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That is amazing. Are you talking about LTC DON position or hospital DON? Because I'm mean't a LTC DON position. If it is LTC DON position , do you mind giving me a rough estimation of how much LTC ADON make, because currently, there is only an ADON position open. In addition, please tell me what state you are talking about since that makes a huge difference. I'm in central illinois.:monkeydance:

Yep! That is what I was offered. Does that sound reasonable? Please advise.

It depends with your location and facility. A friend of mine working in LTC makes $5 more than I do in central Illinois as a new graduate. I work on a med-surg floor and I make $18/hr as a BSN-RN new graduate with 6yrs tech experience, 4yrs LTC experience, and 5yrs business management position experience plus a BA and a BSN ha ha ha sucks:o. I regret my past decision because I turned down a DON position in LTC which was going to pay me $12 more than I make. Nonetheless, I was advised that this came with unpredictable on call hours. Anyway, I may be going to LTC soon.

i would say go for it :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: if that is your call in the nursing field. sometimes challenges or risks make people stronger and better leaders. i understand that what is usually normal and acceptable in nursing leadership is that people should have experience in any field before holding a higher position, but not everyone is inclined to follow the same path of career sequence. some people are fast learners and good leaders and others are slow learners and good leaders, while others are fast/slow learners but bad leaders. the same goes for people with experience, some people can have the experience but will not utilize it very well and others will. therefore, nursing experience does not always count when it comes to producing good results in the current business orientated health sector. i believe that the most important things in leadership is; taking calculated risks that are accompanied by strong courage and ambitions. while it is important to gain insight from people with experience, it is also important to learn, ask, and understand in details why they say it not advisable for a new nursing graduate to hold such a position. to be honest with you, these are some of the issues in nursing today. some nursing professionals are not encouraging the young ones to take chances and exhibit new ideas about what can be done differently in the nursing field. it is important that as professionals, we should welcome and embrace new and ambitious nurses, who are willing to modify what has been done decades or centuries before to what should be done now. it appears you are preparing yourself so well and you have learnt something by working with a don already. please follow your dreams; do not be intimated by anything or anyone. good luck.

Thank you so very much for the information.

Thank you so much. That helps a lot. Could you please elaborate more on point number four and six " What is your discharge rate for pts rehabilitation and return to home" Has this got to do with census? For call time and pay for call, what if they do not pay for call time and pay for call in management, is it a bad indicator or good?

Thank you guys for your responses. I will try and wait a while before I decide which one will be approriate for me. Meanwhile, I will continue surveying my interests and gaining more knowledge from work experience and people like you. However, I have another question. Which one of these two has reasonable future benefits e.g., good outcome to make a comfort life with my family, variety of areas to practice, not cumbersome to continue working when age catches up e.t.c. Please just give me clues if you have ideas.

Does anyone know how much a DON or ADON makes as salary in nursing homes in central Illinois or Illionis state? I would appreciate it if you can give an estimation, because I have being offered one of these positions even though I'm a new RN-BSN graduate. What do you think about these positions for a new graduate?

greetings everyone. i'm new to the forum. i just graduated in nursing school and would like to further my education in nursing, but i'm sort of confused with the field i should concentrate in. i have applied to different schools and have been accepted in one of the graduate schools on condition because of my luck of nursing experience till next fall. the problem is, i'm currently interested in crna but i have applied for fnp although crna is my number one choice at the moment because i really enjoyed observing crnas' during or clinical. i have tried to explore more about crna, but i have come up with different conclusions each time. on the other hand, i like interacting with people especially elderly people. therefore, i have a strong feeling i would really enjoy working with elderly patients (geriatrics) if i study fnp. please help, because i'm so confused.