Salary of an RN?

[hardworkingmom9]

I will begin nursing school by the end of this month. I'm a single mother of a two year old, and have worked hard to maintain my 4.0 gpa upon entering this Adn program. I really want to be a nurse and have always felt this way. Now that I'm so close to achieving this I found myself wondering if the salary of an RN would be good enough for my daughter and I. I'm not becoming a nurse solely based on the salary, and I know different cities and states have different salaries, but I live in GA and just want the best for her. Is the average salary of an RN enough to live comfortable? Thanks.

[MendedHeart]

We just finished with our 4th Magnet recertification. I can tell you from first hand experience, We do not have a 80/20 mix of BSN to ADN although that is the goal. Magnet is more about Nursing excellence, shared governance, and how well we as Nurses impact all aspects of patient care including policies, research etc....

BTW:

I'm in the south, NC. I made more than $75,000 my first year 😉

[direw0lf, BSN]

We just finished with our 4th Magnet recertification. I can tell you from first hand experience, We do not have a 80/20 mix of BSN to ADN although that is the goal. Magnet is more about Nursing excellence, shared governance, and how well we as Nurses impact all aspects of patient care including policies, research etc....

BTW:

I'm in the south, NC. I made more than $75,000 my first year 😉

So then do you feel that Magnet status does make a difference or does not In those areas you spoke of?

Why is there a push for BSN, and why are they sometimes paid higher, if ultimately there is no difference between bsn and adn? (Although what I read is there is a difference in patient mortality but that was just one study)

I'm not saying one is better or not, I just want to know what's true and what are rumors spread. Like this magnet status for ex.

Thanks!

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

(Although what I read is there is a difference in patient mortality but that was just one study)

Quick note on the debunked study by Linda Aikens. Discredited as it failed to consider the majority number of BSNs (in the study) who had been ADNs or diploma RNs previously, and had gained gazillion years' worth of experience prior to getting the BSN. So equating BSN with lower mortality didn't consider that the person HOLDING the BSN was also far more experienced than the ADN or diploma who had not yet gotten the BSN designation.

When comparing mortality rates of ADNs and BSNs with the same levels of experience....you have the same outcomes.