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1. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

   onurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Right now almost 50% of the people taking the survey say they would not encourage their children to become nurses. I find that to be ineffitably sad. Have we really come to this? I cannot imagine my life without my nursing career. And if my daughter ...

2. How much do Seattle agency nurses make?

   onurse replied to lori999's topic in Agency

   Okay, the pay is much better if you have experience in a specialty, such as L&D, ER, or ICU. I've seen those up to $50/°, but for most jobs it's about $30/°. You can find agencies that will pay more, but you also have to worry more about being ca...

3. How much do Seattle agency nurses make?

   onurse replied to lori999's topic in Agency

   Hi Lori, I live in Bremerton and work for two agencies, one based in Tacoma and the other based in Seattle. They both pay $30/°, altho the Tacoma agency adds $2/° on weekends. This seems to be pretty average for this area.

4. Exhausted night shifter

   onurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing