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re: Nursing question -is it as "lucrative"/in demand as it once was?
Posted on 4/30/25 at 1:38 pm to CMBears1259
Posted on 4/30/25 at 1:38 pm to CMBears1259
Seems to pay well, but not enough to eliminate trashy tatted bitches from the labor force. I bet if you had a work ethic as an RN you could really do well.
A few years ago we had to make a Christmas night visit to the ER with a family member. I remember the RN that came in the room said he was a retired Navy enlisted man, and then when he got out of the Navy he got his RN degree. Maybe they helped pay for his education too, I don't know. Anyway it seemed like a pretty good deal. He probably got a nice retirement check that was not quite enough to live off of, but then you're adding RN money on top of that and he probably lives a good life.
A few years ago we had to make a Christmas night visit to the ER with a family member. I remember the RN that came in the room said he was a retired Navy enlisted man, and then when he got out of the Navy he got his RN degree. Maybe they helped pay for his education too, I don't know. Anyway it seemed like a pretty good deal. He probably got a nice retirement check that was not quite enough to live off of, but then you're adding RN money on top of that and he probably lives a good life.
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Posted on 4/30/25 at 1:41 pm to El Segundo Guy
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She loves it man.
That's very fortunate. My wife will go every once in a while with me and only likes it if we are catching them well. Otherwise she's complaining about everything.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 1:58 pm to CMBears1259
Wife is a Labor and Delivery nurse (PRN) for a couple of hospitals.
Right now is their slow time of the year but it is about to get crazy nuts again when all the Christmas through Valentines Day babies start popping out.
During the slow times, she will get sent home before end of shift (or gets switched to being on-call).
During the crazy times, she will be offered double pay to pick up a shift or come in because the dept is overwhelmed.
Right now is their slow time of the year but it is about to get crazy nuts again when all the Christmas through Valentines Day babies start popping out.
During the slow times, she will get sent home before end of shift (or gets switched to being on-call).
During the crazy times, she will be offered double pay to pick up a shift or come in because the dept is overwhelmed.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:01 pm to CMBears1259
My wife is a RN specializing in wound care .
When she was in school, I was thinking she would be making WAY more money when she got out.
Nurses deserve better pay for what they do. We pay forklift drivers in plants as much or more than your average nurse.
So no. I do not believe it’s lucrative at all.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:03 pm to CMBears1259
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wanting to be a travel nurse (but "struggled" to find the right opportunity),
People only see how much money they make. Yes, the money is very good. But traveling isn't for everyone - especially for people that aren't motivated. You have a lot of people that give up trying to be a travel nurse when they find out that they have to actually work and cant sit around half of the day.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:10 pm to ExtraGravy
“Retired Navy enlisted man”
I worked with several ex military.My last few years I precepted 2 retired Army guys both were E-8’s,retired at 38 and went to Nursing school.One was a paratrooper for 15 years until he wrecked his knee and then was with th 10’th Mountain Division.He has gone on to be a trauma NP.
The other guy was a retired Ranger,never told me he was a Ranger for a long time.He was really good,very aggressive about wanting to learn all he could as fast as possible.
They had G.I. bill so with their retirement pay it wasn’t a terrible struggle to go to college.
I was in the Navy myself,not retired.My interests graduating high school were to become a heavy equipment operator or a policeman.I was a Seabee equipment operator and spent my last 2 years Navy Shore Patrol.
Decided I didn’t want to either as a career,went to Nsg.school.
I worked with several ex military.My last few years I precepted 2 retired Army guys both were E-8’s,retired at 38 and went to Nursing school.One was a paratrooper for 15 years until he wrecked his knee and then was with th 10’th Mountain Division.He has gone on to be a trauma NP.
The other guy was a retired Ranger,never told me he was a Ranger for a long time.He was really good,very aggressive about wanting to learn all he could as fast as possible.
They had G.I. bill so with their retirement pay it wasn’t a terrible struggle to go to college.
I was in the Navy myself,not retired.My interests graduating high school were to become a heavy equipment operator or a policeman.I was a Seabee equipment operator and spent my last 2 years Navy Shore Patrol.
Decided I didn’t want to either as a career,went to Nsg.school.
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:11 pm to CMBears1259
Are you kidding?
This is your meal ticket.
It will never go away.
This is your meal ticket.
It will never go away.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:12 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
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My wife is a RN specializing in wound care .
When she was in school, I was thinking she would be making WAY more money when she got out.
Nurses deserve better pay for what they do. We pay forklift drivers in plants as much or more than your average nurse.
So no. I do not believe it’s lucrative at all.
Have you ever moved from where you born?
Very first question for you.
Do you live in the same city you born in?
Is it small?
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:18 pm to CMBears1259
Definitely the candidate. My wife can pick up a few call shifts, weekends, or holidays and beat my salary. And she mainly just works weekdays, no travel. Nurses make bank.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:43 pm to jizzle6609
Yes, I have lived all I’ve the country.
No, my wife has not.
We live in the same town we both grew up in now.
No, she has not done nursing work anywhere else.
Not really an option with aging parents now.
It’s Baton Rouge. No small but not large by any means.
No, my wife has not.
We live in the same town we both grew up in now.
No, she has not done nursing work anywhere else.
Not really an option with aging parents now.
It’s Baton Rouge. No small but not large by any means.
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 2:55 pm to Warfox
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I guess if you were a “traveler” making MD $ during Covid you have seen a pay cut, but for the rest of us those travelers were a real boon to our pay - as the hospitals finally(after 4 years) figured out that its WAY cheaper to simply pay the nurses you already have a better wage - than continually onboard new travelers and/or new hires.
One of my friends did that before COVID. A few months at a time in crappy locations. I assume the idea there is if nobody wants to settle there you can pay people to put up with it for a few months at a time. I can imagine that's a good deal if you don't have school age children.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:11 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
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My wife is a RN specializing in wound care .
When she was in school, I was thinking she would be making WAY more money when she got out.
Nurses deserve better pay for what they do. We pay forklift drivers in plants as much or more than your average nurse.
So no. I do not believe it’s lucrative at all.
Interesting. Not what I see at all. I just checked our payroll and I see most of our FT RNs making around $45/hr. I looked at one that I know is a new grad. She's at $37. I'd say most FT nurses at my hospital make between $72k and $90k for 36 hours/wk, depending on their experience. Most pick up at least 1-2 extra shifts per month and make about $700+ for that extra shift, due to OT pay. Nurses can easily pick up extra shifts either at their own place or at another facility and frequently make $60+ /hour for those extra shifts. Sometimes they get an extra shift bonus as well. It's pretty easy for a floor nurse to make 6 figures, but it is pretty demanding work. They are pretty much expected to be nice and offer perfect customer service all the time.
Does your forklift driver make that working 36 hours per week?
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:15 pm to El Segundo Guy
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I keep wanting her to quit Full Time to go PRN and just work some weekend shifts.
Maybe she is just not that into you :-)
JK
Wife is a nurse but works part time so that she can spend more time with our son. :-(
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:16 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
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It’s Baton Rouge. No small but not large by any means.
Still a decent market.
Understood with the aging parents.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:16 pm to CMBears1259
I have been nursing for years and am very very satisfied.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:17 pm to CMBears1259
What’s the deal with seeing a company car as the high water mark!
I’ve seen that in like 5 threads where people brag about having a company car.
I’ve seen that in like 5 threads where people brag about having a company car.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:00 pm to LaLadyinTx
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Does your forklift driver make that working 36 hours per week
He's not wrong in saying that the average plant bro makes comparable base pay to nurses with similar benefits and usually better retirement plans
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:07 pm to CMBears1259
Travel nurses are making bank.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:42 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
My wife is a RN specializing in wound care .
When she was in school, I was thinking she would be making WAY more money when she got out.
Nurses deserve better pay for what they do. We pay forklift drivers in plants as much or more than your average nurse.
So no. I do not believe it’s lucrative at all.
I could see a new grad working in a clinic, in a small market but in a hospital in BR that dont seem to add up..I have several family members both in my immediate and extended family who are nurses, majority of them have more than 25 years on the job, and most of them started @ CHNO and went to University after the storm.. even back then were making more than any forklift driver in any plant today..it is definately a lucrative job, a thankless job.., but still lucrative,and I agree, they definately dont get paid enough to deal with some of the deginerates they have to deal with.. (before the storm in the Er @ Charity on weekend nights was not for everybody..lol)
When she was in school, I was thinking she would be making WAY more money when she got out.
Nurses deserve better pay for what they do. We pay forklift drivers in plants as much or more than your average nurse.
So no. I do not believe it’s lucrative at all.
I could see a new grad working in a clinic, in a small market but in a hospital in BR that dont seem to add up..I have several family members both in my immediate and extended family who are nurses, majority of them have more than 25 years on the job, and most of them started @ CHNO and went to University after the storm.. even back then were making more than any forklift driver in any plant today..it is definately a lucrative job, a thankless job.., but still lucrative,and I agree, they definately dont get paid enough to deal with some of the deginerates they have to deal with.. (before the storm in the Er @ Charity on weekend nights was not for everybody..lol)
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 10:52 pm
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