kaydee rn

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1. Nursing Faculty Shortage and Salaries

   kaydee rn replied to Rhilogan's topic in General Nursing

   This forum is so greatly needed. As for the questions posed: I have a DNP and teach in a community college in Pa. I have taught nursing for 27 years and make 55000 per year. The starting salary is 40000. Yes, it is appalling as Rhilogan stated. Even ...

2. Nurse Educators...it is time to speak out!

   kaydee rn posted a topic in Educators

   Nurse educators, Are you working more hours than your colleagues in other disciplines. I know I am. Calculation of nursing faculty workload is based on an old formula that awards less credit load for lab and clinical. This devalues the nature of our ...

3. Nursing educators- salaries

   kaydee rn replied to ginat113's topic in Educators

   Thanks for your post. I do think it is a concern of college administrators regarding so called "equity in pay". However the issue in our department is that we are not paid one for one for labs and clinicals and as such we work more hours than the say...

4. Nursing educators- salaries

   kaydee rn replied to ginat113's topic in Educators

   We dont have a differential for the evening weekend program. I think it is outrageous that we dont. In the very recent past, I have read numerous position papers, testimonies etc from high level people in nursing (Deans, NLN leaders etc). They are br...

5. Prayer for my son

   kaydee rn replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   prayers for you both

6. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

   kaydee rn replied to lee1's topic in Activism

   Hi I am a nurse educator in PA. We strongly support you. Hang in there. It is time for nursing to be noticed for their valuable contributions to the health care arena. You've got friends in Pennsylvania

7. Nursing educators- salaries

   kaydee rn replied to ginat113's topic in Educators

   Hi berylmac I feel your pain. I have previously posted in the nurse ed salary section. I too am in a CC with low pay and high workload....more hours than the other disciplines have to work as lab and clincal are not compensated the same as lecture. W...

8. Nursing educators- salaries

   kaydee rn replied to ginat113's topic in Educators

   Yes, nursing educators are grossly underpaid. At my community college they offer new employees with an MSN 37,500 per year! Our ADN grads start at over 50000. What is worse is that nursing faculty are not compensated the same way as other disciplines...

9. Nursing Faculty Shortage

   kaydee rn replied to Shane_in_Arizona's topic in Educators

   Hi I am interested in knowing how nurse faculty are paid. A good deal of our Full time faculty's time is spent in lab and clinical. Neither of these activities are counted one hr for one hr for our teaching load. It is LESS. Therefore nursing faculty...