How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

[jaredsgirl]

so, i know that money is not everything, but it sure does help. i hope this question does not offend anyone,

i am just about to graduate highschool and go to college in the fall to obtain bsn, and am just wondering the following about nurses

and what better place to find answers than from you wonderful nurses at allnurses.com!!!

1. what is your degree in?

2. what state do you live in?

3. what is your job title?

4. how much do you make an hour?

5. how much do you make a year?

6. what do you like about your job?

7. what don't you like about your job?

[UnionRN2]

1. what is your degree in? bachelor of science in nursing (bsn); will have master of science in nursing (msn) in august

2. what state do you live in? michigan

3. what is your job title? staff nurse (in hospital); clinical instructor (at a local college)

4. how much do you make an hour? staff nurse: $33.14 (after 27 years of experience); clinical instructor: $27.50

5. how much do you make a year? staff nurse: approximately $55,000/yr; clinical instructor: approximately $11,000/year (per my 2010 w-2s)

6. what do you like about your job? staff nurse: helping very sick patients get better; clinical instructor: watching nursing students make the connection between books and real people

7. what don't you like about your job? staff nurse: the disrespect from administrators who know nothing about what nursing entails and from some patients and family members who are verbally and sometimes physically abusive. clinical instructor: the low pay. students who are unprepared.

[OldNurseEducator]

The standard of living in a particular area is so important to this post. I make $65K as a nursing department chair at a small community colelge in northern Ohio. I have a MSN. 38 + years of nursing experience (8 in education). I guess I should be very thankful I live in a place where things are not that expensive, like CA. My favorite part of nursing is meeting wonderful people...I dislike students with "bad" attitudes.

[bina2345]

1 year experience

Flint, MI

RN-ADN

$31.00/hour

full time w/ benefits

[Mike A. Fungin RN]

1. What is your degree in?

- Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2. What state do you live in?

- California

3. What is your job title?

- Staff Nurse, and I work in a neuro/trauma ICU

4. How much do you make an hour?

- $58.18 an hour, but $6.42 of that is night differential for working 7pm to 7am

5. How much do you make a year?

- I made just over $110,000 last year, working almost no overtime.

6. What do you like about your job?

- If you play your cards right you can try many different specialties throughout the course of your nursing career

- Can't beat the schedule

- There's always something new to learn or do

- The money's great

- I get to work in a fast paced high-pressure environment with all sorts of cool toys

7. What don't you like about your job?

- The amount of time I spend on arbitrary documentation that no one will ever read

- Taking care of patients in the ICU who don't need ICU level care, or are only there because they have delerium tremens

- I find that there's less camraderie and discipline than there was in my last career field

[sambagrrl]

1. What is your degree in? Master of Science in Nursing - public health emphasis

2. What state do you live in? California

3. What is your job title? Senior Public Health Nurse

4. How much do you make an hour? it's a salaried position - not hourly

5. How much do you make a year?

- last year $97,500, no OT. We are unioned & I'm close to the top of the "steps" - I think 3 more to go.

6. What do you like about your job?

- longer time spent with clients compared to hospital work, schedule is awesome (no weekends/holidays) and veryflexible, laptops for charting on the go, and the in-depth teaching I get to do.

7. What don't you like about your job? Having to help clients navigate the red-tape of California's insurance system (Medi-Cal) is the worst!

[Vanillanut, DNP, RN, APRN]

BSN

BC, Canada

Job title: RN

Less then 1 year exp.

I make around 30/hr + benefits, more for shift dif, plus lots of opportunity for OT. In BC your wage increases with each year exp, if you have a degree, and/or if you have specialty certifications.

Per year anywhere from 60-75, depending on OT

What I like about my job: paid schooling if I want to obtain specialty certificates (not just tuition but time also), I also like my field and co workers.

What I dislike about my job: gossipy people, sometimes people (staff and family) will lie/dramatize situations, I hate drama :) but I think any job has that.

[LACA, BSN, LPN, RN]

1. what is your degree in? i have an lpn license.

2. what state do you live in? i'm in east tn.

3. what is your job title? elementary school nurse

4. how much do you make an hour? hmm..i would have to figure it up.

5. how much do you make a year? $23,000

6. what do you like about your job? the schedule is amazing, i love the faculty and staff i work with, it's close to home, i love being "on my own", and i adore the kids.

7. what don't you like about your job? the pay isn't great, i am on my own, parents can sometimes be a problem, people tend to think that i'm not a "real" nurse because i work in a school, not a hospital.

[smily nurse, BSN, RN]

I have a BSN; work in upstate NY. Did home care and made 60,000 the last year. I would not do it again, very demanding. I am a school nurse and make a pitance..... but it is worth it. My children are grown, hubby works FT. :redbeathe

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

. What is your degree in? Associate's Degree in Nursing, Currently pursuing my BSN though.

2. What state do you live in? southern California

3. What is your job title? Critical Care RN

4. How much do you make an hour? $32/hr + 6/hr night differential I will get almost a 2/hr raise when I get my BSN in june too.

5. How much do you make a year? almost 80,000

6. What do you like about your job? The fact that I learn something new everyday. When a patient gets better that we all had little hope for, but prayed anyway. The amount of knowledge and chances to grow. The teamwork. I could go on and on, I love my new hospital! There are rough days, but honestly, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

7. What don't you like about your job? Not too many things, the sad days where we can't save a patient. The (rare) nurses who don't seem to like their job and take it out on other people. But I would encounter that negativity anywhere in the nursing field, and it's pretty small portion at my current job.

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

1. What is your degree in? RN BSN PHN

2. What state do you live in? CA

3. What is your job title? Get this "medical assistant"

4. How much do you make an hour? another laugh they offerred me $10hr and I ended up with $20 hr.

Although I am phone triaging too. Heck $10 isn't even the going wage for MA's!!

5. How much do you make a year? 33k

I feel the same way too "I love the people I work with and I get to use (some of my skills) all my skills, I dislike the lack of teamwork with a few certain nurses.". Also I hate they hired me as MA. And payroll forverybody is super lower than mine.

You poor thing, I hope you find something soon!

[Mudder]

1. what is your degree in? lpn, working on bsn

2. what state do you live in? fl (central)

3. what is your job title? unit manager (ltc)

4. how much do you make an hour? 25.66

5. how much do you make a year? 52,000

6. what do you like about your job? teaching newer nurses

7. what don't you like about your job? administrators that have "book" smarts and put budget before staff/residents

[germensano]

ADN, will finish my BSN on May 11 ()

first work march 2010

ICU nurse

Puerto Rico

11.53 Per hour + 400 monthly per clinic area

Last year

I like of be a nurse that you have multiples choices of growth and you can be whaterver you want doing something that you love.

I dont like floating, and all the lazy and heartless people that dont see that this person in the bed can be her mother.