Years Experience | National Salary Data ( XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. ) | C$0 | C$30K | C$60K | C$90K |
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| Less than 1 year | C$30,100 - C$63,304 | ||||
| 1-4 years | C$13,844 - C$70,241 | ||||
| 5-9 years | C$21,530 - C$79,251 | ||||
| 10-19 years | C$25,957 - C$88,171 | ||||
| 20 years or more | C$41,447 - C$83,032 | ||||
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People with the job title Registered Nurse (RN) typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
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Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), British Columbia, Canada
This is what I can tell from reading most of your "advice":
- Not very many of you have been taught grammar as children. If you cannot write a simple sentence properly, don't expect to get the best pay.
- Don't get your nursing diploma or become a practical nurse. GO for the gold standard and actually get your nursing degree. You will be worth the knowledge that you bring to the health care team.
- Nursing in the USA really sounds like it sucks. Your health benefits are atrocious and your...
Posted in Work Life Balance on 21 Aug 2010
Don't do this at work!
Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Ontario, Canada
I had made some incidental errors giving meds and was said to be too laid back, but the big no-no that lost me the best position I had ever had was coming on to a co-worker. That person reported me and then the bottom fell out of my world.
I may still have to face disciplinary action from the professional college which might result in a suspended or discontinued licence.
Posted in I Was Fired on 30 Apr 2008
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