pay scale for ohio

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I was recently on a thread where they were talking about pay scales in different states. however, there were no responses from Ohio. I am just beginning a four year degree for a BSN, any comments on what the starting wages are around Ohio. Thank you.:)

Thanks! Wow your an inspiration, that must have been something else. I feel like such a whoos now for complaining!

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JMA,

Greetings from Akron!!! I graduated from Stark State 2001. Started out at Summa at 19.75/hr then. I'm at Mercy Medical now. I work per diem now at 32.75/hr. Nice, Huh! Frees up more time to spend with my 2 y.o. I looked into part time positions, but weren't for me for various reasons. Anyways, they told me the payscale for 2-3 years experience was b/w 24-25.00/hr. Look at the facility's care delivery model more than the money!!! I learned the hard way. Look at the mission and philosophy statements. My own PERSONAL opinion: I love MERCY!!!!:kiss

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Hi Nurse1202,

Thank you for the input. I am finding out from friends that are in nursing (already there and nurses to be) some interesting facts. I guess many hospitals make the pay look good, but the atmosphere, etc. is less than desirable! Have a great day!

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I hope this isn't a dumb question, what is per diem?

Trish:eek:

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Sorry, it is the same as a P.R.N. position. I set my own schedule. For example: I work 2-3 12 hour shifts per week, and I tell administration what days, how many hours. I can work as many shifts as I want, but my obligation is 16 hours every 3 months. that is the minimum hours I have to work to be considered an active R. N. All hospitals require at least one year of experience in your specialty, before they'll hire you for a P.R.N. position. Mercy Medical Center requires 2 years. I don't get vacation time or health benefits, but I don't need the benefits. That's why they pay more money per hour, it is cheaper to pay me more per hour than to provide me benefits. Every hospital is different with their requirements, but at Mercy I don't have to work weekends or holidays, even though they pay an extra dollar per hour if I do. I hope this answers your question. With going to school and having a 2 y.o., I save a lot of money not paying for child care. I work night shift, so my husband is home with our son and my mom watches him while I sleep. She lays him down for a nap about noon, and he wakes me up at 3PM. It works great for us!

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Yes, that makes sense THANKS!!!! I have a 3 year old so I will be doing the same (working night shift)

Thanks again!!!

Trish

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.
Originally posted by L&D_RN_OH

..............................Pay scales for area hosp. in the Dayton area were $18.38 for new grads, but it has gone up to $19.00 now...........................

I am shocked :eek: (to say the least) of the nurses wages today! When I graduated in 1987, I only made $11.01 per hour working NIGHTshift. in seventeen years the wages for hardworking educated nurses has only risen a measly seven or eight dollars! :eek: Man, do we NEED a serious change in nurses wages today.

I had a hospital tell me the other day that they would pay me a little under $24.00/hour ---------their wage for persons who have been RNs for 10 years and greater. I'm STILL in shock of that low wage, and I don't find the cost of living to be cheap or reasonable here in Ohio either.

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For the work that all of you nurses do, you are underpaid. They told us though in nursing school, you aren't going to get paid big bucks to work. I'm not expecting 'big bucks' but I think the nurses should be paid a decent wage. We'll see how things change when I get out of school in 3 years!

:kiss A big hug to all of the awesome nurses out there!

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Nurse1202

Was your program at Stark State 4 years? I do not know anyone

that has gone there. I know a couple of girls who are attending Kent-Stark branch. They have more chemistry to do than we did. How was your classes? Were the professors helpful?

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Sorry, I have been so busy with term papers that I haven't been online lately!!! Stark State is a 2-yr Associates Degree program. It took me 2 years to do the prerequisites at part-time, though. Technically, it took me 4 years, but many have done it in 3. as for the instructors, they were tough, but they really enjoyed teaching. I found them to be helpful, but they didn't babysit you. You had to go to them the first sign of trouble or they couldn't help you. While I attended, they opened up the nursing lab for skills practice near testing time, or they would open the lab for asistance with drug calculations. I attended the open labs a lot. I found one instructor to be the toughest in my second year, but I learned so much from her that semester. From what I hear, Stark is a very difficult program compared to others, but their pass-fail rates on the boards are better than other schools in the area. That's why I chose Stark, and the price was right. :)

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