Christerray

Thanks Nursingguy! I appreciate it :] Is the cost of living in SD higher than Sacramento?

Howdy all! New to the board, love the information I see, but throughout the internet I cannot find an answer to my question, so I figured I'd get the expert advice from ya'll. In two years my contract with the USAF will be over, and I will be ready to move on to my life as an RN. Resume as follows: Male Associates Degree in Nursing Associates Degree in Applied Health Sciences Six years Military experience as a Medical Technician -Have worked Family Practice, Ambulance Services, ICU, and ER I'm set on moving to San Diego, or anywhere in California south of Vandenberg AFB. I'd love to be working Hospital, since that is my love. Travel nurse and Clinic doesn't really excite me. Just wondering what you all think is a fair hourly rate that I can negotiate for with my previous experience. Think 40/45 is fair, or should I lower my hopes to 30 or even 25? Thanks all.

roger, i'll do that. thanks!

negative, i really have had my fill of the military, and veteran affairs is pulling me back in. ugh. i was enticed into the whole nursing program because, through the grapevine, i heard rns were making 80 - 90 k a year, 40 - 50 dollars an hour. some of my research proved that. but when i found this website and heard all these "horror" stories of only like 18 dollars an hour, my heart sank. what can i expect in an area like that? 18? 30? 40?

In my setting, I don't function as an RN per se - I don't carry the title. That's for officers. However, we perform many if not all of the same capabilities - Feeding the pt, changing, catherization, administering medication under doctors orders, IV therapy, and even suturing.

Howdy all! New to the board, love the information I see, but throughout the internet I cannot find an answer to my question, so I figured I'd get the expert advice from ya'll. In two years my contract with the USAF will be over, and I will be ready to move on to my life as an RN. Resume as follows: Male Associates Degree in Nursing Associates Degree in Applied Health Sciences Six years Military experience as a Medical Technician -Have worked Family Practice, Ambulance Services, ICU, and ER I'm set on moving to San Diego, or anywhere in California south of Vandenberg AFB. I'd love to be working Hospital, since that is my love. Travel nurse and Clinic doesn't really excite me. Just wondering what you all think is a fair hourly rate that I can negotiate for with my previous experience. Thanks!