Bdouvarjo

Actually according to the Federal Department of Labor nursing as a whole to include CNA's, LON's, RN's and BSN's have had the lowest % pay increase since 2008 through 2017. They have received a total of just over 7% increase altogether since 2008. The cost of living has gone up over 10%. That means as a nurse your dollar today is worth less to you now than it did in 2017. There are people dipping fries in oil making $15 and hour while CNA's providing care and maintaining a license make less. LPN's make just a little more than that in some cases. A lot of hospitals are demanding that ADN's get their BSN's in order for the facility to acquire Magnet status while not wanting to compensate the. It's for either the time it takes the to acquire their BSN or the new level of knowledge and proficiency attained. Combine that with th fact that in order to have any chance of upward mobility past staff nurse you would need to invest even more time and money to get your MSN. Obviously hospital settings are more demanding than LTC and or Rehab facilities are. Nevertheless, in many case LTC and Rehab RN's make more than hospital staff nurses do. This is not a function of a stagnant economy. According to the Federal Department of Labor there are many professions that over the last 9 years have had double digit up to 26% increases since 2008. Why is it that as the demand for nurses increase pay has stagnated or gone down. Yes it is possible by working 60 hours a week, if allowed by the facility, a nurse can bring home a good salary. But he or she does it at the expense of their personal life and family time. Talk to nurses who have been practicing for 30+ years and they will all tell you that the nurses workload has only increased... more patients, more responsibility, more charting and more treatments. Pay has not increased accordingly.