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re: Calling All Nurses
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:34 pm to GalvestonTiger12
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:34 pm to GalvestonTiger12
Actually it's a good field to go into. My so is in grad school to be a nurse practitioner. Basically she can do anything with that. The pay is good and its one of those jobs that will have a shortage of people once she is done.
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:59 pm to GalvestonTiger12
Ive got my ADN. will finish BSN in october. only takes a year online. ive never had a problem finding a job here in louisiana.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 5:33 am to GalvestonTiger12
Without reading the rest of the thread...
With nursing, you don't go into a specific field per se. You go where the money is, and where your interests lie. For instance, I am an ER nurse here in BR, but if I felt like it, I could move to surgery, ICU, etc.
As for demand... She'll never not have a job or job options.
Base salary for a new nurse in or around BR is low to mid $20's per hour before shift differentials... You make your $$$ by working nights, weekends, and overtime.
Going through an actual University/College is best IMO. Everything is moving toward all nurses eventually having BSN's, and all programs becoming BSN programs anyway. Also, there are very few diploma programs left (i.e. BRG). Going through a BSN program is maybe one more year, and fewer hoops to jump through down the road. However, some of the best nurses I know only have an ADN or RN diploma.
With nursing, you don't go into a specific field per se. You go where the money is, and where your interests lie. For instance, I am an ER nurse here in BR, but if I felt like it, I could move to surgery, ICU, etc.
As for demand... She'll never not have a job or job options.
Base salary for a new nurse in or around BR is low to mid $20's per hour before shift differentials... You make your $$$ by working nights, weekends, and overtime.
Going through an actual University/College is best IMO. Everything is moving toward all nurses eventually having BSN's, and all programs becoming BSN programs anyway. Also, there are very few diploma programs left (i.e. BRG). Going through a BSN program is maybe one more year, and fewer hoops to jump through down the road. However, some of the best nurses I know only have an ADN or RN diploma.
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