Marc86

Hi Shann106, well i was about to respond to your query earlier today when i was logged on but my laptop battery died :/ But i'm here! So do not fret, i will respond since you are eager to know, lol. I just got done with my 1st year for the CNL program at USF! I know much of the first year classes are theory, but they were just like any other class i have taken in my undergrad. So where are you going to school, or where did you graduate from?

well, all i got to say is everyone farts, everyone ******, and everyone *****. **** is ****, i dont know why everyone makes a big fuzz about it? next time you take a **** think of this. i was being honest about earning a comfortable living as a nurse.

21 dollars an hour!? Oh no!!! I would not even bother! SF public hospitals at a per diem salary is 54 hourly. UCSF, about 62.

i hope i get to work with nurses like you. with real sense!

Just because someone has a JD does not mean the money will roll in. Besides, not all nursing positions are in the "helping" sector. ie private clinics, cosmetic surgeons etc.

What 50-70k? 100,000 isnt filthy rich, but its a comfortable life. The city of San Francisco starts about 100,000.

If all the work is being done. all the patients being taken care off, then why would a nurse doing it for the money not be a "good" nurse?

Maybe it's just you. I dont have the passion but i have the brains. I can guarantee you i wont be 10 hours in the library.

I am specifically talking about the city of San Franciso, and yes, I would have my masters. A "CNL" Clinical Nurse Leader. But even then, masters or not. The 100,000 salary very common for San Francisco.

hmm... finished my B.A. in 3 years, i think i can take nursing school pretty well. I'm being honest, i am in in for the 125,000 yr salary in the S.F. I am competent to do the job well and will do just that. But to write that you hope nursing school or any schooling as a matter of fact "tears" someone apart reflects who you really are. Perhaps bitter and lonely it tore YOU apart.

Oh, and the pharmaceutical companies will NEVER allow the USA to socialize medicine. They are far too rich and powerful. So that is out of the question.

I don't quite understand why people say that the Bay Area is a problematic region. I am personally speaking for San Francisco. I have many friends in nursing and they all started working as RN's within a couple of months. With the Oakland Childrens hospital expanding, the new UCSF Childrens, tons of new positions will open up. Also, those respondents who say they live in the Bay Area must not be competent to follow up on interviews or applications submitted. Hiring managers in hospitals are too busy, some are nurses! So they have to be reminded!! So to say, "some people have been searching for years" is a bit too much. If they dont have any "connections" to get the foot in the door at hospitals (luckily i do) they can work in hospices, long term care, nursing homes, etc. to get the "experience" many hospitals say they are looking for. To get a job one must be persistent.

I already have a BA in Communications, and a minor in creative writing. I have great people skills and am academically competent. I live in California's Bay Area which is one of the top paying regions for RNs. Yes, i know i will have a few years that aren't so glamorous. But after the first years, i'm sure everything will be alright. I know nurses that are making low 100,000 a year after working only ONE years in a long term care facility, then moving on to a hospital. So yes, the first few years might be a bit "dirty" but after that, getting into a area of interest will become enjoyable. Also, i would love to be a doctor or a lawyer, but that takes time. I'm all about the instant gratification, and right now about 3 years in nursing school are as instant as they get for sooner than later 100,000+ salary range.

...just wondering who's becoming a nurse for the eventual excellent pay??? I am.