last 10 yrs

4. 25.00/hr and shift differential for eve hrs.(not many)

5. Northern Indiana

Housing here is 150K - 175k for a 3-4 bedroom 2 bath. I work 3-12 hr shifts 7a-7p (considered FT), self scheduling.

Sylvia

If God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number

of things, then I'm so far behind I'll live forever.

outbackannie · Sep 5, 2001

1. RN

2. 22 yrs

3. Med/Surg

4. $25.00 hr - no benefits as I work per dium

5. Southern CA

AmandaRN · Sep 5, 2001

RN

1 year experience

Med/Surg

13.72/hour is my base rate

Kristie71 · Sep 6, 2001

I am an RN with 8 years of experience, and I think I must make less money than anyone else out there!! I make a 14.42 per hour in a really unique and rewarding setting. I work in a day care center for special-needs children. We are a really relaxed atmosphere, and the kids are just like family to us. We do a lot of tube feedings, respiratory treatments, seizure meds, coordinating therapies, that kind of stuff. The pay is lousy, but the job is great! I did the hospital thing, the doctor's office too, but this is the best so far.

Cindy-OB RN/CCE · Sep 6, 2001

nurse for 8 years

new to hospital- 1 month

L&D

small rural hospital. MI

$18.41/hr base

$1.50/hr shift diff

$1/hr weekend diff

time and 1/2 on holiday if worked otherwise no holiday pay.

time and 1/2 if called in.

time and 1/2 if work shifts less than 12 hours apart. We do 8 hr shifts.

Good insurance including short term disability.

MARYE · Sep 6, 2001

Here in Louisiana, staff RN's starting around $17.51/hr. We get $4.00 shift diff and $2.00 weekend diff.

I am as follows: New to Home Health

RN, Manager of Clinical Practice

$40,000/yr

RN since 1997

Of course, Lousyana is famous for lower pay rates: I worked agency for 3 years at $30.00/hr, one of the best rates here. Texas is just desperate. They have $10,000-$15,000 sign ons on some reservations, but don't let them fool you, not all hospitals are willing to pay $90,000. You will have to do a lot of negotiating. I went over to Houston about a year ago and worked agency at only $27.00/hr. So unless something has changed? Get someone to send you a Houston classified or just search the internet.

MARYE · Sep 6, 2001

Originally posted by progeria
ALL fo my pts are "going bad" as you say. ie questions about current CODE status. When I am in hte buliding there is no RN. Just me and another LVN. We have both been paramedics.
Me on the Army Special Forces side. Her on the civilian side.
NOTE the RN we do have just took off this incorrect order. Anyone with common knowledge would at least question it. It read: Levoquin 500mg po QID. this is 4 times the max. dose.
AND it was charted as given. SO guess who played clean-up?
RN's are Great. BUT fate it seams sticks me with the dumb ones.
:)

Just by reading your quote Progeria I could really tell how INTELLIGENT you are. Why all RN's can not spell as well as you can and we certainly can't take orders off correctly. Why we really need more of you in our hospitals to clean up behind us. HA!!! Do you really think that we BELIEVE you? You are one of those people who by opening your mouth allow others to know your IQ. After reading your quotes, I thought immediately, "HERE'S YOUR SIGN!" But as I continued to read, I got even madder. You probably can't even clean up behind your own self much less an RN. If you have had a bad experience with a particular nurse that doesn't give you the right to group them. How many RN's do you think have had problems with an LPN? I don't know many RN's that would group them either. I certainly do not. I have worked with excellent LPN's. You need to go back to school and learn how to spell and have someone teach you about professional etioquete. You will not make it long in the NURSING profession. :confused: