would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

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Just for fun lets just pretend the starting wage for an RN (regardless of education just RN) started at $11.00 hr. Would you still be a nurse? Also, what would be an acceptable starting pay for you to consider the field?. Ill start it off by saying no I would not at $11 hr (to much risk, slave wage for the type of job it is etc) and even though our starting pay around here is $27 hr for new grads I would work for about $20 hr. Be honest with you answers :)

Specializes in Geriatrics, acute hospital care, rehab.

$23/hr here!!! Not bad for a LowPaidNurse:monkeydance:

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

No... I would not. But that is more than the top nurses' assistant at my last job made. Of course, starting out in 2005 the new grad RN wage was 17.50/hr @ my hospital (w/o any shift/weekend differentials) You can tell I live in a much less expensive area of the country than many...

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Just for fun lets just pretend the starting wage for an RN (regardless of education just RN) started at $11.00 hr. Would you still be a nurse? Also, what would be an acceptable starting pay for you to consider the field?. Ill start it off by saying no I would not at $11 hr (to much risk, slave wage for the type of job it is etc) and even though our starting pay around here is $27 hr for new grads I would work for about $20 hr. Be honest with you answers :)

no way! you can't even afford the insurance! I'd rather keep my cush desk job at $15 without the backaches and hurting feet!

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Would I work as an RN for $18 an hour. Most likely not especially since I make that much as an LPN now.

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Specializes in Adult General ICU & Orthopaedics.

I could not be bothered getting out of bed for $11.00/hour!

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absolutely not. I shouldn't have to justify that answer knowing what skills and knowledge are required for those who choose to join the prefoession of nursing. That is completely ridiculous. Just ridiculous. Can I ask what the basis of this question is?

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Just for fun lets just pretend the starting wage for an RN (regardless of education just RN) started at $11.00 hr. Would you still be a nurse? Also, what would be an acceptable starting pay for you to consider the field?. Ill start it off by saying no I would not at $11 hr (to much risk, slave wage for the type of job it is etc) and even though our starting pay around here is $27 hr for new grads I would work for about $20 hr. Be honest with you answers :)

Only if they paid the worthless administrators $5 per hour. Not going to happen.

Mike

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Specializes in Medical Office, Surgery Floor, Telemetry.

:bluecry1: that is almost what all new graduated (BSN) nurses earn here in Puerto Rico! I worked at one hospital (as joung graduated RN,BSN) earning $9.25/hr. If it is in PR, i think i would work for that :p

You people make me want to go to the U.$. to work!! :chair: :roll

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As things stand now, no. However I know a lot of folks without jobs (Michigan). If the economy bottoms out I can't really say just what I might be willing to do.

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I would not work for $11.00 hr as an RN...$20.00 hr...depending on what type of nursing job it was.

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Where I live spanning across 2 states, I've yet to see a starting new grad wage over $18/hr yet. Most are $16'ish. And no, cost of living is not that low where I live. And where I live there are 13 hospitals within 1 hour drive from me and it's the same story in each facility, low, crappy pay. I've seen as low as $14.37 to as high as $17.95 with the average, starting pay for new grads..$16-17/hr. Sure they'll do a 2:1 pay raise for your experience as an LPN and most facilities might give you 1% above for your experience as a tech...but not always.

And no, moving is not even close to an option for me for another 10 years.

So would I work for $11/hr, probably not, but I don't make too much more than that right now :lol2:

I graduated nursing school as an LPN in 1996 and was making more than 14.00 per hour. Over the next 4 years I climbed and negotiated better at each job I accepted to 21.00 per hour (as an LPN). Now I am an RN making 60,000.00 year salary (approx 29-30.00 per hour). I don't understand the wages you are talking about and I would have moved along time ago. Let them lose some nurses and start thinking about a real wage.

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I'm currently in nursing school. I'm an older returning adult. I support my self in school doing my favorite job in the world, I'm a massage therapist. I will be taking a big hit at $27.00/hr as a new nurse and think that's really low considering I average $70.00/hr doing massage. I like the idea of a recession proof job, pd holidays, vacation time and of course flexible hours. I will continue to do massage while working as a nurse, but I would never consider working for $11.00/hr.

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