RN Earnings and Work Environment

[whitecats]

Hello, I am interested in becoming an RN. I am currently in school.

1. I am wondering what are the typical earnings for an RN straight out of school? (I live in Florida)

2. How do pay increases go? Is it every year, by how much? Does it have a cap?

3. What kind of environment do you work in? Does working at a doctors office as an RN pay the same as if you worked in a hospital?

I have a bad back and have trouble standing on my feet for long, long periods of time, so I am trying to find out this information and also what percentage of nurses work outside of hospitals, in doctors offices?

Thank you

[JHansen]

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Registered_Nurse_(RN)/Hourly_Rate

tons of information you can gather from google search. One of the great things about nursing is it is so varied.

However after reading your last line about having a bad back and unable to stand for long periods at a time, if you work in a hospital understand that the norm is 12 hour shifts. If you are really serious about getting info contact a nursing adviser in your area or try and set up a shadow of a nurse in your area

[edit] adding a few things to answer your post.

one thing to consider for pay is differentials, you usually get paid more for working evenings and nights, this can be just a dollar an hour to 10 or more in some areas. And your pay in hospitals versus docs office are as varied as there are people on earth.

Is there a cap? well I suppose in a sense there is a cap. Pay is usually limited by your degree(associates vs bsn vs msn vs crna vs np) and experience.