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re: Is becoming an RN worth it?
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:02 pm to mikrit54
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:02 pm to mikrit54
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That's what I mean by killing yourself, the 50-60 hours. It is possible without those types of hours.
less than 3% of nurses will makes 100k without 10plus hours of OT or PRN work with a RN position. Just doesnt happen in Louisiana.
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Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:04 pm to tigerclaws15
Well, it does. I know some of the RNs who do.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:05 pm to mikrit54
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Well, it does. I know some of the RNs who do.
just like the OT, they are lying to you
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:07 pm to tigerclaws15
Oh, perhaps I should have mentioned, my spouse is one of them. So there's that.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:13 pm to mikrit54
well, you are one of the ones lying then. Its ok bro. Your wife doesnt make more than 160% of the median income of nurses in Louisiana. My wife was a nurse. She is a PNP now. She worked the 7 day rotation where she worked 4 days one week three the next. She got all the shift diffs because she worked nights and weekends. She also was charge nurse and worked the transport team where she got paid a flat rate every time she went out plus OT pay. I also have family members who are nurses and I have worked with nurses in multiple settings. This is how I know you are full of crap. If it makes you feel better to lie on a message board, have at it. I am just laughing at you.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:18 pm to tigerclaws15
Ok. If you don't believe it that's fine. Doesn't make a bit of difference to me. You should probably realize the whole other world of nursing that's out there.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:27 pm to mikrit54
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mikrit54
What is your wife's role?
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:28 pm to mikrit54
I'm not getting how you folks are adding all this up to 100k.
An assistant nurse manager at UAB with around 20 years of experience is making 38 an hour. That's still not 100k a year.
I fail to see how any nurse in the southern states is bringing in $48 an hour unless they are working every shift they can get.
Of course though, this is the 1% OT where everyone is making 6 figures.
ETA: Hell I know people with masters in hospital administration that don't bring in 100k.
An assistant nurse manager at UAB with around 20 years of experience is making 38 an hour. That's still not 100k a year.
I fail to see how any nurse in the southern states is bringing in $48 an hour unless they are working every shift they can get.
Of course though, this is the 1% OT where everyone is making 6 figures.
ETA: Hell I know people with masters in hospital administration that don't bring in 100k.
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:29 pm to Gcockboi
According to my fiancée who went back to school to be a perfusionist:
"It's a shite job"
"It's a shite job"
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:30 pm to Epic Cajun
Teaching, consulting, survey mitigation. An occasional speaking engagement. She has the CWOCN certification.
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:32 pm to tigerclaws15
Tiger
Not sure why you think you know more than everyone else on this subject. But I will help you out. I have 3 nurses who work for me doing patient care that make 43.00/hr or more. Here is the math.
43.00 x 2080hr/yr = 89,440
4.00 shift diff x 2080/yr= 8,320
2.00 wk end diff x 624hr/yr = 1,248
8 holidays (not worked) = 2,752
That's $101,760 with no overtime, no worked holidays.
Not sure why you think you know more than everyone else on this subject. But I will help you out. I have 3 nurses who work for me doing patient care that make 43.00/hr or more. Here is the math.
43.00 x 2080hr/yr = 89,440
4.00 shift diff x 2080/yr= 8,320
2.00 wk end diff x 624hr/yr = 1,248
8 holidays (not worked) = 2,752
That's $101,760 with no overtime, no worked holidays.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:35 pm to BoogaBear
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Hell I know people with masters in hospital administration that don't bring in 100k.
They are likely doing it wrong, and they went to graduate school before establishing enough relevant healthcare experience.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:35 pm to mikrit54
So she is not working the floor. I am talking about your general nursing job that the majority go into.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:37 pm to nogoodjr
What company? Which type of setting? What experience level?
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:40 pm to tigerclaws15
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I know the OT lies but man, the nurse that say they make 100k and don't work overtime is damn funny.
My dad makes that without extra shifts. Sorry it bothers you so much. It's not the norm, but it is achievable with just an RN.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:41 pm to mikrit54
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Teaching, consulting, survey mitigation. An occasional speaking engagement. She has the CWOCN certification.
Gotcha, so she's basically a healthcare consultant aided by her experience as a nurse, rather than a practicing nurse. There are tons of RNs who hold management/director level positions on EMR projects, I wouldn't necessarily consider them "nurses" at that point, either. They are using their past experience as a nurse to aid them in their current positions.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:41 pm to tigerclaws15
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You cant make close to 100k as a RN without OT. Travel nursing is much different.
You don't know what you're taking about. Stop repeating yourself.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:42 pm to tigerclaws15
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So she is not working the floor. I am talking about your general nursing job that the majority go into.
No, she doesn't work the floor. Never worked a "floor" actually. ER, then home health, then back to school to obtain the CWOCN certification.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:46 pm to LNCHBOX
Actually I do. And that is actual data that completely supports it. Are there outliers? Yes. Very few and far between. The 90th percentile in Louisiana doesn't even make 90k. They make 83k. California is the only state where nurses can make 100k on average. This is not an actual debate but fact based on data collected. I love nurses and their profession. I think they are underpaid. I am just trying to be truth to a bunch of OT ballers that are lying to a man trying to make a career decision
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:48 pm to Epic Cajun
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Gotcha, so she's basically a healthcare consultant aided by her experience as a nurse, rather than a practicing nurse. There are tons of RNs who hold management/director level positions on EMR projects, I wouldn't necessarily consider them "nurses" at that point, either. They are using their past experience as a nurse to aid them in their current positions.
Yes and no. While teaching and consulting is the major role, she still keeps her clinical skills sharp. She may contract with a HH entity that has no wound nurse. They may use her for a patient with a difficult wound or troubling ostomy.
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