Who do nurses make more than?

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Im passionate about this field, but let's be realistic here..I want to have a good job in ALL aspects aha I mean do nurses get bragging rights I mean what can a nurse actually do or buy?? I live in phila pa and want hmm lets say a really nice apartment in a building that has a pool gym etc etc just a really nice one maybe cost about 1k a month or a little more also I want to be able to afford my car payments and insurance plus internet, cell, clothes for me AND my daughter will I be able to give my daughter almost whatever she wants ( I have just one child) with that being said I want to do all that and have money in my pocket at all times ..So my question is will being a nurse cover all that? I want to help people I want to be that good nurse caring understanding gentle nurturing BUT i also want to make a living ya know SURVIVE ahaha is it possible and please dont tell me to cut my expenses I will not! SO give it to me straight lol will nursing cover this and oh yah I also want to vacation at LEAST once a year LETS NOT FORGET BABYSITTER almost slipped my mind aha and I would also like to be able to buy things at the spur of the moment or just all of a sudden go out to dinner at a nice restaurant worry free!!! is it possible basically I wanna know the real deal about the money part thanx in advance

Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

Median income in Illinois is reported to be 50,600. This is about what a new RN makes in the Chicago area, so a nurse in Chicago earns at more than at least half of the households in IL

You people are very very rude..I want to say more but im biting my tongue I wont even respond to most of you but as of now im working as a bartender and pay all my bills myself pfft I wont even finish this reply because you people have really **** up my day so judgemental

What I will say is only god can judge me :yes: And after im done and when I become a nurse I will try my best to not be mean like you guys and btw this is not school I can type how I want and obviously I forgot to mention some things like my daughters college tuition and stuff but still no reason to come typing at me and putting me down YUCK I wonder how you treat your patients ....I have so much more to say but wont because this is not the place and im not going to let some strangers on the internet get me down Carry on

Specializes in Intermediate care.

Im a nurse and my fiance is an engineer. We get by...we are not rich by any means. Don't expect to become a nurse and to "roll in the dough" because you won't. You WILL be bale to put food on the table, pay the bills and give your daugher what she needs. You daughter may not get a mercedes benz for her 16th birthday but you get the idea. You sound like you want to live a rich life style with everything so my suggestion to you is to forget the nursing idea and marry an NFL football player.

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
You people are very very rude..I want to say more but im biting my tongue I wont even respond to most of you but as of now im working as a bartender and pay all my bills myself pfft I wont even finish this reply because you people have really **** up my day so judgemental

When I worked as a CNA at a nursing home I had a decent apt, a car, and a generally 'good' lifestyle. I though that if I became an RN then I would take extravagant vacations, live in a big home, eat expensive meals...i.e. I though the RNs at the facility had it made.

Now I certainly don't have a bad lifestyle and I am not a pauper. However, I realized that this grand lifestyle is not why I imagined. (NB: I don't regret my decision to become a nurse). Experience nurses are telling you this. They are telling you to be reasonable, to save your money, to realize that nursing is not an embarrassment of riches salary-wise.

Everyone is trying to help you. Yet, you had the gall to call 'us people' rude??? People are trying to tell you how it is. People are trying to temper your expectations. People are trying to help you from making future mistakes. Well, quite frankly, given your allegation, I'm a little upset that I took the time to read this thread and thinking of helpful advice to offer to you.

Well, good luck.

It's all about how you manage your money. Simple as that.

You people are very very rude..I want to say more but im biting my tongue I wont even respond to most of you but as of now im working as a bartender and pay all my bills myself pfft I wont even finish this reply because you people have really effed up my day so judgemental

Most people answered your question and gave some good advice, whether it was what you wanted to hear or not. If you can't take a little criticism you will never even survive nursing school.

Specializes in Telemetry, OB, NICU.

OP, when I read your last couple posts, I couldn't help but laughed.

If you mean to communicate by writing, you have to write well. It shows how much you really value others' opinions here, and how serious your intention is. If you don't care about writing fine, than people sure won't take you seriously. The replies you got are more serious and much more respectful than the respect you ever showed here.

By the way, get your nerves treated before you get into any of nursing stuff. Nursing school and the real world of nursing are 18432 times more frustrating than this. lol. You don't want to kill yourself or others from madness. :D

You people are very very rude..I want to say more but im biting my tongue I wont even respond to most of you but as of now im working as a bartender and pay all my bills myself pfft I wont even finish this reply because you people have really **** up my day so judgemental

If you want to see someone get rude and judgmental, I could give it a whirl. Consider me being 'polite' by stopping here.

Specializes in Critical care.

OP...we have nothing else with which to assess what a person "is all about" on forums such as this other than their written words. That's it, no gestures, no expressions, no other little nuance to add flavor to a message. With such limitations, it becomes very easy to "come off the wrong way".

Text-speak and other overly casual communication styles regarding what most consider serious issues leads a reader to question the writer's veracity, maturity, intelligence, etc.

It's a natural human response to try to fill in the blanks...therefore try not to leave so many.

Specializes in geriatrics.
What I will say is only god can judge me :yes: And after im done and when I become a nurse I will try my best to not be mean like you guys and btw this is not school I can type how I want and obviously I forgot to mention some things like my daughters college tuition and stuff but still no reason to come typing at me and putting me down YUCK I wonder how you treat your patients ....I have so much more to say but wont because this is not the place and im not going to let some strangers on the internet get me down Carry on
I've read through many of the replies. People are honest....I fail to see how honesty is considered "mean." Since you aren't a nurse, you can't really say how you will practise or treat your patients. Come back and let us know your thoughts after you've been practising on your own for a year. I wish you well.

OP, I think you'd do better sticking with bartending, rather then entering nursing school, considering your expectations.

People did try to offer you sound advice, but you don't seem to want to accept it. You'd do well to consider the viewpoints offered here from actual nurses; some posts are really very well thought-out.

Good luck.

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