would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

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Just for fun lets just pretend the starting wage for an RN (regardless of education just RN) started at $11.00 hr. Would you still be a nurse? Also, what would be an acceptable starting pay for you to consider the field?. Ill start it off by saying no I would not at $11 hr (to much risk, slave wage for the type of job it is etc) and even though our starting pay around here is $27 hr for new grads I would work for about $20 hr. Be honest with you answers :)

Hi all. Here in Scotland, a newly qualified grad nurse earns £7.92 (sterling) an hour basic pay, which equates to roughly $16.00 U.S. We get what is called 'unsocial hours allowance' for working all the hours and shifts God sends, including nights and weekends (and there are a lot of weekends!) but this is peanuts, and we have to work the shifts, we don't get a choice. And on the ward where I worked, we rarely got off shift to time and got no overtime or time back for that... I left that job and now do nursing research. the pay's better and I get my weekends and evenings back.

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no way! think what you are really asking is, do you love nursing more than the money you make doing it. In other words: if money wasn't an issue, would you still do it?

I love taking care of people, and the whole medical side of things. But I also need to care for my family, providing the money that we need for school, house, cars, food, etc. If I only made $11 an hour, I would not be able to do this (I made this much as a CNA, not going back there).

So if money wasn't an issue for me, would I still be a nurse? Sure, but I don't think I would work as many hours as I currently do. Probably do it part time.

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No way, I could work at a job with less risk. Just for kicks when I started nursing almost 30 years ago I was making $6.60 an hour and I thought I was making a fortune.

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NO!

I made that much money putting myself through nursing school as a private sitter many years ago! One sitting job I had, was to make sure my client only had 2 scotch on the rocks before I assisted her to bed!;)

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Simply put, no. $11 an hour is an insult. I have a $62,000 education and I would have to work almost 32 hours to make my student loan repayment, not to mention all of my other responsibilities. I think someone mentioned it before, but I know that Taco Bell hires in at $8/hour for a high school student! To pay a licensed professional who is responsible for LIVES $3 less an hour is extremely distu rbing!

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Just to add to my previous post I think an $11.00 raise is long over due and I make in the mid $30 range now. In the last 3-5 years the cost of living here has ballooned and I need that just to catch up to where I was. Gas is over $3, electric is whatever that want for it this week, I just got cable TV, minimum wage just went up and will go up a $1 more at the start of next year. And if you don't think this all does not increase my food and rent cost you are mistaken as the land lord and the owner of Burger King all have to pay increased cost, so they get that money from ME!

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
Just for fun lets just pretend the starting wage for an RN (regardless of education just RN) started at $11.00 hr. Would you still be a nurse? Also, what would be an acceptable starting pay for you to consider the field?. Ill start it off by saying no I would not at $11 hr (to much risk, slave wage for the type of job it is etc) and even though our starting pay around here is $27 hr for new grads I would work for about $20 hr. Be honest with you answers :)

I was an RN starting at 5.72 cents per hour

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
Simply put, no. $11 an hour is an insult. I have a $62,000 education and I would have to work almost 32 hours to make my student loan repayment, not to mention all of my other responsibilities. I think someone mentioned it before, but I know that Taco Bell hires in at $8/hour for a high school student! To pay a licensed professional who is responsible for LIVES $3 less an hour is extremely distu rbing!

and you get all the free food you want

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Specializes in Only the O.R. and proud of it!.

I skipped to the end - just skimmed a few enteries. Too long to read everything.

When I started nursing in March of 1997, starting salary for a fresh grad at my institution (hospital) was 12.85/hour. One place (hospital) that I was applying to was starting nurses out at 9.99.hour.

I now make over 26.00/hour. After overtime, call, and carrer ladder I make over 60K (before taxes) per year.

Would I go somewhere for less----probably not. Would have to have great benefits and a great working environment - or I'd have to win some money in the lottery to just take the better working environment. But if I won enough (yea, right!) I'd simply quit.

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no and not for less than 25 to 35/hr

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
I skipped to the end - just skimmed a few enteries. Too long to read everything.

When I started nursing in March of 1997, starting salary for a fresh grad at my institution (hospital) was 12.85/hour. One place (hospital) that I was applying to was starting nurses out at 9.99.hour.

I now make over 26.00/hour. After overtime, call, and carrer ladder I make over 60K (before taxes) per year.

Would I go somewhere for less----probably not. Would have to have great benefits and a great working environment - or I'd have to win some money in the lottery to just take the better working environment. But if I won enough (yea, right!) I'd simply quit.

Is that all you make

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Way back when I was a new grad...1971 from Villanova with a BSN...my first job was for a district health department, making $7600 per year!

It's hard to believe I was paid so little back then.

Work for $11 per hour now? No way...I've worked too hard on my education and to get where I am now

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