I remember when I was not a nurse and I pretty much had to settle for what ever a potential employer decided I was worth. I studied Telecommunications for one year and a half and recieved a certificate that I thought would carry some respect. Well it takes a fool to learn! That is a field where if you dont know the right people............ forget about it. Twelve dollars per hour is what you better get used to. So I did that for about 5 years and learned alot; still to this day I can do anything as it relates to that field. Eventhough I never made a wage above 17 per hr the work of helping big companies with their phone system just wasn't humanatarian enough. After 5 years of working at AoL Time Warner in upstate New York, I had to move back home because my mother was partialy paralyzed and had to have 2 surgeries to repair her defect. Well something came out of me ...... it was like my destiny to do this kind of work. To make a long story short I became a nurse to really make a difference, eventhough the money is fantastic if you care about people and treat them with dignity and respect you will go very far in this profession. God has blessed me through helping people, to help myself and my family. So in summary do your best and you will be rewarded. HE'S WATCHING OVER US!!!!!