New RN Grad's First Job - $23/hr. Is this a rip off?

and by the way what you described is the name of the game with nursing homes/ LTC facilities. that is how they all are, heavy on med passes, hard work, but it does get easier when you learn the job better, trust me, hang in there.

Your lucky. In some parts of the country nurses are starting at $21.00 with benefits so I would say the salary you are getting is about right for your area. I live in the Seattle area and they are paying about 23-25 up here but it cost a BUNCH to live up here.

23 is not enough for chicago. The northside chicago nursing homes pay 24-26. I know this first hand because I live in Chicago and work at one and have friends that work at others.

im telling you, i will get you a job tomorrow for 25-26 if you have a clear RN licience in the state of illinois

I just accepted a position as a new grad RN, but have been a CMA for 7yrs and an LPN for 1yr. Salary pay 45/yr plus about 3-4 bonuses a yr. Is this a rip off? Doing drug research

Where are you at Snowy? That sounds great-- anymore jobs like that around?

You have a job and it is not $17 or $19 an hour. I would continue to look for something better while spending the paychecks you are presently getting.

Snowy, that sounds like fair pay to me as long as it has benefits. average for RNs like i said in my previous post is 26 an hour. at 45 a year you are right around that.

RNs involved in research should get in the low 60s but since youre a new grad RN that pay is fair to start off with.

Snowy, is that the position that was listed at University of Chicago on monster.com. forgive me if im being too nosy.

sorry to hear that mfr69. It sounds like you are going through a tough time. I hope things are a little better now?

$23 is not the greatest but it is better than zero. I worked LTC with 45 residents med pass for $18 and all the garbage you could take from management. As for being on your feet buy good shoes,eventually the ache works it way up to your knees and hips. Real life is nothing like clinical (thank GOD) but make sure you dont lower your standards like others (it's easy to do) but learn to leave work at work and not bring it home after awhile family & friends get tired of hearing it

45 resident med pass....i tell you at night it is 70 to x1 RN in my experience in last nursing home job....upper management love to breathe on your neck all day..have you punch out and continue job.... nursing home administrator stabbing staff in the back and firing left and right.....his policy is that a lot of RNs (seasoned/new grads) are running to the nursing home because of the current econonmy so i guess for me it means they can abuse staff as much as they want too bec of the volume of nursing applicants