barrybender

Just to get a run across the board, what kind of annual wages do most RNs in your areas earn? Around here it gets to be about $30k per year. Is that average or not?

Thank you everyone for your input on my behalf. I'm closing this topic now to make sure everyone else gets plenty of replies to theirs. Thank you again. Good luck everyone.

Thank you for your advice. Seeing as your pretty close to me really helps, too. You probably know a lot about the job market in this area. Single mom of two, eh? My wife is expecting twins, so I have to work nights AND go to school at the same time once classes start. I'm a bit nervous about the whole thing, but knowing that other people (a lot, actually) have been in a situation very similar to mine really helps. Thank you.

Hey everybody. I'm really new to this site (like 30 minutes new) and I'm going to start courses toward a degree in nursing. Now the school I plan on attending is a community college. Based on the overall experience, are community college graduates just as qualified to be an RN as a university graduate? If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Well, here's the breakdown. If you go into the army as a nurse, you'll be an officer, because you have a degree. You can choose to enlist if you want, but you'll get screwed even more. After you go through all your basic courses (Officer Basic Course, Army Nursing Basic Course, etc.), you'll have wasted a good year to year and a half of your life relearning (army style) all the stuff you learned in college. After that, you'll get assigned to a hospital or, if you're really lucky, you'll end up supporting a peace-keeping operation, like in Kosovo. Twelve hour days doing absolutely nothing. But hey, it's your choice. I got out of the army only a month ago. I'm doing the opposite of what you're doing. I got out and I'm starting college to become a nurse. If you go, remember this: officers have to ASK to get out of the army, and nobody has to let you out if they don't want to. Good luck.