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  1. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    This is an update. As of August 2017, my gross salary is now expected to be 172k this year with minimal overtime (maybe 32 hours of total OT since the beginning of the year). I will also probably get...

  2. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm going to add to this post. The reason we live and get paid so well is because our unions fight for us to have good wages and good working conditions. I know that there are people in other...

  3. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

  4. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    The apt is in hayward, work is in sj. I got this apt a while ago and I know the landlord who hasn't took it upon himself to raise renthe very much. it's ok, not the best, but it's a place to live, and...

  5. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    How much bonus do you get a year (on

  6. 2017 Nurse Salary

    Ard123 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    as of feb 2017 Location: northern Cali, san Jose Job type: RN, outpatient for urban area, I work remotely 70% of the time, sun-thurs, 9-5am, 40hr schedule. I'm pretty efficient, so I actually probably...

  7. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Positives: A good union will fight for your wage and rights. We all heard of horror stories of staff being fired by employers at the drop of a hat. Or workers being exploited, Whether it be working...

  8. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    This is an end of year update from my initial post. As of today, my base hourly pay has remained 71.25/hr, or about $150k/year base salary (does not include overtime). After factoring overtime (I did...

  9. 2016 Bay Area CA Nursing Pay

    Ard123 replied to dmstanl1's topic in California Nursing

    You make a valid point. I am considering relocating from Oakland to Sactown because of the COL difference, but I'm hesitant about the 105F summers and 30F winters (Ok, perhaps the weather example is a...

  10. Rn-bsn new grad.pay per hour 2016

    Ard123 replied to Pleasestop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not bad for a new grad, I'm still only at 71/hr after 3 years at an outpatient specialty, but then again I work days with no

  11. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Sarah, as much as I love the appeal of the city, I've chosen to live in Oakland because of the COL woes that you're experiencing, and am paying less than half of what you pay for housing. I seriously...

  12. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Sarah, as much as I love the appeal of the city, I've chosen to live in Oakland because of the COL woes that you're experiencing, and am paying less than half of what you pay for housing. I seriously...

  13. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the insightful post. The only drawback to my situation is that I can't find a similar set-up anywhere else in the country if I decided to move (not that I would, but the option would be...

  14. The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    Ard123 replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    t Not to be sarcastic, if you want the change and equality: work for it 1. one needs to put in the work to educate themselves of the inequality (snoop around: mgma is a good source to find MD pay,...

  15. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    Ard123 replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I put a lot of thought about the lifestyle costs of working and living in California as an RN in comparison to other places in the country, and here is my quantitative analysis of the costs and...

  16. 2016 Salary thread

    Ard123 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    1. Northern California (Oakland) 2. 3.5 years experience, base pay 71.25/hr, full benefits; base salary $150,000 a year, but due to overtime, I've already increased my income ceiling to date to about...

  17. new graduate nurse pay 2016

    Ard123 replied to jessicamillan12's topic in Maryland Nursing

    1. Northern California (Oakland) 2. 3.5 years experience, base pay 71.25/hr, full benefits; base salary $150,000 a year, but due to overtime, I've already increased my income ceiling to date to about...

  18. Do Nurses really make "good money?"

    Ard123 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Students

    That's pretty impressive, thank ask how much ot are you

  19. Do Nurses really make "good money?"

    Ard123 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Students

    Pay varies by geography. Most of the country pays rns 50,000 - 70,000 a year . Where I live , the competitive pay for staff rns can run anywhere from 120,000 to 180,000, not including overtime (with...

  20. Would you report possible diversion?

    Ard123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Legally and ethically you should report him. However , there's a lot of gaps in the law and enforcement thereafter, and not reporting will most likely lead in no action against you even if he gets...

  21. switch from medical school to nursing?

    Ard123 replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    Hi Greg, I was in your situation. I dropped out of medical school to pursue a nursing career. However , I will not advise for or against taking my path. I would just like to give you some insight. I...

  22. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    Ard123 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find the paradox of our society interesting - on one hand, promoting gender equality has been hailed as one of the cornerstones of advancing our society. Yet this post is an example that runs...

  23. Thrown From the Tower!!

    Ard123 replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yea, I'm sure there's another place in this world for you other than nursing. Can't think of any right off the bat given the many personal requirements that you have that totally contradict what most...

  24. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Ard123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of these exceptions, especially with prison nurses. I have to hand it to you, I don't think I'd take it because if the opportunity cost on time being on call, unless I get highly...

  25. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Ard123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of these exceptions, especially with prison nurses. I have to hand it to you, I don't think I'd take it because if the opportunity cost on time being on call, unless I get highly...