Nurses Rock Toon
Published Feb 22, 2013
Did the money play a factor in you choosing a nursing career? Do you think money is a factor in why people choose nursing as a career?
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TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
I'll word my sentiments in a different way: Never in a million years would I do this job for free.
I am not a volunteer or a martyr. I do not show up at the workplace for free. Therefore, I expect to be paid for the services I render.
NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN
2,690 Posts
I absolutely LOVE looking like a nurse and I absolutely LOVE paydays. It's the in-between that really makes my life miserable. Being a nurse was my dad's idea for his only daughter. Back in those days, when this brilliant. LIFE-ALTERING decision was made for me, we had to listen to our parents. And since I had no job, no clue about loans, grants, or anything else that would have CONVINCED me to follow another path and defy my dad, HERE I AM, literally knee-deep in you-know-what most days. So. My dad threw me here; the inability to get a little breathing room so that I can catch my second wind and think clearly has kept me here. What's not to love about nursing!!!
HAHAHA ("I do it because I love you")
anotherone, BSN, RN
1,735 Posts
in it for the money, health insurance and three twelves !!!! i make the most money of almost anyone i know. some of my finance or engineer or accounting friends make a few thousand more but they always work 80-90hr weeks ...
LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN
8,429 Posts
My decision to enter into nursing was far before I knew how much money I was going to make as a nurse. To investigate illnesses, help empower patients, by teaching, skilled procedures that include wound care, poop, foley, care of pts with chest tubes, hemovacs, vents, manage CRRT, ECMO/Heart-Lung machines, place central lines!!! Go abroad and work on a healthcare team!!! I really could go on and on...the area I live in nursing has expanded their role because of the ability to care for complex patients, and collaborate and work closely with physicians. I hands down LOOOVEE being a nurse, and I made the BEST decision to be a Nurse. This profession fits my interests in science, my personal quirks, and my personality as a whole.
As for the money??? I will defer to what one of my clinical instructor's mantra is to her students:
"Nursing will not make you rich, but you will certainly make a good living." And I agree...Nursing is really what you make it. The money, to me, is an added benefit. The wages I make have allowed me to buy a home, property invest, and travel abroad. The flexibility has allowed for family time, and in the position to start a family. Love reaping the benefits of a good decision! :)
__patiently_waiting
541 Posts
I have to agree that nursing was a great path to a well-paying job. I have been licensed less than a year and making six figures.It all depends on what area you live in and what area of nursing you work.
What area do you work in? And what's your nursing specialty?
BaileyCoco
4 Posts
I'm in CA and work in corrections
KelRN215, BSN, RN
1 Article; 7,349 Posts
The money was certainly not the reason I entered the profession, but aren't we all "in it for the money" in some way? That's why you work- for money. If I was independently wealthy or won the lottery, I'd quit my job in a heartbeat and spend the rest of my life traveling the world.
Guest343211
880 Posts
All I can say is. . . :roflmao:
I mean to answer straight-up, even back then, it paid better than many secretary jobs, but not much. Going into nursing for the money has got to be one of the dumbest things a person could do....
And I say that, and I've liked a lot of what I've done as a nurse.
But come on. . .
Know too many people in non-healthcare jobs that ended up making a lot more--including nice severances when they left places of business.
Aongroup1990, CNA
332 Posts
Money comes with any job, it's more for the security of the money...
amoLucia
7,736 Posts
Money? What money? Nobody told me there was any money! Either that, or I went thru the wrong line!
Nurse_
251 Posts
Money?
Money is always a factor, that's why we work... to have money. But do I stay in nursing for money? Hell NO!
The money is decent. But this job isn't for everyone and if the only motivation of a person going to nursing is money... well, they'll get a rude awakening.
Nurses aren't getting paid enough. Patient care, med passes, mountains of documentations, liaison for every department, family members who complains about every single thing, and doctors who rarely answer the page... the stress alone is not enough for the pay we're getting.
But aside from that, the human aspect of it all. We are in contact with these patients for 12 hours/day. We learn about them on a personal level and that's why we assert ourselves and campaign for their well-being. And even if we've done what we can, sometimes we feel powerless about their condition. That's not something anyone can put a price tag on. Knowing that you've done all you can but still it's just not enough.