RN pay Louisiana

[FlyaboveLPN]

What is the current RN salary in Louisiana?

[Cohiba]

Impossible to say--it's not as if there's one standard pay rate for RN's statewide...

[FlyaboveLPN]

Impossible to say--it's not as if there's one standard pay rate for RN's statewide...

Impossible?? Ok

[Katie71275]

I'm in the Northern part of the state. It does vary, but here most start out at about 19-21$/hr with 3.50 for nights, and 4.00 weekends. Your state run hospitals will be the lowest paying for the most part. Also area hospitals here pay anywhere from .25-1$/hr extra for certifications.

[FlyaboveLPN]

I'm in the Northern part of the state. It does vary but here most start out at about 19-21$/hr with 3.50 for nights, and 4.00 weekends. Your state run hospitals will be the lowest paying for the most part. Also area hospitals here pay anywhere from .25-1$/hr extra for certifications.[/quote']

Okay. Thank you :)

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

This thread has been moved to the Louisiana Nursing forum with the goal of attracting accurate responses about wages nurses are earning around the state.

[plinytheRN]

I make $20/hr as a new grad BSN, with $5 diff for weekends and nights. I work in Baton Rouge.

[FlyaboveLPN]

Okay:) I'm an LPN, that's not much more than I make now. I hope I get paid 4 my LPN experience when I start working as an RN. I reside in BR too.

[Katie71275]

Yes usually hospitals will consider your LPN experience as well. Good luck!

[Fumanchuesday]

I work in the ICU for a large private hospital. New grad base pay is $20 per hr. $24 for nights. $26 for weekend nights.

My wife (RN) works for a state hospital in the same town. She makes almost $27 an hour weeknights and $29 weekend nights. She has two years LPN experience that does not contribute to her pay, although she does get critical care diff of 50 cents included in what I listed.

[FlyaboveLPN]

I work in the ICU for a large private hospital. New grad base pay is $20 per hr. $24 for nights. $26 for weekend nights.

My wife (RN) works for a state hospital in the same town. She makes almost $27 an hour weeknights and $29 weekend nights. She has two years LPN experience that does not contribute to her pay, although she does get critical care diff of 50 cents included in what I listed.

Yes, I've been told some places will not accept your LPN experience. I think it's a bunch of crap tho. In several settings LPN's do just as much or everything an RN will do. As a floor nurse, we can't do IV push or hang blood, but we are experienced in the rest of the job duties. A new RN grad wouldn't know where to start! Oh well.... It's LIFE! We can go back & forth with this one. I hope I can find a job that will consider my LPN experience when I finish RN school.

[Isabelle49]

I make $20/hr as a new grad BSN, with $5 diff for weekends and nights. I work in Baton Rouge.

Wow, moved to Baton Rouge 17 years ago, had 10 years experience as an RN and was paid $18/hr. Baton Rouge is a joke!