Hi, i am working towards becoming an RN and i love the nursing profession and i cant imagine doing anyting else, i have been a cna for 10 yrs now, i have to be honsest though one of the main reasons why i want to be a nurse is because of the flexibility and the money, i live in pa now i am from maryland, and i have been reading the forums and i see alot of people say how under paid they are ect...I am wondering if i should rethink being an RN and maybe stay as a cna and do something else in the medical feild, i make 13.80 as a cna and 15 on the weekends, we have a thing here called surgical tech, which starts out at 16-28 and hour, has anyone heard of them and have any advice.
OK, I want to know, did you all start out making real good money or has it been through pay increases? Last year I got excellent evaluations but only got .25/hr at one job and .50/hr at the other. My facility pays a % for an increase and supposedly a 2.5% raise is an excellent evaluation. It seems after only 4 years at one job I've gotten only 2.50 in raises.
and how does that compare to the cost of living going up
teeituptom, BSN, RN
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and how does that compare to the cost of living going up