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You are in Denton, TX according to your profile. If your current location is still correct, new grad RNs in D/FW area hospital systems are receiving offers of $23 to $26 hourly.I just want to know what is the recent 2015 RN pay per hour
The pay rate is higher for new grads who accept their first positions in home health, hospice, private duty, SNF/nursing homes, LTAC hospitals, psych/addictions, rehab facilities, prisons, and basically anywhere outside the acute care hospital setting.
Allentown, Pa area...New RNs approx $24/Hr. 10-15yrs experience as a hospital RN is approx $27-$30/Hr. Those floor nurses in my circle who have >30 yrs full time work are only at about $33-$35/ hr but have almost 8 weeks of PTO. They tell me that administrations seem to always look for excuses to get rid of those nurses..... it's really hard for a hospital floor to accommodate that kind of time off if they are lucky enough to have several seasoned nurses. Also, these nurses are usually maxed out in pay which wreaks havoc on unit budgets in these days of institutional cuts and "right-sizing".
There seems to be a trend to utilize lower level caregivers to do the hands-on care while the BSNs are doing more supervising&managing along with their assessment responsibilities.
As for me, I prefer hands-on care...not managing others. My ADN has served me well as I make the same $ as my BSN counter parts...but I am 50 and work mostly per diem or part time jobs ( which makes me quite disposable).
I have encouraged my own daughters ( who are in nursing school now) to go the BSN route. In this part of the country, teaching hospitals will rarely hire a full time nurse without a BSN.
Nikku
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I just want to know what is the recent 2015 RN pay per hour