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I thin the reason people may not want to answer is that those who seem overly concerned about what they will make sometimes tend to be a little more difficult to work with later in the future. It also gives the impression that you are going into the field for the money. If that is the case then there are much better paying jobs. I don't know if I am the only one who experienced this but during school there seemed to be a distinct group of people who had tried earlier careers and were not making the money they wanted. They then decided to try nursing as they were accepted into the program relatively easily and they heard the salaries were fairly good. Well at the facility where I work these people who are now nurses are always talking about where they could go to make more money, and how they are underpaid. These people also tend to get annoyed at not being offered overtime and when they are they always have some reason why they can't take it; unless it is a holiday then they have a reason why they need to trade with you to work this day. I am definitely not calling these people bad nurses it is just when you are working and someone is always talking about salary and refusing to stay extra time to chart because they are not being paid for it, this really takes a toll. In addition all the information you are looking for can easily be found on the internet. As for your original question; where I work (in Canada) I started at 26.80$ an hour which includes education premiums, and there is overtime offered almost everyday off. On average I can take home 1750$ a paycheque. It may seem like good pay but these are 12 hour shifts which often easily become 13-13.5 and a night shift is like working a day and a half because the next day is wasted recovering from your night. If you're just looking for a high salary like I said you can find one in a variety of other professions

Hi, I'm not sure where you are located but the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks offers a PA program specifically for nurses and the only prereq is that you have 2 years of nursing. There is also a school in Florida with the same requirements, designed also for nurses. Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of that school, I only know it is in Florida. The University of Washington is also geared towards nurses and requires 2 years experience along with a minimum b- in anatomy/physiology along with one science course(any science, any level) and 2 english courses.

Hi, as the other poster said winnipeg has a fairly good housing market but houses are becoming harder to find as in many cdn cities. You may also want to be wary of which areas you move to as winnipeg has a reputation as a somewhat violent city. In terms of psychiatric facilities every city hospital has a psych unit, what would be best for you would depend on what you are looking for. The community hospitals units are mostly psychogeriatric units, if this is what you are interested in then you can look into grace hospital, seven oaks hospital or concordia. Deer lodge is always hiring, but I am not sure about a psychogeriatrics unit there but they are opening a brain injuries unit. Health sciences centre has it's own psychiatric facility with adult, child, and forensic units. This hospital is right in the middle of the city and no more than a 30 minute drive or 50 minute bus ride during peak hours. There is also another very large psychiatric hospital, Selkirk mental health Institution. This hospital is a more long term facility. It has adult, geriatric and forensic units, there are no child or youth units. Selkirk is a small town of about 12000 30 minutes outside of winnipeg. I know nothing of the housing market there. Some people do commute although this can take over an hour during the winter and the roads can be very dangerous. Winnipeg has a low cost of living, groceries and most entertainment is very well priced. The only thing that may be a little more expensive in winnipeg is vehicles. As for leisure if you enjoy outdoor activities there is a fair bit to do either in winnipeg or within 3 hours of the city (if you like skiing, but are not too particular about very large hills). To check job postings go to http://www.wrha.mb.ca or hsc.mb.ca or you can google the other hospitals. Hope this helps, sorry about the length.

Vanderbilt has a program that allows students to enter into an ACNP then when they are done go on to the schools' CRNA program here is the link if you like http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/nursing/msn/acutecar.html in the middle of the page they have a headline "NURSE ANESTHESIA: SPECIAL OPTION FOR ACNP GRADUATES"

If you look at the University of North Dakota website they have a program designed specifically for RN to PA students.