What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

tinderbox · Jul 5, 2006

Alright alright we heard you already. No one is saying that a person should go into nursing for the money, okay? But nurses are professionals, not just warm fuzzy angels of love, for crying out loud. Sheesh.

Like I said, there is no amount of compensation for all that we do miss out on. You have to have a love for it.

tinderbox · Jul 5, 2006

Also, I notice that you work in the NICU. It's a lot easier to use the word "love" constantly in your job description when you are dealing with small helpless infants who are completely dependent on your care. A lot harder when you're dealing with grown people who are verbally abusive, are non-compliant, drug addicts, and 350 lbs. I care for my patients a great deal and have a lot of compassion for them , but trust me, if I weren't getting paid adequately for what I do, I'd have to think twice about going. I am single and support myself, and finances ARE an issue for me.

Like I said, there is no amount of compensation for all that we do miss out on. You have to have a love for it.

PedsER-RN, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

if you go to salary.com, you can get that information

i used this website for a class assignment last year and found it to be inaccurate.

mtngrl, ASN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

1.Type of nurse? RN

2. How many hours u work per week? between 4-10

3. How many years of nursing? 1 1/2

4. What Shift: Day, Evening, nights, or weekend only? I work prn giving meds in a group home...mostly weekday evenings, rarely weekends

5. City and State :TN

6. Average 2 week gross pay:300 is average for me

I like my job because I work when I want to. I must add I am married so I don't need to make a large salary and work full time. I have been at my current job for 8 months. I also dont need benefits; get those from hubbie's job. I think I would be way too stressed to work any more hours in nursing! I am not good with stress.

nursenatalie, ADN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

Here goes...

1.Type of nurse? Surgical Nurse

2. How many hours u work per week? 36 one week, 48 the next.

3. How many years of nursing? three

4. What Shift: Day, Evening, nights, or weekend only? nights

5. City and State Western North Carolina

6. Average 2 week gross pay $1900 after insurance, tax, retirement and foundation contribution

Miss Mab · Jul 5, 2006

I'll tell you what---I love the job of being a nurse---unfortunately I only spend about 1/3 of my working hours doing actual nursing. The rest is paperwork, scouring for supplies and playing kindergarten art class with stickers---don't ask!

1.Type of nurse? ER RN

2. How many hours u work per week? 36

3. How many years of nursing? less than 1

4. What Shift: Nights

5. City and State - California

Hourly 51.29---take home after deductions including 401k is usually about 2600 for the straight 36 hours. I do sometimes work an extra OTshift here and there. Best two week check I've had was 4700.

I'm lucky to be in CA and I know it. To be honest, money wasn't and isn't my motivation to go into nursing and I had planned to move elsewhere after a couple of years of paying off my bills. Now that I know what this job is like, the good and the PLENTIFUL negative, I'm sorry, I will not work somewhere where my skills and knowledge only demand 17$/hr.

Looks like it's back to school for me---again!

PedsER-RN, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

i am a new grad and will begin my new career next week. that being said, i find it disturbing you would post a survey regarding salaries. if you are studying nursing for the salary then you may want to rethink your decision. i certainly would not want you taking care of my family member if it is about the money. i chose to become a nurse because of my compassion for other people and my desire to make a difference. i have sat on the other side and know first hand the true value of a nurse. at the end of the day i will not be counting the money i earned, but recalling what i did, or what i could have done better. to be perfectly honest with you, i can not tell you off hand what my hourly rate will be. all i can say is that i will be part of a profession that i am honored to belong to. you see, i truly wanted to become a nurse for the sake of working in that capacity. there are plenty of other professions in which you can earn more and by all means will have less responsibility. in my opinion, if you are worried about the salary now as a student, nursing is not your calling.[/quote]
i get the gist of your post but otoh i'll be damned if i'm going to go into a profession and not know if the salary is going to pay the bills.
your last sentence is judgemental and you have no right to assume whether nursing is right for the op. maybe he/she has a family to support?! ever heard of bills?! maybe he she/likes to be able to put food on the table!! go work for a while before getting all self-righteous on us. unbelievable.

judyblueeyes · Jul 5, 2006

A little shortcut/trick.

If your annual salary is 40,000, that is roughly $20.00/hr.

$50,000 is roughly $25.00/hr.

$60,000 is roughly $30.00/hr.

Just multiply the hourly x 2 and add some zeros, or divide the annual by 2 and take away some zeros. It's not exact, but pretty close.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

Licensed Vocational Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse. It is a vocational certificate that allows for less than one year of practical experience to work as a nurse. You have less responsibility, and more work.

The average practical/vocational nursing education offered at community colleges lasts between 1.5 to 2 years. The average practical/vocational nursing education offered at private programs lasts between 1 year and 1.5 years. I do not know of any LPNs/LVNs who have attended school for any amount of time less than one year.

The LPN/LVN is not only a 'vocational certificate' or diploma program. It also involves a hard-earned license issued by the state's board of nursing. I would never marginalize your title directly or indirectly, so please don't marginalize the three initials behind my name.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

A little shortcut/trick.
If your annual salary is 40,000, that is roughly $20.00/hr.
$50,000 is roughly $25.00/hr.
$60,000 is roughly $30.00/hr.
Just multiply the hourly x 2 and add some zeros, or divide the annual by 2 and take away some zeros. It's not exact, but pretty close.

I first learned of this calculation during my high school economics class 7 years ago. It uses the basic assumption that the individual works 40 straight hours per week with no overtime and takes 2 weeks of unpaid vacation.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2006

A lot harder when you're dealing with grown people who are verbally abusive, are non-compliant, drug addicts, and 350 lbs.

I work at a psychiatric hospital where 80 percent of the inpatients are being treated for some type of chemical dependency (alcohol, illicit drugs, pain killers, and benzodiazepines). I care about the outcomes of these patients; however, I definitely wouldn't do it for free.

catlady, BSN, RN · Jul 6, 2006

Licensed Vocational Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse. It is a vocational certificate that allows for less than one year of practical experience to work as a nurse. You have less responsibility, and more work.

I taught LPNs in a one-year private school program. It has nothing to do with the amount of practical experience. The graduates earn the right to take the NCLEX-PN for licensure, not a vocational certificate. Sheesh.

And as for less responsibility, and more work, that is also a load of bullpucky. The LPN's responsibilities are *different*, not less, and her work is neither more nor less than that of the RN, again, just different. In some settings, the LPN is virtually indistinguishable from the RN working right next to her, but for the badge on their chests.