I am doing an anonymous study on what nurses are making these days.
From entry level diploma, associates, baccleaureate.
DNSc, FAAN, ANCeF
And any other specialty and surname of nurses that are out there today including nurses that have their MBA's
Please respond briefly with your pay, which state you live in and what type of hospital, doctor's office, nursing home or other area you live in and your specialty.
I work in a maximum-security men's prison. My base pay is $26 per hour with a 3-11 shift diff of $3.50 per hour. We get weekend diffs too of $2/hour on days, $2.75/hour 3-11, and $3/hour from 11-7...we also get double time for holidays.
I am a RN in rural nevada. I make 22.50/hr. All my medical benefits are paid for. There is a state retirement that i will be vested in at the end of the year. I also work at a nursing home, and i get 27.00/hr. I got my license in 12/10. I do have my bachelor's degree. I dont think my employers took that into considertions.
Even for the students straight out of highschool, w/ info fresh in their brains, its still hard. I've seen pple get all their prereqs done along w/ all the gpa requirements, and sit on a waiting list for years at a time. Only to have a new requirement put on them, which disqualifies them from applying to the clincal program classes again.
Well, for one thing, it rarely takes only two years to get that two year degree. If you took the *perfect* courses in high school, and went directly into community college, you may only need to take a few prerequisites before the ADN program. However, at least at my school, most students aren't recent high school grads, nor did they line up their HS courses specifically for the ADN program.
The prereq requirements for the programs with which I am familiar are pretty strict. For example, in my case, having been out of HS for nearly 30 years, it took me 4 full years to get through the prereqs to the prereqs, and then the prereqs themselves, and then finally the ADN program itself.
The other thing is, I personally never hear RNs say they don't get paid well. What I hear my colleagues say is that they aren't paid enough for what they have to do/put up with. LOL
Even for the students straight out of highschool, w/ info fresh in their brains, and having taken all the right courses, its still hard and they'll get a way to set you back. I've seen pple get all their prereqs done along w/ all the gpa requirements, and sit on a waiting list for years at a time. Only to have a new requirement put on them, which disqualifies them from applying to the clincal program classes again.
Labor and Delivery at a hospital in Northeast Ohio. Base pay for a nurse with 1 year nursing experience is 26.00. There is a shift differential of 2.00.
BSN w/ 26 y experience: Northern CA. $41.75/h w/o shift differential incl weekends. Specialty Area: Home Palliative Care/Hospice. FT Health/dental/eye benefits w PTO. Time x 1.5 on 13 holidays. I am grateful for my job and its benefits.
I work in a maximum-security men's prison. My base pay is $26 per hour with a 3-11 shift diff of $3.50 per hour. We get weekend diffs too of $2/hour on days, $2.75/hour 3-11, and $3/hour from 11-7...we also get double time for holidays.
Your night time weekend diff is almost as much as minimum wage was just a couple years ago. WOW
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I work in a maximum-security men's prison. My base pay is $26 per hour with a 3-11 shift diff of $3.50 per hour. We get weekend diffs too of $2/hour on days, $2.75/hour 3-11, and $3/hour from 11-7...we also get double time for holidays.