Rich nurses?

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you guys are mostly from the USA?

I just glanced over a thread and it seems you guys are ridculously overpaid?

In Australia.. nursing is by far not a well paid job. Its maybe just average. My step dad who was a traffic controller - held a sign that said "slow" and "stop" on the flipside got paid $10 an hour more than me.. i kid you not.

Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

You and me both. I would love to know where our Texas golfer made his $94,000 in 1988. I am still waiting for an answer.

Woody

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
Where in the heck did you work? And as what? I didn't make even near that 5 years ago as an Infection Control with a BSN, Certified in Infection Control, BLS Instructor Instructor, ACLS Instructor Instructor and probably a few things I've forgotten! If I wasn't permanently disabled (my doc told me at my last visit I'd never work again - so I am going through the blues - I had hoped to go back to what I was doing someday - but we just keep adding disabling diagnosis to the long list of why I can't work! POOH!) I'd like your old job.:o:o:o

Sorry you wont work again, your awfully young for that to happen to. I will keep you in my prayers.

I worked in Texas. Still do and I make more than that now substantially. But as I said I work for it. Yes I am still a AD RN, yes if want to I can add more initials.

There is work and there is what I call "Work Smart" Im the King of working smartly.

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

I worked long and hard for every dollar I earned the last year I worked. And it was nothing for me to work a sixty or seventy hour work week, traveling all over the southern half of Florida. And I was considered smart, by my peers, by my clients, by most of their attorneys, by my boss, by the insurance companies and by the administrative law judges I testified before. I earned every dollar I made. And I did it the smart way, by getting additional education and additional certification.

And with my years of experience, in the work place, I never knew any nurse who made $94,000 just working smart. And certainly not with just an AD degree. And before you get in an uproar, I was an AD graduate but I didn't stop with my education. You are apparently one in a trillion. But you haven't revealed where you made your $94,000. I made mine working for Rehab Specialist of America and the Hospital Bill Review Service, Inc. Both a no longer in existence, Florida changed their Workers Comp law dramatically. Now they treat their injured workers just as badly as Texas does, or so I understand.

Woody:balloons:

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.

I must have been the Queen of NOT WORKING SMART - I spent TONS of my own money and my own time planning and buying prizes or refreshments for inservices - I couldn't even get a plate of lousy cookies from the hospital. I can't count the number of hours I worked without OT pay (I was an "exempt" employee, so they didn't have to pay me OT). I worked my tail off and of course IC got high ratings from JC!!!!! Several surveyors took copies of my stuff to give out as examples to other hospitals they surveyed. But this was a "charity" hospital and I'd would never have chosen to work anyplace else (I was private sector for 2 1/2 years and loved it - ER!!!!! Adrenaline Rush!!!). But these are "my people". I was raised poor and I felt that God called me to work there to provide FANTASTIC care for these patients in the ICU and then working my tail off to make sure the infection rate and exposures to B/BF were the LOWEST possible rates ever and that EVERYBODY knew IC rules & regs (I was told by one surveyor that "my" employees were the best educated on IC and EH she had EVER seen). Hey, I tried and would go back to it in a heartbeat! As you can tell, I went into Nursing as a calling. Thanks for the prayers - I can always use them. AND I have NO problems with AD nurses. Some of the BEST people I worked with were AD or Diploma (yes, I'm "that" old) and LPNs - there were LPNs at both facilities I worked at that I'd a 100 times rather work with then some of my "fellow" BSNs. Luv from me to you.

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I worked long and hard for every dollar I earned the last year I worked. And it was nothing for me to work a sixty or seventy hour work week, traveling all over the southern half of Florida. And I was considered smart, by my peers, by my clients, by most of their attorneys, by my boss, by the insurance companies and by the administrative law judges I testified before. I earned every dollar I made. And I did it the smart way, by getting additional education and additional certification.

And with my years of experience, in the work place, I never knew any nurse who made $94,000 just working smart. And certainly not with just an AD degree. And before you get in an uproar, I was an AD graduate but I didn't stop with my education. You are apparently one in a trillion. But you haven't revealed where you made your $94,000. I made mine working for Rehab Specialist of America and the Hospital Bill Review Service, Inc. Both a no longer in existence, Florida changed their Workers Comp law dramatically. Now they treat their injured workers just as badly as Texas does, or so I understand.

Woody:balloons:

Primarily my income is in good ole Texas. And from what you say about fla. Texas is heaven for nurses.And for some extra smart money, try strike busting pay. Fills out a salary nicely. Its not what you do its how you do it. And I do it with calmness and honour

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I worked long and hard for every dollar I earned the last year I worked. And it was nothing for me to work a sixty or seventy hour work week, traveling all over the southern half of Florida. And I was considered smart, by my peers, by my clients, by most of their attorneys, by my boss, by the insurance companies and by the administrative law judges I testified before. I earned every dollar I made. And I did it the smart way, by getting additional education and additional certification.

And with my years of experience, in the work place, I never knew any nurse who made $94,000 just working smart. And certainly not with just an AD degree. And before you get in an uproar, I was an AD graduate but I didn't stop with my education. You are apparently one in a trillion. But you haven't revealed where you made your $94,000. I made mine working for Rehab Specialist of America and the Hospital Bill Review Service, Inc. Both a no longer in existence, Florida changed their Workers Comp law dramatically. Now they treat their injured workers just as badly as Texas does, or so I understand.

Woody:balloons:

Back in 1984 I contracted with one country hospital, to set up the sugical, and obstetrical and emergency services. For their hospital and get them ready for inspection. I did it in one yr, worked close to a hundred hours a week. Made some heavy money. Still managed to get a little golf in. Thank god I never worked that hard again. and Im still not self righteous.

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I agree with those that said it depends on where you live. I live and work in Oklahoma and starting out I made a dollar more than what employees starting out at 7-11 (gas station) make. I definitely agree with Sisukas post also.

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Actually, I worked at one of the few hospitals, in this country, back in 1971 that had one of the few MSN programs for entry level RNs. It was Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital, on the upper eastside of Manhattan. And I am one of the few nurse's, on this board, who believes that there should be only one entry level into professional nursing. And that it should be a BSN. Then perhaps we would be viewed as professionals. And then perhaps we would be paid as professionals.

The last year I worked, 1988, I grossed more then $85,000. But I, like others who made an equal income, had a Masters. I finally earned an income to match my education and experience.

Woody:balloons:

THat was a good wage in 1988, I am very close to a 6 figure salary, wh1ile I'M in the mid-90's, I am working 12 hr nights. It is a crime that we have to work so hard and have so much responsibility. I am not working overtime, because I am almost

58years old. I may go back for my BSN in an accel program, so I can work in a different capacity a little longer.:balloons:

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THat was a good wage in 1988, I am very close to a 6 figure salary, wh1ile I'M in the mid-90's, I am working 12 hr nights. It is a crime that we have to work so hard and have so much responsibility. I am not working overtime, because I am almost

58years old. I may go back for my BSN in an accel program, so I can work in a different capacity a little longer.:balloons:

No education is ever a waste. And one never knowns when one may be hurt, unable to work at what they normal do, no longer able to earn the big bucks they once did. And must move to a different area. And having an additional degree or two has never harmed anyone. It is not having those additional degrees that harms someone. Go for the additional degree. And good luck.

Woody:balloons:

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Primarily my income is in good ole Texas. And from what you say about fla. Texas is heaven for nurses.And for some extra smart money, try strike busting pay. Fills out a salary nicely. Its not what you do its how you do it. And I do it with calmness and honour

I haven't found Texas to be heaven for nurses .... not at all. I only work the occasional overtime, but my salary isn't even $50,000 a year.

What is strike busting pay?

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I haven't found Texas to be heaven for nurses .... not at all. I only work the occasional overtime, but my salary isn't even $50,000 a year.

What is strike busting pay?

Strike busting pay is working in a facility, generally for much more then what is normally paid, when the staff has gone out on strike. You are crossing picket lines to work. In most states there is nothing illegal about doing this. It is just some of us question the ethics of such nurses to work as strike busters.

Woody:balloons:

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Thanks, woody.

I haven't heard of any nurses going on strike here in TX - maybe it's kept off the news? I'm not sure.

We are not unionized here, so I guess there could be striking; I just don't hear about it, so I wouldn't even know where to get strike busting pay. (I don't know that I'd want to, even if I knew where to get it. Luckily, my husband gets paid better than I do ... and he does probably a fourth of the work I do. Seems unfair ...)

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