FNP2B

ok im not trying 2 start a flame war here ........but i am currently a student going for my rn, and the conversation in this forum makes it sound like why even be an rn, when you could be an lpn/lvn,why go to 3-4 more years of school to get your bsn(...

quote: originally posted by uk_nurse i dont think many nurses are in it for the cash..........pay is dreadful especially here in the uk. it is most definately not easy money i asure you. sorry to hear that uk nurse...maybe you need to move to the us....

sorry to hear that uk nurse...maybe you need to move to the us...the pay is great here...my wife is a 22yr old rn here in tx. and has been a nurse for a little over a year and is already making 52k a year. and she only works six days out of every 2 w...

"its never to late to be what you might have been"

i have some ? in regard to salary for CRNA's?

i would most definitly look into the high tution...here in texas lpn programs run from 2-4k for a 10month ordeal. education is priceless...but you need to look at the price tag before you buy it. you must also think about cost to income ratio....the ...

hello adamsmom.......i think if you want to persue a nursing career there is no testing the waters(lpn). the previous post referred to become an lpn first and i agree every situation is different, but if you have the opportunity, go for the gold(rn)....

ok.....here we go...age has become a factor all of a sudden...like i said before and i will repeat it.....angela mac (notice the highlighted name) every one is entitled to an opinion:stone ......but your insecurity leaks through more and more with ev...

i have to agree with lpn2b2004, ....close this thread....this is getting ridiculous...angela mac to say one would rather have an lpn caring for them than an rn:stone ...you were joking right. i know it comes down to a matter of opinion...but that is ...

lvn=1 1/2 yrs of school (with preqs):stone rn,bsn=4 yrs of school (with preqs) want more money? the question shouldnt be asked , "got milk?"..................but"got education?" more education=more $$$$ "it's never to late to be what you might have b...

example: the bsn rn who throws temper tantrums like a child at the nurses station regardless of how serious the situation is or who may be listening. what message does that send to the rest of the staff that is "below" your level? you don't always ha...

AMEN, RN4NICU!

i also believe that everyone is important, but i believe in levels of importance. the lpn that just changed the sheets for a patient is not as important (notice i said not as..they are still important) as the md that has to go into the family room to...

good point LPN2B......but lest we forget old mother nature.....the lower you are on the food chain the more crap you have to put up with. If a zebra is tired of been hounded by lions. that zebra should pray for rencarnation:stone and if CNA's and L...

I have to respond to this post:stone .....every position that a hospitial employs is vital. but think with me LVN=...maybe...1 1/2 yrs of school (with preqs) where as RN, BSN=4 yrs of school (with preqs) so you do the math...work harder, learn more= ...

thank you for your reply rn4nicu, the reason why my statement is so heartfelt is the simple truth that i live in a very big state(TX) and the starting pay for LPN's in my area is anywhere from 12-14$/hr which comes to out to about 32-33K/yr. Where as...

I never one time said you did not know what you were talking about......in fact i thanked for your input and for reinforcing (aka. proving) my point

let me restate my claim LPN's are not(and if they are it is well experinced LPN NOT NEW GRADS) making 42K dollars anually out of the gates. to much for someone to swallow. than just buckle down and apply yourself and gain more knowledge in order to b...

well thank you for reinforcing(proving) my point. New Grad LPN's are not making 42k out of the gates.....you reinforced(proved) my original posting by presenting the salary.com figures 25th%ile(less experience) 37K anually and for that...........(wit...

again thank you for proven my point a new lpn grad is not ,making 42k anually......ie. 25th%ile(meaning less experience) $37,493 that is a 5-6k difference than what the new lpn grad "said":stone he was going to make. he also said and i quote "most fa...

Yes it does but thats for the 75th %ile .......the average is 36K ......i was responding to a new LPN grad saying they are going to make 42K out of the gate:stone Why become an RN when you can BANK as an LPN (which reequires less educatioin and less...

i am trying to find someone to answer my post....ive been roaming around different threads asking the same question...on a lpn posting a new lpn grad said they would be making 42k out of the gates .....someone needs to wake this lpn up...or wake me u...

has anyone been reading some of the lpn postings.......what im refering to is that one lpn new grad said that they were going to make 42k a year coming out of the gates? someone tell me this is just some lpn dreaming:stone "success is a journey, not...

wow, you are an lpn new grad and you are going to come out of the gates making about 42k anually.....maybe im reading this post wrong? that seems a bit much for a lpn?:stone "patience is a virtue, yes, and good things come to those who wait, but only...

testing....... "patience is a virtue, yes, and good things come to those who wait, but only things left behind by those who hustle"