khtnurse

I just started a new job at a hospital here in Southwest Virginia. I started out at 17.00 and have been a nurse since 1997! The pay here is really bad, believe it or not the first job I had out of LPN school in 1997 paid me a whopping 7.50 and my first RN job was 12.50 in 2000!!! So it REALLY depends in what part of the country you are in, rural or urban area. As for x-ray techs, I think their pay is very similar to RN pay, but all the hospitals around here they get to work 8 hour shifts whereas we HAVE to work 12's which unfortunately turn into at least 13, but usually 14!! I can't say you are not wasting your time, that is only your decision on which direction of healthcare you want to pursue. Both professions have wonderful advantages and disadvantages, as everything does. You just have to pick which way to go!!! But either way, ANY education is NEVER a bad thing!!!:)