RN training pay at 10$/hr??

Ouch! $20 is low as I'm guessing your cost of living is pretty high. I have heard of other employers paying less when training.. Usually those were places where Nurses didn't stick through training because the companies were awful. Perhaps others have had more positive experiences?

I would say absolutely not! Techs make more than that. I understand being open because I applied everywhere before I got my job but nobody offered me anything that low and I am in the south.

That's not uncommon for PDN. I was getting paid that much as an LVN & I live in Texas.

I'm surprised of 12 weeks of orientation. I've only gotten a few days or a week. I don't know how to take it.

Sadly, that is common in the home care world. I only had a couple days' training (due to my experience) but it was also at that same sad rate. And my annual competency day is paid the same even after many years with the company.

The $10/hr part is awful. Heck, I made $20/hr at my first job as a new grad in Georgia, in a town where I rented a 3 bedroom, 1400 square foot house with a garage for less than $800/month.

Still, if that's the only interview you've landed and the only offer you've gotten, it doesn't sound like you have a ton of options. If you take it, you can always keep looking until you find something new. Maybe they are open to a bit of negotiating...

Wow, it's getting rough out there- that pay is horrible.

What a sad state of affairs we're in.

What will your pay rate be if you are not working nights or weekends? If $20 an hour is including a night and weekend differential, yikes!

I'd hate to work a 12 hour day shift during the week to fill in and make $12 an hour.

Not at all acceptable. I was offered $24 an hour as a new grad for a peds home health care agency and I am in an area where cost of living is much lower.