Does anyone know if health care reform going to affect rn salaries?

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hello everyone!:typing

i live in nyc and i am going into a 2 yr rn program. i will be starting clinicals in jan. 2010 and will be graduating in dec. 2011. i wanted to know if anyone heard how and if rn salaries will be affected.

i'd like to know what you heard even if you don't know about how it affects the rn's in nyc.

thank you and have a nice day!!!

runtagua

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I think the general consensus is that if it affects RN salaries, we're all going to quit and move to a remote island somewhere and there will be no more nurses anywhere.

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funnypharm

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Australian nurses turn to prostitution to pay the bills after the people vote to enslave the health care workers under universal health care.

Single payer enslaved registered nurses to work for low wages

Nurses turn to prostitution | Nurse In Australia

happy2learn

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This whole question relies of IF health care reform actually takes place. That's a BIG IF.

allnurses Guide

llg, PhD, RN

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development. Has 46 years experience.

In reality ... nobody knows. Nursing compensation is dependent on many, many factors. It's very complex and the outlook is constantly evolving as societal conditions evolve.

Anyone who tells you they can predict the future about something so complex for certain is either lying or a fool.

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In reality ... nobody knows.

That is what is so freaking scary about the entire bill. Nobody knows much of anything about it.

allnurses Guide

llg, PhD, RN

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development. Has 46 years experience.
That is what is so freaking scary about the entire bill. Nobody knows much of anything about it.

That's true of ANY significant change. If we only took action when we were 100% sure of the outcomes, nothing would ever get done. All we can EVER do is move in a direction that seems best at the time and be prepared to adjust our course as the situation unfolds.

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Australian nurses turn to prostitution to pay the bills after the people vote to enslave the health care workers under universal health care.

Single payer enslaved registered nurses to work for low wages

Nurses turn to prostitution | Nurse In Australia

And per this logic, health care for profit or nonprofit "enslaved" US nurses to work in porn. Which given that it involves sex for money, is a form of prostitution.

There are several well known porn stars that were nurses at one time. And well before Universal healthcare was an issue.

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