TinaRiy85

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1. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

   TinaRiy85 replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Illinois right across the river from St. Louis and teachers do make more money here. Teachers starting out in my town make almost 40K a year while nurses starting out make only 33K a year and the teachers get the summer off! There is som...

2. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

   TinaRiy85 replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

   Are you a teacher?

3. Hours

   TinaRiy85 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

   Most people can't imagine it either when they relocate. The major hospitals in St. Louis only pay 17.00 to nurses starting out.

4. Hours

   TinaRiy85 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

   I was so mislead about nurses salaries. I calculated that and it was only 31,000 dollars a year, since St. LOuis hospitals only pay 17.00/hr. THat is hardly enough to support a family. I think I"ll be a teacher. Make more money and get the summer...

5. Pay Scale

   TinaRiy85 replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   I am confused as to what an agency is. What do you do different there than in a hospital?

6. Hours

   TinaRiy85 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do most nurses only work 32 hours a week? I am a nursing student and keep getting mixed messages. Just wondering if they worked that or 40 hours a week?

7. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

   TinaRiy85 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

   I have also thought about getting a teaching degree and then getting an associates in nursing and working in the summers. The thing that really turns me off about nursing is working holidays. THe thought of not being able to spend Christmas with my...

8. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

   TinaRiy85 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

   Why would you go back and be a teacher?

9. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

   TinaRiy85 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am currently a sophmore in college and I either want to apply for nursing or teacher in the upcoming fall. I am confused as to what I should do. The thing i like about teaching is that I will someday have a family and have holidays, weekends, sum...

10. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    TinaRiy85 replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I am a prenursing student. I plan on entering the nursing school at my university in fall 06. Could you tell me what some of the realitites of nursing are? I have always heard such great things about it. I have an aunt and a cousin who are nurses...

11. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    TinaRiy85 replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I am attending a university and plan on applying for the nursing school there in Fall 06. Could you tell me some of the realities of nursing.